Blogs from Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 49

Day 13 & 14 Arrived: Nice, France Accommodation: Hotel Le Petit Trianon first impression = convenient, nice owners room type = spacious private room shower = private tip = if you're arriving late, call Gone.. Go Trippin' After an all day train ride from Interlaken, we've finally arrived! Our hotel reception was open 24/7 but I would call if you're expecting a late arrival. We called it a night immediately making sure to have energy for tomorrow. The weather was cloudy for most of the day which was a bit of a downer. Nice is nonetheless nice. We walked along the waterfront and happened to stumble upon a mini train- like- trolly tour. It took us up into the hills of Nice which provided one of the best view of the entire city. Nice is great ... read more

After waking up super early, 5 am, busting our butts to Charles de Gaule airport, we miss our flight. Heck we weren't even at the right terminal even though my e-ticket (easyjet) said TERMINAL 2!! Argh, c'est la vie eh? Luckily we got tickets for a 12.35pm flight through Air France for 81€. The snack they gave us was actually very good! Rare I know. Smoked salmon sandwich. They even had extras! The landing was the scariest I've ever had though. Due to crosswinds I'm guessing, the plane landed on just the left wheel, finally tilting so that the right wheel touched. It then proceeded to move left and right, back and forth before the pilot finally slowed the bird down. Everyone was like wtf, pilot brushed it off as saying 'Welcome to Nice" as if ... read more

We left Aix not too early, after having breakfast, and checked out with no real incident. The walk to the train station was pretty short and thankfully it was all downhill, because our cases were just full of souvenirs and extra clothes that Sam bought in Paris. Sam was still feeling unwell, so we were glad that at least the sun was out. Because Aix is a little out of the way, we had to catch a train to Marseille-St Charles then connect to the TGV there. The station at Aix was tiny and to get to the platform we had to walk across the actual train track... Totally safe but a bit unusual for us. We only bought 2nd class tickets from Marseille, which was a bad idea, but we'll not make that mistake again.. ... read more

Today we went to explore Nice. We had lunch in the old town, and then huge Italian ice-creams, after that we walked around for a long time and then went out for dinner at Carpaccio's in Villefranche...watched the sunset over the Mediterranean from there...... read more

Out train trip was two parts. The first was Barcelona to Montpellier, and the second was Montpellier to Nice. Our ride was great, and the 6 hour trip went so fast. It was almost all Americans trading stories about our trips and was one of the best times ive had on the trip. The views were amazing, and as of today, ive taken over 500 photos. The second train, we had to split our american bunch in half cause only half of us had reservations. We actually left first and were supposed to meet the others about 45 minutes later, but they actually beat us. About 10 minutes after we left the station, an elderly women collapsed in the car in front of us. People tried to give her CPR, but she had a massive heart ... read more