FransaOccitaniaCarcassonneCarcassonne Railway Station43°13’1” N 2°21’4” E
10 Nisan 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
On our way to the train station, heading to Nice, we killed a spare 45 minutes with a cup of coffee watching the boats on the river, using the "lock" system to move upstream.
FransaProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurNiceGare de Nice-Ville43°42’17” N 7°15’43” E 10 Nisan 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Ok, so I realise it's an obvious choice of headline for this post. But it sort of sums up our first impression of Nice. It's just..... nice, that's all. But the architecture is interesting.
But ourOkumaya devam et
FransaProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurNiceGare de Nice-Ville43°42’17” N 7°15’42” E
11 Nisan 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Ok....... so......we are students again!
Takes me back to Crwys Road, Cardiff way back when (1978-82 to be precise).
I was planning on doing research for a book to write after this holiday.......Okumaya devam et
FransaProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurÈze43°43’40” N 7°21’42” E 11 Nisan 2023, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After being slightly underwhelmed by our first evening in Nice, our second day was wonderful. Found the 'Old Nice' in the morning and wandered around the market and coffee bars; in the afternoon weOkumaya devam et
İtalyaLiguriaSestri LevanteGiardini Pubblici Mariele Ventre44°16’17” N 9°23’45” E
12 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Have to hold my hands up here and admit to a mistake in dates. Plan was to go straight to La Spezia from Nice but I got my dates mixed up. Booked our place in La Specia for the following day so weOkumaya devam et
İtalyaLiguriaRiomaggiore44°5’56” N 9°44’19” E
13 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
As I have always said to Lissy and Emily, try to make the best out of every situation in which you find yourself.
So we arrived in La Spezia on the 13th for two nights, with a plan to spend the 14thOkumaya devam et
İtalyaLiguriaLa SpeziaPorto Mirabello44°5’59” N 9°49’41” E
14 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
This was due to be our day to visit the Cinque Terre, but it was scuppered by the rail strike. So, what to do on a beautiful sunny day? We planned to take a boat trip to Portovenere, which we wereOkumaya devam et
İtalyaVenetoVeronaPiazza delle Erbe45°26’31” N 10°59’54” E 16 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Or so says Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. It is still debated as to whether they actually existed in real life. And if they were based on real people then they almost certainly didn't live in Verona. ButOkumaya devam et
İtalyaVenetoVeronaChiesa di San Pietro Martire45°26’44” N 10°59’57” E 16 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
As is our wont, we sought out a "local" restaurant, rather than stick to the formulaic tourist places (all laid up, complete with slick salesman type of waiter to greet you.......you know the sort).Okumaya devam et
İtalyaLombardiaSirmione45°29’43” N 10°36’34” E 17 Nisan 2023, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
You can't come to Italy and not spend a day on one of the lakes. We chose Garda as it is only a 20 minute train journey from Verona.
With snow capped mountains in the distance it was no wonder thatOkumaya devam et
Gezgin Backpacker life suits you two 🥰😘