It's a Neece place! (Female: for sure, they get sick of that one...)
We took an Italian bus from Avignon!! The first one broke down, the second was late, and the bus driver (a trainee) couldn't stay in one lane!!! (Female: I was situated to see more adrenaline-pumping moves than Paul saw, as when our driver took personal cellphone calls with one hand and steered the huge rig with his opposing elbow.)
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| Roberto Benigni at the wheel (see "Johnny Stecchino") |
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiM-r6OHpJc]
Pamela's old (50-yrs.-ago) friend Preston and wife Romy had kindly invited us to visit them for 2 nights; however, ALSA (the Spanish bus line) had other plans, and instead we got 3 hours there in a whirlwind tour of Nice.
Preston and Romy not only met our bus but RENTED A CAR (!), drove us around town, fed/walked us, and returned us to the airport for our flight to Paris!
The Cote d'Azur is semi-tropical, yet you can see the snow-covered French Alps above it as you enter Nice.
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| The extensive Promenade d'Anglais—or, to us Mexicans, the Malecón |
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| Italianate buildings are everywhere—Nice was formerly part of Italy. |
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| The palm-treed Riviera |
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| Stop |
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| Missed it, damnit! |
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| Must-see bar in The Negresco: must pay 40 Euros for a drink. No, gracias. |
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| I swear we've see this tub in Banderas Bay. |
Before our walking tour we stopped for lunch at the Safari Café and had the best meal of our trip.
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| Wonderful hosts Romy and Preston |
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| Matisse lived out his days in this apt. bldg., enjoying the light. |
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| Oy! What are you doing in our photo?!? |
Nice Sights:
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| Nice tower |
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| Nice bike |
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| Nice truck! |
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| Overlook (with unseen cascades) |
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| Guaranteed to hurt |
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| Ho-hum, another Nice tower. |
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| Hobos with pesos, that is... |
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| Their beautiful Art Deco apt. bldg. |
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| Rear balconies to courtyard |
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| Elevator, backup confessional on Sundays |
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| Bonus electric loo! Sounds like a Cuisinart!! |
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| Pamela, Preston, Romy in their living/dining room |
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| Old Hippies |
I marked up an Air France map with our 2-week itinerary:
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| Too many zigs and zags |
Signing off, until next time! Thanks for watching!! !Mil gracias!!! paul y pamela
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