Live from Nice! Check the Baie des Anges from home
by NiceLife
The ever helpful Nice Office de Tourisme at 5 Promenade des Anglais has a webcam mounted on its roof, overlooking the Baie.
Anytime you want, you can peek through a thousand mile window looking out over Nice. Watch in real time the azure blue sky, the turquoise blue waters of the Med and the radiant curve of the bay all the way out to the tip of the airport. Tiny people totter along the promenade and disappear under the white arches, while the traffic zips by as the image refreshes.
Though its not always the case, this morning it was looking just perfect. Makes you just want to jump on a plane..... or at least go click on Webcam
There. Now your living room has a sea view.
PARC FORESTIER du MONT–BORON
by Elainehead
With 142 acres planted with Aleppo pines in 1866, 11km of marketed pathways, its rare species of flowers (wild orchids, lentiscus, miniature carnations...), the forest park of Mont Boron is a favourite haunt of joggers, botany fans and casual strollers, who come to admire the magnificent view of St. Jean Cap Ferrat to the east and the Baie des Anges to the west.
It's really close from the Youth Hostel (Auberge de Jeunesse de Nice). My legs are still hurting!!! Ouch! Ahhhhh, this is a great place to take incredible photos of Nice (harbor and promenade des Anglais) and also St Jean Cap-Ferrat.
Sometimes, it rains in Nice....
by NiceLife
As little as possible - preferrably fly with hand luggage only. If there is anything you need, remember, there is nothing more exciting as shopping in a different country. Clothes here are really cheap. Add a little style by dressing local. Your only problem will be people coming up to you asking for directions - in French! It does rain here sometimes, especially November but even at the best of times, so some defence against rain can be useful. A very small and portable umbrella does the trick.
Bear in mind if you fancy a flutter, the grand casinos won't let you in looking like a beach bum. Shirt and tie for the gentlemen. Warning: the French believe in suppositories as the main method of administering drugs. And likewise when taking their temperature. Putting a thermometer in your mouth will get you pained looks - they know where any previous user most likely put it. A tripod! The beauty of cities by night requires a stable foundation for your camera, even if its only a lightweight tabletop stand.
Why not push out the boat and go for a next generation Manfrotto carbon-fibre full height tripod. They are fantastic. Negligible weight to carry but with total stability. Ferociously expensive, but your camera will love you for it. and you will love the results! Don't. This is not a campsite. Michel Thomas French Language Course.
Day trip to Villefranche-Sur-Mer
by Nice2004
For a lovely easy day trip from Nice go to Villefranche. A pretty little place by the sea. Villefranche has a small old town with passageways and narrow streets to explore, a 16th century citadel and a Chapelle with frescos by Jean Cocteau. Cafes and restaurants line the sea front and there is a strip of shingle beach, which makes a change from the pebbles of Nice!
Easy to reach by bus on either the 81 or TAM 100 bus from Nice Gare Routiere. The 100 runs every 20 minutes during the day, so there isn't usually long to wait before the next one comes along. The jounrye takes around 15 minutes. The train also runs from Nice to Villefranche, but the timetables can be somewhat haphasard with hour or so waits between trains.
Henri Auer Chocolaterie #2
by al_mary about Henri Auer Chocolaterie
Picture Group #2
Crystallized fruit, a Nice specialty,
has been hand made and sold at
Henri Auer since 1820 .... We had to try both the crystallized fruit and the
chocolates .... GREAT
We were on holiday, so who counts calories when
your having a good time ...... ha ha
Best to get it there, becase you won't find this stuff
at home at the corner store ....
Nissa Socca, Nice
Le Chateau, Nice, France
Mini-chocolate pie and walnuts macaroons
Tour Bellanda
