We flew from Newcastle Airport in the UK to Nice with Easy Jet. Tickets were a bargain at £50 return. The Cote D'Azure is the playground for the rich and famous. Would we fit in to the jet set life style? Nice was our base for the first 6 days of our stay followed by Antibes for 3 days. Our hotel The Novotel was set a little outside the Old Nice Town but was only a short walk or tram ride from the promenade. We immediately fell in love with the surroundings - azure sea, sunny skies, and lovely Provencal countryside inland. We explored Nice on foot. The old quarter was particularly fascinating with colourful buildings, narrow streets, small shops and restaurants. The Promenade d'Anglais provided some sad memories of the recent terrorist atrocities and of
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