Nice; Saturday, 14 December, 2013
I had a long walk through the city centre, taking in the very impressive gardens that make the centre of the city very pedestrian friendly (but by the looks of it a nightmare for drivers). I then turned into the Old Town area, with its narrow alleyways and lanes, finally stumbling upon the Cathedral more by accident than plan.
Having looked around that I continued my wander through the old town. I eventually reached the southern end of the old town and the stunning view of the coast. With the sun shining down from a cloudless sky it looked almost tempting, if it wasn’t for the fact that it was mid-December.
From the coast I headed over to the lift up to the castle area and spent a very long time wandering around the former fortifications, taking in the stunning views along the Côte D’Azur and basking in the glorious weather.
I stopped for a light lunch in a restaurant at the top of the site with views over to the Ligurian Alps before wandering round to a café for a post lunch coffee with views along the beach and the Promenade des Anglais.
I took the more physical descent back down to sea-level and then wandered along the Promenade des Anglais taking in the views, before picking up the land-train that runs round the city centre taking in the key sights (before heading, inevitably straight back up to the castle and the same place I’d had lunch a couple of hours earlier).
Back on the sea-front I wandered back to the Place Masséna to have a look around the Christmas market that was situated there. It didn’t quite feel right, it looked like a Christmas market, it smelt like a Christmas market, but it was about 15 degrees too warm to be a proper Christmas market.
Just back from the market I went for a quick ride on the Ferris Wheel, taking in the last of the dying light of day before heading back to the hotel to freshen up before going out for dinner.
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