Day 22 Last day in Nice

Vélo Bleu - Finally I won - with a little help from my friend.

Having wasted so much time 3 days ago, I was determined to figure out how Vélo Bleu works. Soooo frustrating. Must confess we went to Agence de la mobilité vélo bleu across the street from the train station, and a young girl kindly attached my account to my Visa card so all I had to do was tap - no 4 steps, no phone call - super simple. Why do they make it so complicated . . . .

We then headed out on our clunkers. Must say, riding from the train station to Promenade des Anglais seemed more dangerous than our trip to Canne. Once on the promenade we went from one end to the other, ending up at the port where we returned our bikes to a nearby stand. This was super simple- now that we knew how.

For lunch, rather than our usual salad Nicoise, we discovered a new fav - galettes - crepes semi folded over ham, cheese and egg. Delish.

We then decided it was time to get a bit “cultured” so walked through old town to Musée National Marc Chagall. Such a lovely building. Chagall wanted it to be more like a home so he hired André Hermant, who worked with Le Corbusier, to design it. The exhibit itself is impressive- especially the auditorium with the stained glass windows. What I found equally interesting was upon leaving we headed down some stairs and found many more prints of his artwork - fun happy circus themes, not the serious religious ones in the museum.

On route home we stopped at our fav mini market around the corner to pick up a few things for dinner, then arrived home at about 5 - much more reasonable than most of our other days.

In retrospect, Nice is well worth at least 6 days. Staying in the heart of the city works best - fun ambience, amazing scenery, easy access to everywhere - charming old city, vibrant new city, interesting nearby cities of Canne, Èze & Monaco.

We’re off to Agde tomorrow. Curious to see what adventures we’ll have there.Read more