Nice Going
Last day in Nice. I’m going to miss France; but not le smoking or the merde de chien… Another stunning Cote d’Azur October day. A tad hazier than yesterday but plenty warm, 22 plus humidity. Wanted to enjoy the weather,…
Oh Very Nice (“but maybe in the next world”)
What a gorgeous day. What an insanely beautiful day. What a nice day. I set out for a coastal walk. Where the rich look down on you View looking east from the path at Cap d’Ail 100% I would have…
Not Nice
This morning I took an early commuter train to Menton, which sits on the Italian border and, architecturally, seems much more like northern Italy than southern France. The plan was to visit the Jean Cocteau museum, then spend some time…
Nice Work
Because France. The cover photo is Entrevaux; a medieval city in the Alps with a citadel that I did not go to or take a picture of. Sigh. Because France. A day like that. You know? Today I scheduled the Train de…
Nice Going
I like Nice; you can take a bus to Monaco. Leaves a few more euros in the pocket for the baccarat table. In keeping with that spirit I took the tram to Port Lympia then hopped on a #15 bus…
Nice Day
Headed to the eastern fringes of Nice today. Passed a spectacular bakery and hit real estate agents advertising villas where the elite, meet. Check out that mirror glaze. Yowza. And hey, anyone in for a 39 Euro fig tart? Let…
Nice Job
Fall colours. Could be Vermont in October. No, wait, Cote d’Azur on the cusp of Halloween. Go figure. Flight over was perhaps the best ever YVR to Europe; smooth boarding through two skybridges, boarded early, departed early, really efficient…
Last Day in the City of Love (and Locks, and Looks)
Sunday I had 2 PM checkout; that’s like adding an extra day to the itinerary, no cost. Had breakfast, packed, then took a long walk to get the steps in. Oberkampf to the Marais is about 20 minutes by…
Net, Let & Ycnex
Or “uspekh” as they say in Sofia. Saturday morning, before the tennis, was caustic; rain like Hollywood, in sheets. Then “torrential drizzle” then just flooding, puddles in the Metro, pools that overlapped the street and sidewalks. I ventured out, but…
The Millefeuille of Art and Architecture
I quote the NYT. Only an American would refer to Paris that way. That said, whether your first time in Paris or your tenth, the initial 48 hours is all eye candy. But to get to that, to arrive,…