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 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:52:12 BST Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:52:12 BST The Cote dAzur or the French Riviera definitely attracts the rich and famous with its resorts and overthetop and extravagant style. It can be very expensiveI paid 6 euros for a beer at the bar which many of you know is the equivalent of nine US dollars. It is possible to do it on a shoe string though. I stayed at the Villa St. Exupery hostel and it really made the trip doable for someo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-319567.html Jeg bor i Nice nu..Her arbejder jeg paa en Irsk pub der hedder Check Point 56 dage om ugen fra kl 6 3ellers har jeg det helt fint http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-319380.html So I'm doing a really poor job updating this thing Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that I just spent the last five days or so in Amsterdam and Paris and it was an incredibly quick jampacked couple of days. I took a night train from Paris and arrived in Nice this morning. I am going to use Nice as a base to explore the French Riviera the next couple days. Then it's likely o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-317838.html A free morning to relax and perhaps take a stroll along the Promenade or shop in the trendy boutiques Later this afternoon we will enjoy a scenic drive along the Cote d'Azur to visit Monaco and Monte Carlo. Here we'll see the beautiful Casino built by Charles Garnier in the 19th century and our Tour Director will show us a Hidden Treasure as we explore the Principality. This evening we will enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-317730.html Our first stop this morning is in the wine village of Chateauneuf du Pape where we stop to see the amazing vistas from the ruined fortress and visit one of the Cote du Rhone wine cellars to sample some of the delicious wine. Then on to Avignon where we see the Papal palace and famous 'Pont' bridge over the Rhone. Finally we arrive in Nice where an orientation drive shows us the Promenade des An http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-317729.html Drive along the famous Grand Corniche originally built by Napoleon. Enjoy a scenic view of Roquebrune Cap Martin near the Italian border and La Turbie before reaching Monaco. Upon our arrival in Monaco your coach will drive along a portion of the Grand Prix Motor Race circuit to the jewel of Monte Carlo its Grand Casino. Visit the Rock of Monaco the walled city overlooking the sea and the mo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-316606.html De sidste dage er get med meget drlige ntter. Vi har sovet p et meget hrdt trgulv i et eller skur hvor der var meget koldt hver nat. vi har ikke fet meget mere end 2 timers sov af gangen og max 6 timers svn. Den sidste nat i det fri var faktisk den bedste da vi havde kbt luftmadresser og tndt et stort bl.Nu er det to andre fra BA endelig kommet herned med nglen s nu ser jeg frem til http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-316572.html Vi fandt nogle forholdsvis billige billetter fra Madrid til Nice det involverede ganskevist 23 timers bustur men det var nu meget hyggeligt. vi ankom til Nice midtby ved 14 tiden og bruge et par timer p at fnde ud til det hus vi skulle bo i. Vi har jo mdt to andre p bar hvoraf den ene af dem har et hus i Nice som vi skal bo sammen med fra den 26. heldigvis fik vi blaffet os til et lift ud ti http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-316570.html The trip to the French Riviera was my first ShannonAnnaless trip but I was in good company with Adham and Annelise. It all came together in one night. And it was the least stressful one Irsquod organized. This trip came at a critical time for me. I was in a rut I hadnrsquot seen the sun in two weeks and language classes my purpose for being there had concluded among other things. I had a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-316096.html What a lucky day 8808 Dale and I got on the bus heading for Nice. The trip was amazing especially the beautiful Monte Carlo Monaco the guide pointed out interesting places to visit and showed us the Island that Bono from U2 owns. The views of the French Rivera from high up on the cliff side were spectacular we both steered out the window not taking our eyes of the lovely clear turquoise water http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-312769.html Not sure what to say about Nice. Really one evening leaves little time to explore the city nevermind the likes of Monaco a short train ride away.We arrived in Nice mid afternoon located the closest hostel before heading straight out. The beach front was pleasant enough with a myriad of sun worshippers lounging on the pebble shore cocktails in hand a disproportionate number being men lying rather http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-312109.html NiceI am not sure why the French are labeled as rude. We have not found that to be the case. In some obvious ways the south of France reminds me of Southern California where I lived for many years. The climate is dry and sunny and the hills above the coastal towns have exposed rock and limited foliage during our visit in the late summer. The French love the beaches the sun cars http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-311374.html Not much to say here. Just take a peek. If you are wondering if anyone reads our travel blog we just got our ten thousandth view last week. Phi Phi Island is the most viewed blog with over 600 hits so far. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-311366.html Thursday August 7thWe had such a good time at the beach we went back to Nice for another relaxing day. Becky and Curt went to the internet cafe to catch us up on blogging while Susan took the kids back to the same beach but this time we came prepared with umbrellas and mats for our towels since this beach was very rocky. This was a particular memorable day because we all went parasailing What a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-311134.html Sunday August 3rdIn our new location in Eze we are literally minutes from either Monaco or Nice. Take the road off the mountain northbound for 15 minutes and you're in Monaco. Southbound for 20 minutes and you're in Nice. We flipped a coin and decided to take the southern route today for our first foray into the heart of the Cote d'Azur. Our destination was one of the free public beaches th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-311007.html We stayed in Nice for two and a half days and arrived there mid afternoon on August 3rd. The train ride was took four hours but we had good books to read so it passed quickly. Nice was so hot and beautiful All the houses and buildings were painted bright warm colors and the beach was lovely but rocky much rockier than the one at my family's beach cabin. After checking into our hotel called Ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-310237.html After two days of packing moving out of my flat saying goodbye to friends and organising accommodation around Europe Jez and I were ready for Eurotrip 08. I said my goodbyes to Nicola who was going up north to spend time with her family and friends for a few weeks before our trip to Canada. I suppose I should give you a little background on my travelling companion Jeremy 'Jez' King. I met him w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-309941.html We arrived in Nice on the 19th of July. We stayed in a small hotel on the 4th floor right in town which was great. They were having a large petanque competition for those who don't know petanque is similar to bowls except you have to throw metal balls at a jack. It takes quite a bit of skillWe had our first experience of pebble beaches it takes a while to get used to but it beats having san http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-309877.html Salutjespere que ca va bien et quil fait beau au Quebec. Ici en tout cas je peux te dire qu'il fait chaud trop chaud. C'en est presque desagreable. Aujourdhui il fesait 40 a Cannes. J'ai meme du aller a la plage pour me rafraichir. Cest dur les vacances tu sais.En tout cas je vais arreter de me plaindre et je vais en venir aux faits. A date le trip se deroule a merveille j'ai profiter de la p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-309864.html We spent 3 nights in Cinque Terre. On Tuesday we spent the day with Susy and Rhonda. It was great to see a couple familiar faces. We spent the afternoon at the beach. It was great to spend the day in the Sea. We went out for dinner at a pasta place my sister Barb had been to. It was quite good. We then hung out on these huge rocks on the shoreline talked and ate gelato. It doesn't get m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-309446.html Just got back from Nice in the South of France and I have to say I was VERY impressed. Me and Boyf booked a three night stay with accommodation through Expedia go to the tab that says Hotels and type in Nice flights through EasyJet not as cheap as I had expected but we did it all last minute and travel insurance through Preferential and the whole lot came to under 500 which is actua http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-308976.html The train ride from Porto was delayed by laundry. The hostel would wash for you but the dryers in much of Europe suck. We gave our dirty stuff to the desk the night before we were to head for LisbonMadreadBarcelona feeling safe because we didn't have to leave the hostel for our train until 4 pm. After much prodding Wednesday afternoon we finally got a folded load of wet laundry back and misse http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-307292.html Sorry about the wauit but I have been busy with school and jst tired from traveelling. A Quick update though to know before you hear about my trips around europe last weekend this weekend is even crazier. Laki Aaron and I are going from innsbruck to munich from munich to berlin from berlin to franckfurt from franckfurt to Luxembourg from luxeumborg to Budapest from budapest back to innsbr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-306017.html Poor Nice having a name like that bland English adjective. Sparkling would be a better name. A city that's not quite classy but extraordinarily fun. I arrived late at night to a raging party at the hostel. As a result I woke up with what felt like a hedgehog in my throat unable to make any sound other than a highpitched croak. Tant pis. A slight cold wasn't going to stop me from hitting the bea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-305499.html So today was probably the worst day of the month...first of all we got on the TGV and rode to Cannes where we took a boat to St. Margherite...something spelled like that...it was ok but there wasn't anything to do there for five hours...then our train was delayed by an hour and a half so we just jumped on some random train...and then i got in a fight with some ginger in our group...i hate that kid http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-302363.html Greetings to all from the beautiful south of France Nice to be exact. We left the Geissbach Hotel bright and early 700 a.m. on Friday. We took a perilous ride only to Kathy down the mountain to the train station. Once there we took a total of 3 trains over a period of 9 hours stopping in every city in Switzerland Italy and France before arriving in Nice at 430 p.m. For the first time http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-302294.html Tusday 15Th of julyThis morning I started my journey from the old part of the town but beforehand I chose to go to supermarket and buy some fresh fruit and water and some snacks.I carried my map everywhere and followed the map. On my way I visited the Lycee Massena which is a very old school the beautiful churchLa Chapelle Sainte Re Parate which originally was a mention in 1060 and then on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-301359.html Today Mum and I were finally able to sleep in because we decided to skip one of the optional excursions. I slept in till about 930 and only woke because Mum woke me so that I wouldn't miss brekkie.After brekkie I went straight to the rooftop pool and stayed there for a good few hours. It was an absolutely perfect day for lying by the pool. I went back to the hotel room at about 2 and got ready fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-301121.html Today was a pretty big travelling day again We spent most of the day travelling from Barcelona to Nice. We stopped at a Perfumery just before arriving in Nice but that was pretty boring. It showed the process of making perfumes. Mum and I had been there before on my first Europe trip so we'd seen it before.When we arrived in Nice we went straight to the restaurant for dinner which was right on t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-301118.html So this was said by my roomate Carolina to the waitress. She was trying to ask for water which in french is l'eau which sounds kinda like O but whatever she just sounded ghetto...i guess you had to be thereNot much has happened I feel like i have done pretty much everything there is to do in Nice. Today our friend Robert is trying to put down ten scoops of gelato..thats a highlight i guess lolIt http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Provence-Alpes-C-te-d--Azur/Nice/blog-300940.html