• Big Retirement OE
    Kids learning to sail being towed along, very cute
    Villefranche peninsula where the most expensive villas are2It was nice to be out on the water2230 million Euros for the white and pink one - I mean reallyCastle Hill in our wakeWhere all the really expensive Villas areVillefranche-sur-MerNice beachCastle HillThe memorial in front of Castle Hill was for World War 11View from up on top3Halfway upWe made it up to where those people are standing1Nice that is not on the beachThe nice but not outstanding waterfallYou can see the beginning of the steps, the round lookout point was halfwaySettled into the air conditioned apartment watching Tour-de-FranceVillefranche-sur-Mer2What Neil wishes he had to what he could actually afford here 😆

    Nice - the end of our time in France

    Jul 23–25 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Our last day in France. What a treat it has been, we have thoroughly enjoyed exploring this stunning country. So much more to see in France but we are very happy with what we have seen and achieved in our time here.
    On our last day we took a 1 hour cruise, which took us to Villefranche-sur-Mer, where the most expensive villa to be sold in the world is located. A white and pink house (photo attached) recently sold for $230million Euro 😲 Famous people from all over the world own mansions here, Elton John, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had their honeymoon here. The Rothschilds mansion is open for people to visit with nine themed gardens from different cultures. This bay is sheltered on all sides and is the only beach that has sand instead of the rocks found on the other beaches in Nice. The super yachts were impressive!!
    We then were taken to view Nice from the water, we were told that a walk up Castle Hill was a must for views over Villefranche and Nice so that is what we did. About 500 steps later we were there. Viewed the ruins of what once was a castle, saw incredible views of Nice beach and a waterfall that we were told was beautiful but by New Zealand standards was incredibly ordinary.
    Back to our apartment where the air-conditioning welcomed us, 28 degrees today so cooler than other days. Settled in to watch the Tour de France then out to dinner on our last night.
    Favourite occupation - people watching, you can spot the tourists from the locals very easily plus the affluent from the not so affluent. Fascinating place.    Read more