{"id":4599,"date":"2016-09-08T14:52:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T21:58:00","slug":"nices-enduring-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/08\/nices-enduring-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice&#8217;s Enduring Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4609\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?resize=660%2C467\" alt=\"img_4948\" width=\"660\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?w=2072&amp;ssl=1 2072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4948-e1473369430628.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not a carousel &#8212; it&#8217;s a living, changing memorial to the July terror attack on the French Riviera resort of Nice. \u00a0The stuffed toys appear fresh, as if more of them have marched in every day or so, clean and untouched by the elements. \u00a0They&#8217;re so raw, and real, and since they&#8217;re in a small park just by the seaside promenade, they&#8217;re impossible to miss.<\/p>\n<p>There are signs, too. \u00a0Some deeply angry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4611\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-4611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"img_4959\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_4959.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSome grief-stricken still.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4610\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-4610\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"img_5035\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5035.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just before the 15th anniversary of 9\/11, this all felt especially immediate as this tiny Statue of Liberty watched over the sea nearby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473368063976.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"nice-statue-of-liberty-1\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/NICE-Statue-of-Liberty-1-e1473371693814.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We saw and did so much more here in Nice, but these are the images we carry with us as we leave.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s not a carousel &#8212; it&#8217;s a living, changing memorial to the July terror attack on the French Riviera resort of Nice. \u00a0The stuffed toys appear fresh, as if more of them have marched in every day or so, clean and untouched by the elements. \u00a0They&#8217;re so raw, and real, and since they&#8217;re in a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/08\/nices-enduring-pain\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nice&#8217;s Enduring Pain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3799,722,78],"tags":[3739,3888,3886,3283,1979],"class_list":["post-4599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3799","category-food-and-drink","category-travel","tag-bombing","tag-memorial","tag-nice","tag-riviera","tag-terrorism"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gBq8-1cb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4599"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4621,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4599\/revisions\/4621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}