Nice
Travel Blogs from Nice, France
Swinging pants in France pt 2
... situation was getting pretty stressful driving from one garage to the next and getting nowhere fast was a worry. We got to France during a long holiday weekend, nowhere was open from Saturday until Tuesday so we just decided to get on with it and ...
Last day in Nice, another walk around Cap Ferrat
... day (30 mph gusts) and we decided to go back to Cap Ferrat for a walk around the point then dinner in old town Nice. We made a last stop at Pinnoccio's Gelato (about 100 flavors, including tomato basil, eggplant and red wine). It ...
French Riviera
... an Italian city in hopes of finding pizza only to find that restaurants are not open at 5pm. We spent the last two days in Nice, France. Thursday night was the first night we were here and I couldnt believe the number of people out on the streets. It ...
Day 17 Nice Art
... barn with frescos around the windows . Inside there are a variety of Matisse’s works, mostly donated by him to Nice. They show the range of his talent, from sculpture, traditional oils, abstracts, windows, and finally to his famous ...
It's not you, it's me
... other retired Canadians. For Nice does hold the same interest for me as did Provence. Speaking of being Canadian, I had a moment in Nice when I became keenly aware of my culture. I may have previously gone on about the beauty of French women, but I would ...
Cinque Terre and Nice
... to swim like a little kid again. Later we headed back to town for a delicious seafood dinner and to watch the France vs. Italy Eurocup game. I am a big fan of France, but I had to keep my mouth shut while watching the match ...
Beautiful Monte Carlo!
... dinner, I mean we went to the Hagen Daaz restaurant and had delicious desserts! It was a fabulous day! Tomorrow is a beach day in Nice, with a bit of shopping in the afternoon. Oh, and I bought a pair of cool white boots last night (dinner was soooo ...
massive update
... a big storm-which was responsibel for canceling the last leg of the train so had to stay night in Antibes- little town south of Nice. Arrived middle of night in the storm with nothing open, no hotels no resturants-Nothing! Lets just say I have a new ...
A relaxing day on the French Riviera....yeah right
... crawling on my hands and knees rather than walk on my feet. I should also tell you that the French Riviera here in Nice is a topless beach. However, if you are traveling here to see all the gorgeous bodies browning themselves in the sun, this ...
Mallorca to Nice, France, and everything inbetween
Mallorca to Nice: Its been 2 weeks now since I left Mallorca where beaches and sunshine were plentiful. Arriving in France,its seems I have climbed a peek in the backpacking learning curve. I think I get it more than I ever have before. What's to ...
bumming around in nice...
... in spain and france don't all weigh 800 pounds! in spain, i would eat dinner at 10 pm, and tons of ice cream everyday...and here in france i do nothing but eat pastries and baguettes all day! geez...going to italy tomorrow is not gonna help ...
Azure Azure Can Be
... that the ticket inspector had forgotten to return mine after checking it, and that it was gone for good. As the train reached France my fears were swiftly assuaged, and that precious piece of paper returned to the cosy safety of my money belt. This ...
Beaches and blue skies of the French Riveria
... started with a short road trip with my family from Gerardmer to Strasbourg to catch an overnight train ride to Nice, south of France. I shared a 6-bunked cabin with other French travelers. The TGV train trekked through the French Alps and Provence, the ...
Nice, France
Flew to Nice on a morning flight. On boxing day, no less. For those of you who don't know about boxing day...it is bigger then christmas in England...It was almost impossible to get a cab to get me to the airport or train station... Took a 30 Euro cab ...
Nice - the City not the biscuit!
... to our campsite, so we took advantage and left him home alone for a few hours while we got the train to Nice (the fifth largest city in France). Had a wander around a big outdoor market; had a coffee (of course) and then went for a traditional ...
A Nice Place to Visit
... and being eaten by the Devil in hell. After this cheery stop we crossed the border into the beautiful territory of southern France. The scenery along the Mediterranean coast is amazing and the views as we entered Nice were quite stunning. We saw the ...
Nice is Nice. Haha
... at the end to help you digest your massive lunch. Horrible tasting-but think it actually worked! Had some free time in the afternoon to look around Nice. Ran into the American girls from the Mediterranean tour and had dinner with them which was ...
Recipe for Roasted Paul and Mel
Recipe for Roasted Paul and Mel French Riviera 5 days 5 beaches Season to taste Nice: Bastille Day fireworks. Exploding French nationalism. 24/7 kebabs and decent Chinese grub. Rocky urban beach. Menton: Idyllic retirement community near ...
Nice: A Golden Room Amongst the Rain
... , we learned the festivities that we observed throughout the day were in celebration of the fact that 150 years ago the city of Nice chose to join France instead of Italy. Our second day in Nice was even more overcast, so we spent the majority of the day ...
Day 18 - The End is Near
Day 18 – Our last day in Nice We packed up in the morning and left our suitcases at our hotel. We have included a photo of Bill in the commodious elevator. There was barely enough room for two people, so luggage had to be taken separately by ...
Nice
... said this before I am probably starting to sound like a creep, but the women here are out of this world. Every place in France has beautiful girls but this far exceeds anything I have ever experienced. With that said, I'll get back to how Nice is. ...
there's nothing quite like lying on a ...
... !! We were bumped from our hostel to another one just down the street, which will never win awards for interior decor. Or cleanliness. Nice little balcony though, and less than 10 mins to the beach or Veille Ville (Old Town). Spent the rest of that day ...
Very Nice
Ashley (girl i met on the eternal train trip) and i stayed at the "world famous" villa st exupery and after a very late breakfast headed into town. after getting lost on the way to the tram stop we made it to the famous flower market just in time to see ...
Beach in Cannes, Cocktails in Monaco
... had a pleasant time none the less. At about 3pm we headed back up to the train station and caught the train back to Nice, where we changed for a train to the principality of Monaco - the 6th country of our trip so far. Monaco was much more ...
Monaco & Nice
... produce a male off-spring....time appeared to be running out for the family until in 2002 a new treaty between France & Monaco meant the independence could continue regardless of any future heirs! After leaving the church, we meandered across ...
Nice, France
... I bought some fruit from local vendors, had a cappucino down by the beach, and perused some of France's richest resort areas. The only problem I had with Nice was that it was so picturesque that every photograph I took was like a postcard, which ...
Nice is Nice
... have stones, its is more of a river bed of bodies shoulder to shoulder. Weird gaudy French people everywhere. I did go to an art gallery in Nice, I can’t recall who the artist was. As tacky as I found Nice, I almost of didn’t want to ...
Nice was Nice!
... put on hold as we realised that there was still so much to do in Nice, thus, we will stay here for our last day in France. We have concluded that we will have to come back to France to take in more of the country side as well as the Riviera. Sat ...
The French Riviera!
... nbsp; (Karly, I don't know about South Africa...but theSouth of France has NEVER seen such BA-DONK-A-DONK before this!!!) Had dinner at a little street side cafe. Our waiter was rather ...
To Nice for the night@ St. Exupery's hostel
Spent the night here and went to old Nice during the day. We got lunch and went to the markets and small shops around. Then off to Antibes to meet our ...

