Blogs from Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 6

Early on Monday the 15th, we walked the few blocks to the Desiree Clary Metro station to ride the 3 stops to the train station to catch the train to Nice. It was a comfortable 2 1/2 hour ride from Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Gare de Nice-Ville. Hotel La Villa Nice Victor Hugo was about a 10 minute walk from the train station in a nice part of town, only a couple of blocks from all the restaurant and shops and 5 blocks from the sea. As we arrived at 11:00AM, only one room was ready. We dumped off our bags and headed out for lunch at "Le Gustave 5" restaurant on the Promenade Des Anglais along the Mediterranean coastline. The water is a startling blue colour; more like a swimming pool than the sea. The ... read more

My husband got to see Nice today. Not the one we have been walking around in the rain exploring but the one that comes alive with a brilliant blue sky. All the places we have already seen came to life under the gleaming sun. We enjoyed a fresh croissant, coffee, and juice in our hotel while chatting with a lovely man from Copenhagen. Not long after we headed out the door to make our way to the Vauban bus stop in order to catch our bus to the hilltop town of Eze. The bus stop was about a 25 minute walk through the streets of Nice where we wound our way past people enjoying their morning coffee or espresso. We arrived at the bus stop and located our #82 bus. We paid the driver 3 euros ... read more

Very early start to my day today to catch a flight from Geneva, but worth the getting up early to arrive and get settled in by lunchtime at my hotel. I decided to take a walk to the main promenade, but in doing so just had to have a crepe of course, French style. From having my lunchtime snack, I walked along the promenade, but then onto the pebbled beach. The waves were rolling in, the sound was beautiful. There is no building sand castles here, but can build pebble castles. There were men fishing, fish jumping out of the water, and boats nearby trying to catch the fish also. I then decided to catch a little road train, around Nice and old town Nice and up to le Chateau. As we went up the hillside ... read more

Geo: 43.7034, 7.2662 GÜN 22 GÜNLERDEN PERŞEMBE Hava Nane.. Yağmur, indim ineceğim diyor . Ayşe uyandıktan sonra, onu Cafeye, internete aldım. Ben, civarda, bir Decathlon bulacağım.. Önce Darty'ye uğrayıp, elektrikli bir ocak satın aldım.. Sonra bir tava ve kapağını kapıverdim. Tava ? ne iş diyorsanız ? Karı koca ,seyahatte yemek yapmama konusunda bir mutabakatımız var . Gel gelelim yumurta'ya aşeriyoruz. İlkelerimizden taviz vererek, sadece yumurta yeme aşkına, teşkilatlanmaya karar verdik. Darty'den , Decathlon'a giderken, dünya başımıza yıkıldı. Nasıl bir yağmur yağıyor …..anlatamam. Aracı, mağazanın kapısının yanına parkettim ,ama koşarak gitmeyi gözüm yemedi. Aracın içinde bekliyorum .. Sırılsıklam olmam 2 saniyeyi geçmez o durum yani.. Biraz hafifley... read more

Even vijf daagjes de wandelschoenen aan en frisse buitenlucht opsnuiven tijdens een relaxte wandelreis. Dag 1: Menton - St Agnes Vanaf het stadje Menton de buitenwijken verlaten en via trappen omhoog geklommen met steeds meer uitzicht op de Middelandse Zee. Langzaamaan het bos in en verder geklommen tot aan het dorpje Castellar. Daar een warm drankje op het terras gedaan, want het was nog wel fris buiten. Afgedaald naar een riviertje en lunch opgegeten. Daarna nog een laatste klim om de totaal 900 geklommen meters compleet te maken en aan te komen in het bergdorpje St Agnes. Dag 2: Rondwandeling St Agnes via Pointe Sincorca Beetje regen vandaag dus de stukken omhoog klimmen was fijner dan afdalen over de glibberige bospaden of stenen. Het uitzicht bestond uit boshellingen en wolken en bovenop de top hadden we ... read more