http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Provence Alpes C te d Azur , Nice en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 23:08:35 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 23:08:35 +0000 We are in Nice....for all you red necks its pronounced neiceWe are on our way out and don have a lot of pictures but the ones we do have you must agree they are FANTASTICLike supermodel esk I know you will have a problem guessing who each person is in the pictures so i will make sure to label them so you don get it confused with Pamela lee Anderson Angelina Jolie Kevin Cosner or Matt D http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-459047.html Texto em breve http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-457293.html C'est la vie So the past couple of days have been pretty gross and rainycould probably explain my rather morose mood and this rather long and rambling blog entry haha. Can't complain too much since the rainy days are very few and far between but those kinds of days are definitely the hardest. Trying to save money on our salary means avoiding activities that cost money. That's not too difficu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-457237.html The most scenic way to burn 700800 calories Yesterday my roommate and I hiked from our apartment in Cimiez to VilleFranche the next town over from Nice and took the Sentier Littoral. The weather was absolutely gorgeous It was sunny and warmfor most of the day I wore just a tshirt and it's almost the end of November So we walked down from our apartment through town to the port http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-455056.html Lesson of the Day When an ugly French doctor asks you to take your top of for a chest XRay close your eyes and imagine Taylor Lautner So basically the first half of this entry is for everyone who wanted me to spill about New Moon before it comes out at home. I went last night with my roommate to the 720 movie at the only theater I could find in Nice that was showing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-454387.html Extremely cute puppies We walked by a pet store and there was this really playful puppy in the display window. So adorable.We decided to take a day off from vacationing and just be lazy in Nice. Got a late start then walked around town doing some shopping. Because it's All Saints' Eve most stores were closed except in the tourist areas. Kids were dressed up in Halloween costumes but other http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-449713.html Welcome to my final blog covering my epic trek from the north coast of Holland to the south of France. So after a week's break on the Cte d'Azur with the family I returned to Brianon feeling refreshed well as refreshed as you can be after 3 connections and a 9 hour bus journey. Brianon is officially the second highest town in Europe behind Davos in Switzerland. It is also famous for the ser http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-449161.html It's Vacation So this next week and a half is vacation....random week in October why not who wants to work anyway Sometimes I just really love the way the French think. So this entry will be devoted to catching everyone up on the fun things I've done so far I swam in the Med a couple of weeks agoridiculous I know it was October and felt like 80 degreesit w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-448926.html I Finally Have Internet After almost a month in Nice we finally got our internet hooked up yesterday Thank goodness because if I had to go to McDonald's and eat one more cheeseburger I think I would have died. Although the McDonald's burgers here are way better than at home I have to say. Now I have sooo much to catch up on. The flight here was horrible absolutely some of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-447743.html We arrive in Nice a nice afternoon exploring. It is sunny and cool. We explore Castle Hill where there is no longer a castle despite the name and walk along the beach.We spend the next day exploring and visit the Chagall and Matisse museums. We visit the Russian Cathedral funded by Czar Nicolas before he is murdered. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-439927.html Stressed out....and maybe homeless Hey guys So Miss Harriet had the wonderful idea of me keeping a travel blog while I am in Nice and she had a very valid point that it would cut back on the otherwise huge number of emails I'd be writing So...at the risk of being a huge tool I'm going to try this travel blog business. I'm flying out on the 29th. Yep that's rig http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-439880.html Nice is a bit like the richer mans Cannes more glamorous more pretty and a lot lot warmer. Didn't spend a whole heap of time there as I wanted to go to Monaco but did have a great dinner up in the hills. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-439167.html Cannes Glitz Glamour Movie Stars....and me Only had about 90 minutes in Cannes but that is all you would want had a walk along the beach a cocktail on the foreshore and then it was time to get moving down the road to Nice http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-439166.html Nice FranceI slept a little bit later today trying to catch up had breakfast and decided to catch the bus up the hill in town to the Matisse Museum. During this month there was also a Rodin exhibition traveling through and on at the museum. I was really glad I got to see these sculptures by Rodin. Later in my travels I will see the Rodin Museum in Paris. The museum is on a hilltop amidst r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-438931.html I woke up at 730 this morning to the pattering of raindrops on my roomrsquos sunroof. No need to run in this. I set my internal alarm to snooze.About an hour later the rain subsided. Good. I have big outdoor plans today.I headed out on my run shortly thereafter heading down toward the beach. I turned left once I neared the beach to head up the hill and see the views of the city. Damn. I fogot http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-437687.html I left Barcelona this morning and caught the 845 train to Montpierre one of the first in a series of trains to get to Nice. At the station in Barcelona we had to take a number for buying tickets. This was a bit foreign to most of us who had been taking trains so there was a continuous flow of wisdom between all the Americans that could not figure out what was going on. As one became enlightened http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-437574.html Sorry to leave you hanging for a week but i just havent had the time. Our place of rest and at the moment is a cool little hostel in Nice. Free Internet breakfast included really good and a shuttle to the tram every 15 minutes. The reason i titled this piece 'feeling the burn' is because unlike my fellow travellers yesterday i got a little bit burnt and when i say a little bit.. justa little lo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-437532.html Saturday September 5 2009I woke up as the train began slowing down around 3 a.m. and then fell asleep again. At one point in the night with the rocking of the train my head began to hit the side of the train in a rhythmic rocking motion. I am so glad I had my little sleep comfort inflatable campingtravel pillow. With this standing between my head and the side of the train I was able to ge http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-436593.html Woke up around 8ish from the ramble tamble of the train. There wasnt anyone in the room which was kind of surprising since im used to waking up to random ppl chatting in the cabin. We were getting close now it was certainly warm outside and it looked lovely. Got to Nice around 930am and jumped off. Ahhh im here. SO warm. I read up about Nice and it said that if i wanted a hostel get a spot secured http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-431445.html I spent the beginning of my one full day in Nice walking most of the way down and back along the Promenade des Anglais. I donrsquot know what the English have to do with anything but the promenade runs along and just above the beach and is quite long it took me close to 2 hours round trip. During the moments when I could manage to tear my eyes away from the gorgeous Mediterranean waters I not http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-427710.html