Nice

Bon appétit mon ami, as we journey into the South of France and sunny Monaco and the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Well its actually not that sunny, rather grey actually but warm with no rain.
We flew from Luton airport in London on Easyjet, after dropping the motorhome off. I was actually sad to see it go in the end. But it was getting a little cold. Easy jet wasn’t that bad an experience actually, nothing like that terrible reality TV show. A two hour flight was just like Jetstar and we landed at the interesting Cote de Azure city of Nice.
This is an interesting place, beautiful along the coast, but edgy at the same time. Lots of Algerians and other French Aficans and LOTS of Dog Poo.
I had heard about the dog poo on French streets but hadn’t really experienced it till Nice. Every second person walk dogs of all shapes and sizes along the cobbled, windy streets, rarely bothering to pick up droppings.
What is it with Europeans and dogs. They are allowed in caravan parks, and pubs in England, shops in France and dog borries as big as Baileys (you know the ones Lou) litter the streets.
I’m not sure Kath would approve.
And the women in France are all skinny, there are no big ones. Perhaps it’s the diet of cigarettes and short blacks. Which seems to be all they have.
Stayed at a rather nice hotel, 3 stars not 5., Hotel Aria and it was nice to have a real bathroom with spa after three weeks in a motorhome. Saw the sights of Nice and the famous Boulevard de Anglais along the beachfront. Had Chinese for dinner and went to bed about midnight.
A slight problem was uncovered when we found out that a train strike was hitting Nice on the day we were to travel to La Spezia in Italy. Damn Bolshie French. After a change of arrangements we decided to take two nights in Nice.
This was a good move as we were able to explore the sights and sounds of Monaco for a full day. This is an amazing place a millionaires playground on a beautiful coastline. It seems to have peaked in the late 70’s and early 80’s however, and the once so chic Fairmont Hotel overhanging the cliffs is an eyesore and blocks out the magnificent Palace and Casino.. Spent the day exploring Mote Carlo and the interesting shops around the old town. All in all a pleasant place to be delayed by a strike.
Have headed off to Italy on a local train for two nights in La Spezia on the Cinque Terra coast. 5 hours on a train will not be pleasant. See you all soon.