Parc Hotel du Soleil Fréjus

I know I always write the same...great weather, such a nice city, good food....but I have to say that Nice was a (very) big surprise for me, I can say that it is my favourite city in Europe (ok, number 2 after Lisbon). You have the mountains, the Cote d´Azur (when you see the water you know why the name is Cote d´Azur), the market with fresh vegetables, fruits, honey, oil, soap, you have great restaurants ...

It is Sunday and very wet and miserable here in Antibes. Quite a change from the glorious day we had yesterday. Ideal for computer work in fact... (Except that then things didn't pan out as planned and it is now Monday)

It wasn't my intention to have an entry before my departure but the response to my initial circular has been so overwhelming that I feel it merited an ...

... la chambre que nous avons réservé et qu'il en a pas d'autre disponible. Ils nous ont donc réservé une autre chambre dans un autre hotel...bon...déja la, avec la fatigue, on était pas trop trop contente. Retourne sur nos pas...15 minutes plus tard, on va chercher la chambre. Finalement, elle est plus jolie de ce quon était supposer de louer donc ca va....c'est moins pres de l'eau mais on peut pas tout ...

... to Nice to our hotel.

The next day we had a full free day of wandering and sight-seeing. We walked along the Promenade des Anglais and climbed to the top of a cliffside to take in the breathtaking views of the promenade, the azure blue ocean and its beachfront and the old town from Parc du Chateau. We took heaps of photos then spent most of the afternoon chillaxing. In the evening we had a really nice dinner ...

... night, we were both incredibly relaxed and a little revitalized for Barcelona, which looks to be a lot of running around again.

We finished off our relaxing spa day with a walk to the pebbley beach, finished off with an interesting dinner at the hotel restaurant to celebrate 7 weeks of travel!!! The restaurant is on the top level of the hotel and has panoramic views of Nice, it was very pretty, lots of tiny glowing lights. We splashed out on an a la carte for Lewey (entree, main and ...

... Deze keer wel de canyon volledig tot beneden gedaan in plaats van eerder te stoppen zoals vorig jaar. Maar hebben dan nu ook geen rugzak onderweg vergeten!

Dit was verder ook onze laatste canyon van de week en na vandaag zullen we weer een heel tijdje geduld mogen uitoefenen om nog eens een canyon in te duiken!

... around the town we were ready to return home. We did of course sample the local 'tarte tropiezenne', a sponge cake with custard in the middle. Very yummy! Leaving quite early we were the only people on the ferry on the way home, so we sat right at the top in the open air, and we felt like we had chartered our own private boat. Obviously there were many luxurious boats in harbour, so Pete tried out the poses he thought were appropriate and we all laughed, and ...

... Grand Prix and the main roads were blocked off with guardrails and chain link fences. The harbor was full of gigantic boats. I thought the ones in Nice were impressive but this put them all to shame. We walked to the Monte Carlo casino and had a look around. I have to pause for a moment to tell you about the best invention I've ever seen. In the Monte Carlo casino are toilets that clean their own lids. That's right! After every use a little arm comes out of the back of ...

... plane 2, and headed to Nice, getting there about 2 hours later. We got off the plane and dilemma one hit: where to use a phone and get Euro. So, we split up who needed what, and who was on baggage watch keeping close eye for gypsies and muggers, and esp creepers. We ended up figuring out we needed to hop on the shuttle to get closer to our apt Drevon. It was 4 euro, not bad and It dropped us off on the main road. Then we ...

... There were a few nice things to see, but overall not a pleasant site. After a day at the beach, we went to Wayne's Bar for a night of partying. There was no dance floor, but apparently the tables are their dance floor. Kinda of a rock band playing, and a lot of fun for the night. Just spent one night here, now off to Monaco