Dec 13, 2007 - Nice, France

Bonjour Again!!!! After the warmth of Spain we took a train for a good 10 hours and arrived in Nice, France which is right on the Med. ... Nice is a beautiful town but most things are ridiculously expensive here. ... It is time to leave Nice! We decided to try an overnight train and head to innsbruck for a night before heading to Munich for 3 nights. ...

Nov 19, 2007 - Nice Nice

Nice Nice was a welcome relief from our adventures on the French/Italian transport systems. ... The next morning we began to explore Nice and found that this city has far more to offer than pristine waters and pebbled beaches. ... entertaining)-a group of teenagers would divide into two and have dance competitions against each other-it was like watching a hip hop video clip for free! In retrospect,Nice was definitely a worthy place to stop on our journey,mainly due to the tasty,delicately flavoured food, the entertaining street performers and the relaxed, resort-style 'feel' of the place. ...

Nov 17, 2007 - Border Crossing

It took us a total of 23hours to leave our hotel in Rome and arrive in our Nice Hotel! We caught three different trains (in italy of course) and then three different buses (in France);and also walked another three kilometres:which included walking across the Italian-French border and walking from one side of the town, Menton, to the other. ... Finally we arrived in Ventimiglia to find that the only way to get to Nice was to catch a taxi, costing €100; Luckily, we found some Chinese businessmen who were based in Milan, and who also wanted to reach Nice. ... Also on this bus, we met another 10 or so travellers, aiming for Nice. ... To picture him:he had a lazy left eye, trackpants that needed more elastic, a top that only just sat over his belly, a worn maroon cardigan, glasses halfway down his nose and velcro-strapped running shoes!He was very helpful, despite our initial reservations! Following him, we walked across the border, along the waterfront, through the town, then finally arrived at the bus stop, where we boarded an hour and a half crowded bus to Nice. ... When we arrived in Nice; we walked around to find a bus that went to the Train Station (our starting point for directions to find our hotel). ...

Nov 5, 2007 - Nice, France

Bonjour from Nice! Jesse and I arrived in Nice after a morning train ride from Florence and walked for a few blocks to reach our hotel to check in. ... The weather was beautiful during our stay (about 25 and sunny) and it wasn't very busy so we got to see Nice at the perfect time. ... Our second day in Nice we took a train to Cannes in the morning to visit the sight of the famous film festival and it's beautiful beaches. ... After a few hours in the city we took a train bqck to Nice and did some shopping along the main road (I got an amazing deal on a beautiful coat I couldn't pass up). ... We got to the beach just in time to get a few photos of the sunset before getting some delicious gelatto and exploring the Vieux Nice area. ...

Nov 3, 2007 - Nice in Nice

So here we are back in France, on the lovely French Riviera in Nice! We spent most of yesterday travelling here from Barcelona - a 12-hour journey, first on a sloooow, ooooold train to Montpellier and then a faster, newer train to Nice. ... Apart from that, the trip was uneventful and we arrived in Nice in time for dinner with Mei, Mike, Katharine and Sam, who are all visiting Nice during Sam's school holidays. ... Today we uncovered the nuts and bolts of the Nice bus system to get to the train station to purchase our ongoing tickets to Florence. ... The church is a colourful example of Russian orthodox architecture, but not surprisingly we arrived just as it was closing for lunch! So we walked down to Nice's lovely Promenade des Anglais and it's not-so-lovely, pebbly beach to have our own lunch. ... At the much more palatable dinner time of 7 pm, we all wandered down to Vieux Nice and discovered a little Italian trattoria, Me Me, that had opened for the first time just that evening. ...

Oct 25, 2007 - Nice

Arrived in Nice today and it hasnt been that nice for me as I have been crook, however Vic found an irish pub with an Aucklander bartender. ...

Oct 25, 2007 - Nice is nice

The Cote d' Azure is spectacular and the water. We arrrive in Nice and spend the next 2 hours stuck in traffic trying to find the hotel. ... One way streets in the afternoon traffic in Nice is not good. ... I suggest Ian gets out and goes for a walk to try and find it.The Cote d' Azure is spectacular and the water. We arrrive in Nice and spend the next 2 hours stuck in traffic trying to find the hotel. ... One way streets in the afternoon traffic in Nice is not good. ... I suggest Ian gets out and goes for a walk to try and find it....

Oct 23, 2007 - We return to Florida

The traffic is still light and we get to Nice and the Renault dealer in 30 minutes. ... A nice touch is that they give us booties when we take off our shoes. ... After a promise from Delta that our luggage had been located and would be delivered the following day to our house in Venice, we picked up a rental car and made it back to Venice at around 3:00 a. ...

Oct 7, 2007 - A heart-felt travel day

And, yes, there was an Irish pub next to the restaurant in Nice. ... We drove about 3 hours to Nice on the autoroute (toll road) and paid almost 25 euros for the privilege. ... Once in Nice, we took another hour to get a few kilometers to where we are staying -- Villefranche sur Mer, a suburb of sorts but with its own port (many cruise liners anchor here -- I believe it is a deeper harbor than Nice). ... Tomorrow we explore Nice and public transportation. ...

Oct 5, 2007 - French Riviera

Villefranche is a small coastal town in France near Nice, Cannes, and Monte Carlo. ... And why? Because we started off with Tara!! She led us to the bus stop in Villefranche where we got the bus for Nice. ... It's a little village perched on top of a huge rock between Nice and Monaco. ... That was a nice half second. ...

Oct 3, 2007 - A day in Nice

We had never spent a lot of time in Nice on any of our trips and decided we would get to know her better this time. ... Nice, like Cannes, is impossibly busy and suffers from too many cars and too little parking. ... After finding an outrageously expensive parking lot, we took the hop on-off, open-topped tourist bus at the Promenade des Anglais.We had never spent a lot of time in Nice on any of our trips and decided we would get to know her better this time. ... Nice, like Cannes, is impossibly busy and suffers from too many cars and too little parking. ... After finding an outrageously expensive parking lot, we took the hop on-off, open-topped tourist bus at the Promenade des Anglais....

Sep 15, 2007 - Nice is nice hahaha I'm so clever

Hey all! So Nice. ...