{"id":6552,"date":"2025-10-03T17:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/?page_id=6552"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:43:58","slug":"echoes-of-nice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/echoes-of-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"Echoes of Nice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6552\" class=\"elementor elementor-6552 elementor-6205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-dmcheck penci-elbg-activate penci-elbg-img penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b202b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b202b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"penci-heading-subtitle\">Glimpses into the past<\/div><h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">Echoes of Nice<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-21 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55387f4a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55387f4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-33 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-sb penci-sidebarSC   elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4c3dec\" data-id=\"7f4c3dec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-284539d2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"284539d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>Connect with me on:<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43635850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-social-media\" data-id=\"43635850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-social-media.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block_content widget-social pc_alignright show-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/france.and.the.world\" aria-label=\"Instagram\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"penci-faicon fa fa-instagram\" ><\/i><span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/de.pinterest.com\/Franceandtheworld\/\" aria-label=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"penci-faicon fa fa-pinterest\" ><\/i><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-66 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb85a94\" data-id=\"1cb85a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92edae3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"92edae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-heading-subtitle\">Echoes of Nice?<\/div><h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">In \"Echoes of Nice\", the past and the present gently intertwine<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>Here I tell stories of historic moments, forgotten tales, and places where time has left its quiet mark. Some shine brightly in the sunlight; others lie hidden behind old walls, in dusty attics, or between the lines of yellowed letters.<\/p>\n<p>These are stories of people and fleeting moments that have remained: in stone, in words, in memory. Some speak of change and renewal, others of gentle fading. Each carries an echo that still reaches us today, as if the days gone by were whispering between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>Echoes of Nice is an invitation to pause and listen,  to what once was, and to what endures. Small journeys through time, carried by the melodies of yesterday that still linger in today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-dmcheck penci-elbg-activate penci-elbg-img penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38c89de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38c89de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45cc65ce\" data-id=\"45cc65ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a861dda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a861dda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75577462\" data-id=\"75577462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccba40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-button\" data-id=\"4ccba40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pcbtn-wrapper pcbtn-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pcbtn pcbtn-icon-left\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pcbtn-wrapperin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pcbtn-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPopular Categories\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-50 elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c1f5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c5c1f5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-20 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffd53d8\" data-id=\"4ffd53d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2444a387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-info-box\" data-id=\"2444a387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"penci_info_box_58330\" class=\"penci-block-vc penci-info-box penci-ibox-top-center penci-view-default penci-shape-circle\">\n            <div class=\"penci-ibox-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-iboxwrap-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/nice-en\/\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ibox-icon penci-ibox-icon--icon penci-icon penci-tibox-svg\"><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa-fix\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/nice-en\/\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/nice-en\/\"><\/a><\/div>                <div class=\"penci-ibox-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3\n                            class=\"penci-ibox-title\">Nice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-20 penci-ercol-order-2 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-381789df\" data-id=\"381789df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11920922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-info-box\" data-id=\"11920922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"penci_info_box_63271\" class=\"penci-block-vc penci-info-box penci-ibox-top-center penci-view-default penci-shape-circle\">\n            <div class=\"penci-ibox-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-iboxwrap-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/cote-dazur\/\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ibox-icon penci-ibox-icon--icon penci-icon penci-tibox-svg\"><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa-fix\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/cote-dazur\/\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/cote-dazur\/\"><\/a><\/div>                <div class=\"penci-ibox-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3\n                            class=\"penci-ibox-title\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-20 penci-ercol-order-3 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f198a07\" data-id=\"5f198a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39160df elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-info-box\" data-id=\"39160df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"penci_info_box_49135\" class=\"penci-block-vc penci-info-box penci-ibox-top-center penci-view-default penci-shape-circle\">\n            <div class=\"penci-ibox-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-iboxwrap-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/middleages\/\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ibox-icon penci-ibox-icon--icon penci-icon penci-tibox-svg\"><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa-fix\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/middleages\/\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/middleages\/\"><\/a><\/div>                <div class=\"penci-ibox-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3\n                            class=\"penci-ibox-title\">Middle Ages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-20 penci-ercol-order-4 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47e42c93\" data-id=\"47e42c93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea5bcf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-info-box\" data-id=\"7ea5bcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"penci_info_box_47724\" class=\"penci-block-vc penci-info-box penci-ibox-top-center penci-view-default penci-shape-circle\">\n            <div class=\"penci-ibox-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-iboxwrap-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/when-the-tourists-came\/\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ibox-icon penci-ibox-icon--icon penci-icon penci-tibox-svg\"><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa-fix\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/when-the-tourists-came\/\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/when-the-tourists-came\/\"><\/a><\/div>                <div class=\"penci-ibox-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3\n                            class=\"penci-ibox-title\">When the Tourists Came<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-20 penci-ercol-order-5 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-749777be\" data-id=\"749777be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4965f1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-info-box\" data-id=\"4965f1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"penci_info_box_80013\" class=\"penci-block-vc penci-info-box penci-ibox-top-center penci-view-default penci-shape-circle\">\n            <div class=\"penci-ibox-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-iboxwrap-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/20th-century\/\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ibox-icon penci-ibox-icon--icon penci-icon penci-tibox-svg\"><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa-fix\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/20th-century\/\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-ibox-icon-fa\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/tag\/20th-century\/\"><\/a><\/div>                <div class=\"penci-ibox-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3\n                            class=\"penci-ibox-title\">20th Century<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-dmcheck penci-elbg-activate penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb561d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cbb561d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2955a7e5\" data-id=\"2955a7e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a2997f elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"56a2997f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">Echoes of Nice<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>Here I share stories of bygone moments, forgotten tales, and places where time has quietly left its trace.<\/p>\n<p>Note: For technical reasons, this section may temporarily display articles from the France category until there are enough Echoes of Nice posts<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Not perfectly yet, but I\u2019m learning, and that shouldn\u2019t stand in our way \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Hope to hear from you soon,<\/p>\n<p><b>Francesca<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230e0ac elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"230e0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/franceandtheworld.com\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588292ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588292ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f46e725 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f46e725\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7697a78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"7697a78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">Keep In Touch<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>Want to collaborate, ask a question, or just say hi? 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