A Date with Dad

La Grande Roue

Last week during lunch break dad and I took a walk to Place Massena to take a ride on the huge ferris wheel they built for Christmas.  It was a warm, sunny day and there were few people on the ferris wheel since it was a weekday so we had it all to ourselves.  Each time we got to the top we could see the beautiful ocean with the sun shining down on it, the snowy alps in the background, and the city of Nice below us.  We bought some chocolates on the way to the square, but unfortunately dad sat on them (way to go dad!!) while we were on the ferris wheel so all the caramel oozed out of them but we still ate them. 

What a view

After the ride we went down into the square to sit down and enjoy the sun and our chocolates.  While we were sitting there we found mom in the square.  It was a fun way to spend my lunch break with dad, but unfortunately  we didn't have enough time to go  skating  so dad promised we would go back some other time.

Since I don't go to  school on Wednesdays we went skating the following Wednesday, and again it was a beautiful sunny day. The ice wasn't great but I still skated. Dad skated for a bit but kept complaining "these skates are killing me" (stop complaining dad!!), so he got off the ice. I didn't care if he was getting off because I found it to be very fun skating on an outdoor rink in December in Nice and it was warm.  There I am skating and I spot mom in the crowd, I quickly rush over to her, and show how great I can skate.

While I'm skating I see dad coming back from a little cafe in the square. He had something in his hand which you would probably think is coffee but it was actually hot wine. Most people don't have skates here, so you have to rent them. When you rent them there is a time limit for how long you can skate, which is an hour and 30 minutes. My time limit of skating was up for the day and there was this woman who shooed us off the ice.

I think I can get used to having all these Wednesdays off! 

I'm glad school is over and I can't wait for Christmas!        
A Merry Christmas to all!
Maddy

Lunch in Ventimeglia