But that said, it was really, really… agreeable. I had heard it’s quite touristy but I guess it’s not prime tourist season yet. Yes, it had that vibe but it wasn’t overwhelming. And the Mediterranean is quite beautiful!
I spent my first day in Nice wandering around the old city, climbing up to this lookout, and then after lunch I went to a modern art museum. A bit of American pop art, some Christo… I must admit to not really getting much about modern art, but some of it was interesting.
The next day I caught a very, very full bus and headed to Monaco. I packed some bread and tinned tuna for lunch because man it is an expensive town. But it’s also very pretty, I guess that’s why the rich, famous and tax cheats head there. The luxury yachts in the harbour are amazing to look at; it boggles the mind how much they might cost.
It was a beautiful day when I was there and I sat on the beach for a while and decided to go in. As it turns out the Mediterranean is very, very cold at this time of year!
This is the famous Monte Carlo Casino, and some of the luxury cars parked out the front! This is James Bond’s favourite casino, and the architecture is kind of amazing. Apparently it was designed by the same guy who did the opera house in Paris. Somehow I was allowed inside with my still wet shorts and double pluggers with original dragon motif, where I managed to lose €10 on the black jack table. High roller, I know.
The next day I went to Antibes, which is halfway between Nice and Cannes with some people from the UK I met in my hostel. It is a really nice city! It has an old harbour with heaps and heaps of massive luxury yachts, way more than Nice and Monaco, but the town has a very different feel. It has a beautiful old town with a wall around it and a nice old church.
And out on the harbour wall is this kinda weird sculpture of a man made up of letters. I’m sure it’s all very deep, but it does look cool, and you can see it way off from the distance.
I decided to go back into a hostel in Nice, and give couchsurfing a rest for a while. Part of the reason why is because right now I’m WWOOFing in the Southern Alps, and living with this couple on their farm. I’ve been enjoying couchsurfing, but it’s good to have a mix and not be a guest in someone’s home sometimes.
Plus I think the sea air has finally clear up the sore throat I’ve had since Paris (touch wood)! More on WWOOFing later…
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