The fantastic part about living in the French Riviera is the proximity to other great cities. Magali and I recently met up with my friend Katrina for a lovely weekend in Nice. Nice is only a 30 minute train ride away from Roquebrune, but poor Katrina had to travel about six hours (taking a bus, a train, a shuttle, and another train) to get to us from the small town of Bourg-St-Andeol. I'm glad she did it, though!
We stayed at the Meyerbeer Beach hostel (
http://www.hotel-meyerbeer-beach-nice.cote.azur.fr/), which I would definitely recommend to any youngsters or budget travelers going to Nice. We were a block away from the sea, a ten minute walk from Vieux (old) Nice (by many shops, restaurants, and bars), and about a 10-15 minute walk from the main train station. Everyone that worked at the hostel spoke French, English, and Italian pretty much fluently, and some even spoke Spanish on top of it. Geez.
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| The big naked dudes light up and change colors at night. |
For our first night out in Nice, the friendly receptionist at the hostel told us to go to a place called Wayne's Pub in Vieux Nice. Seemed easy enough, but the place was crazy packed with a line out the door by the time we got there around midnight. They must really love their pubs in Nice!
We spent our second day walking around a bunch, and later we got on the Ferris Wheel for a great view of the city...
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| The Russian Church |
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| Magali gets a little nervous about heights |
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| And a delicious drink break afterwards : ) |
Here is a mix of pictures from the weekend. On Sunday morning we checked out the famous Cours Saleya Flower Market in Vieux Nice. They sold all kinds of things: beautiful flowers, fresh produce, local cheeses and meats, etc. Apparently this market takes place six days a week, and turns into a flea market on Mondays.
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| The popular "Socca", a chickpea pancake. |
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| We saw quite a few talented street musicians |
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