Nice and Cote dÁzur
Some final thoughts on France...
I prefer Provence. We saw Cannes for an hour or two, and I can see why its sister city is Beverly Hills. Two days in Nice after that. We had a dinner in Monaco, and gambling for 45 mins in Monte Carlo. I can now say that I lost 40 € in Monte Carlo. We did an excursion to St Paul de Vence, a very cute little town up in the mountains. It´s where Chagall is buried. I recognized the sounds of Danish, there was a Danish tour group. I like being able to guess the language.
Nice is very big and tres chere. The beach looks just like it does in the travel agencies. I didn´t go in. There´s one nice long wide street next to the beach, it´s fun to walk down. Other than that, Nice is just okay. Too busy and expensive for my tastes. Plus, both nights I was there there was a music concert right across the street. Bad music still sounds bad from far away, and there´s something even comical about bad French music.
It turned out to be nice to have the companionship of the tour group. It was also nice to have them there as an empowering context, to offset the super-thin, super-prettiness of all the French people.
Two more nights now in Furth/Nurnberg, then 3 nights in Salzberg, and then the final 2 nights in Munchen. By that time I will really want a big beer.
I prefer Provence. We saw Cannes for an hour or two, and I can see why its sister city is Beverly Hills. Two days in Nice after that. We had a dinner in Monaco, and gambling for 45 mins in Monte Carlo. I can now say that I lost 40 € in Monte Carlo. We did an excursion to St Paul de Vence, a very cute little town up in the mountains. It´s where Chagall is buried. I recognized the sounds of Danish, there was a Danish tour group. I like being able to guess the language.
Nice is very big and tres chere. The beach looks just like it does in the travel agencies. I didn´t go in. There´s one nice long wide street next to the beach, it´s fun to walk down. Other than that, Nice is just okay. Too busy and expensive for my tastes. Plus, both nights I was there there was a music concert right across the street. Bad music still sounds bad from far away, and there´s something even comical about bad French music.
It turned out to be nice to have the companionship of the tour group. It was also nice to have them there as an empowering context, to offset the super-thin, super-prettiness of all the French people.
Two more nights now in Furth/Nurnberg, then 3 nights in Salzberg, and then the final 2 nights in Munchen. By that time I will really want a big beer.
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