It was great to come back and visit Nice during the Easter holidays. Had only been back once since I left in 2005. And lots of things were indeed the same! My old house still there, La Banane's salads still looking awesome, Les Ideales still serving cheap rose wine, the water as turquoise blue as always. Actually almost got a little tear in my eye walking through my old neighbour hood streets. And some things had changed too. The waiters at the green place were nice, and the management of Bar des Oiseux had changed. However, the new Bar des Oiseaux is awesome too!! Great band, absolutely fantastic ambiance! Think very Frenchy Bistro, with very French food. Live band playing everything from Beatles, to Bon Jovi to Evergreens. By the dessert, the whole place was singing along with the band as more limoncellos were called in to the cafés.
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| Bar des Oiseaux |
Nice is well known for its flower and foods market at Cours Saleya in Old Town. Explosion of colors and smells, and during summer also tourists!
Up upon the high hill/rock separating at one part of Nice the old town and tourist centre, from the other side with the Port you can find the Jardins du Chateau after a good walk up the stairs (there is an elevator for lazy people). This is the area of the old citadel and the area carries memories of many many hundreds and hundreds of years of civilization down to stories of how pre-historical species habitated the area along with Roman ruins. Of course, on top of all of this the place offers amazing and wide-spanning view of the Mediterranean and land parts on both sides of Nice.
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| Nice from the top! |
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| At the oh-so-famous Promenade des Anglais |
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