Day 9 - Villefranche9 Jun 2007
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Villefrance from the landing dock
Houses on cliffs
our ship in Villefrance harbour
| No dockside today, the ships launch ferried passengers to the jetty at Villefrance then bus to Nice, then onto a linked trailer carrier called the little train. Nice is a beautiful place, the French Riviera or the Cote De Azur and all the other names its called, it is a very nice place in Nice. The little train went all over and up to a hill near Nice. The operator shows us the rich and famous houses. Sir Elton John's place on the top of a mountain, Tina Turners, Bono's of U2 fame all have residence here. The train got stuck when passing another littlie train going the other way. Mechnical Jack, firemen, and a few strong men and we were soon underway. It was funny. Wandered the old parts of Nice. The markets and little alleyways. As in other cities, new roads and tramways going in. On the Launch back to the ship it was a bit rough and two grappling hooks came loose hitting one of the passengers on the head. I checked her, but she said she was alright except for a mild headache. Its island casual tonight and we dress the part. Have dinner then go to the deck summer show before retiring. Tuscany tomorrow and it's a whole day so need to be up early. |
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