Day trip to Nice, Côte d'Azur, FRANCE
I
don't want to start every blog post on Europe by saying “Ahh...”
but seriously, Europe has a special place in my heart because that's
where I caught an incurable sickness which requires very expensive
and time-consuming treatments to keep me sane and happy. Yes, it's
called the Travel Bug Syndrome.
Nice
is one of my favourite places in the world and I swear that the
flowers there are brighter than others and the lettuce used in their
salade niçoise are somehow more crisp and fresh and of
course, the water, crystal clear and amazingly blue.
This
cosmopolitan city is a mix of old and new, I personally prefer the
old town where you can loose yourself in alleyways and or sip on a
cup of coffee in a tiny bistro somewhere.
I
travelled there by train from Grasse for only a few euros and it took
me directly to Nice's main station, Gare Nice Ville in less than an
hour. The station was really busy and you do have to watch out for
pick-pocketers. To get to old town from the station, you can walk
along Av Jean Médecin. I
went there in the middle of summer and the beach was full of tourists
and beach-bums getting sun
burned
the perfect Mediterranean tan.
The
pebble beach in Nice stretches for miles along the French coastline,
so don't hope for beautiful golden sand on the beach. You can
however, go to private beaches and rent a sun lounger for about €15
a day.
Going
up to Parc du Chateau will give you a bird's-eye view of the old town
and the beachfront. If you don't want to take the stairs, then a
cliffside lift is available for €1 to get you up there.
Don't
quote me on the prices above, after all it has been two years since
I've been there but you are more than welcome to look at the
beautiful photos below:
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