On our holiday
in the South of France in 1991 we caught
a train from Villefranche to Nice to have a meal one evening. Had a
nice meal and a wander along the Boulevard des Anglais but didn't see
too much. Nice (no pun intended) to go back on the.......
2016 Black Watch
The rain was torrential! The main reason for calling at Nice on this
cruise was for the Monaco Grand Prix (not for us, I might add, at £649
per ticket!) All those "lucky" people who had booked their
tickets headed off in the pouring rain (actually, everyone who we spoke
to who went there loved it) and we stayed on board. Our plan had been
to do the "little train" or the open top bus but this looked
highly unlikely. However, it eased up in the afternoon and I took a
chance (Edna didn't) and wandered ashore. Glad I did, what a lovely
place! Didn't go to the Boulevard des Anglais but had a pleasant (I
nearly typed nice again) walk to the Sun Fountain and took a few photos:
Of course, EURO 2016 is in France shortly
General Massena (one of the original Marshalls of France)
Massena Square
Sun Fountain
Not easy to take a picture
of this. Apart from the other photographers there was one divvy female
sitting there using her mobile phone. When she moved she stood next
to another lady who was trying to have her picture taken. After being
shooed away (she seemed surprised) she moved a few metres but still
in the way of people taking photos. I know it's a public place but surely
they can have sympathy with people who may only be there once in a lifetime.
Luckily I only took two photos with the phone fanatic in although I
had to wait and wait to get a decent picture
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