A
sleep in
today -
we have a
luxury room at the Boscato Hotel situated close
to the Promenade on
the Mediterranean. But
with so much to see we were up reasonably early and
enjoyed a
sumptuous breakfast.
The architecture in
Nice is consistent
with Italian old worlde stucco,
shutters and
wrought iron, as
Nice was held by Italy until 1860.
The town square
of Nice was only a minute
from our hotel and
was large in
size and
surrounded on 3
sides by beautiful buildings about 5
storeys high painted in
apricot/
pink with blue/green
shutters.
Seven modern sculptures
of humans in
sitting positions
sat high above the square on
pedestals and
at night illuminated soft shades of green,
blue and
pink, etc
that change
colours to the next shade.
Quite stunning.
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| Nice Flower Market |
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| Beautiful flower arrangements |
Our first task of the morning was to find an internet
provider, a
challenging task as
the use
of the internet
is not a
priority here -
there is so much more
fun on
offer in
this vibrant place.
We strolled to the daily flower and
food market,
renowned for
its beautiful flower arrangements. As
most French live in
apartments and
don't have
the opportunity to enjoy a
garden,
flowers provide a
beautiful substitute.
The choice of flowers and
their arrangements are
the most beautiful I have
ever seen.
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| St Paul de Vence |
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| St Paul de Vence |
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| Beautiful - St Paul de Vence |
In
the afternoon,
we visited the medieval hill-top town of St Paul de
Vence. A drive
along the 'Grande' corniche
road gave
those with a
fear of heights a
frightening experience.
We visited Fragonard, a local
perfumery where we were shown how perfume,
creams and
soaps are
made.
By the time we left here I
had lost all sense of smell and
could not discern one fragrance from another.
Definitely not a place I
could work in!
At night, we dined at a local restaurant where our choices were: Entree - Pate, Salad or Mediterranean fish soup: Main - Salmon, Veal or Seaford Voulavant: Sweets - Chocolate Mousse or Cream Caramel. The wine was unlimited and flowed freely resulting in a very merry bus ride back to the Hotel where we gathered on the open top floor for a night cap while taking in the lights of Nice and its surrounds including, plane spotting - as Nice central is in the direct flight path for the airport.
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| Views of Nice from the top of our hotel |
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| Sandra at Nice |
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