Exploring Nice

Time to go and check out some of the local spots. We started by taking the tram into town, got stuck when the metro gates wouldn't let us out (we weren't the only ones) before finding one that was jammed open (probably by a frustrated tourist) so we managed to escape. We wandered up the main street for a little way and Vela grabbed a sandwich for lunch.

We headed to the old town, enjoying a walk through the narrow streets lined with little shops, greenery and flowers. We wound our way towards the eastern end of Nice and walked up to the lookout point. The view back over Nice and the sparkling Mediterranean was epic! We made sure to stop off at the waterfall on our way back down and enjoyed standing in the cooling mist and breeze it generated.

Next we made sure to treat ourselves to a little ice cream. Vela went back for seconds, and attempted to get a third helping before Nathan put his foot down. From there we wandered over to the beach for a bit of a sunbathe and a swim. The water was beautiful, but a little choppy, and it was quite tricky to get in and out with the rocky beach and a steep slope. A little unsure of our final opinion of the rocky beach, it was nice to not get sand everywhere but definitely not as comfortable as sand for lying on...

We concluded our day with some Sichuan noodles and relaxing at our apartment watching the Sail GP finals in San Fran.Weiterlesen