Tuesday, October 27, 2009

the view from the top

Now we're in Nice and Nice is nice! It's hot, it's busy, I finally got to download Michael Bublé's new album, it's all great! Yesterday we checked into our hostel, Villa Saint Exupéry. The night before we tacked on an extra day to our stay here because the train tickets to Grenoble were too pricey. There was a bit of confusion, but in the end the Aussie staff gave us a 4 bedroom room with its own bathroom for the price of a 14 bedroom dorm! We were thrilled! This is the friendliest hostel staff I have ever encountered and the vibe here is really great. And our balcony has an ocean view!

This morning we walked around the fruit and flower market before catching our first glimpse of the beach. Then we climbed up to the chateau for some breathtaking views of the city and the sea:


Then, of course, our stomachs started talking and we went back into the colorful city. We just wandered around the streets- which, I have to say, are at once beautiful and gritty- until we found lunch in a cute square. After that we went to get gelato. I decided to stray from my usual and go for something a bit bizarre... cactus! It was surprisingly good! A hike to the Chagall and Matisse museums (both of which were closed... oops!) a few hours later left us hungry again. So now we've got the makings for peanut butter & jelly sandwiches! This is budget travel at its finest! Bon appetit!

5 comments:

  1. Ok, so now I am officially jealous. But let me just say that I have the exact same picture of that view over the little harbor from when I was there in 2003! Oh the memories. And did you get your gelato at Finochio's? I remember they had all sorts of crazy flavors. Anyway, glad you are enjoying yourselves!!!

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  2. It was! But we found an even better place today that had a Bounty flavor! It made me think of you!!! And it was delicious!

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  3. Looks like you're having fun! :) :)

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  4. OOooooo! A Bounty flavor? That is crazy! Sounds good though. I'll bet Sarah died when she saw that!

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  5. weirdly she said she didn't like coconut...??? haha

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