Nice & Monaco, France: 19th-21st July 2008

We had wanted to go to Nice for a good while, and courtesy of Sleazey Jet and some good hotel digging by Diana, we managed to do this on a reasonable budget. We spent Saturday in Nice, Sunday in Monaco, and Monday in Saint-Paul de Vence, a nice little walled hilltop town which was a lot like Motovun in Croatia. I had bought a new 70-200mm lens for my camera, so spent a good bit of the weekend trying it out (hence quite a few zoomed in style photos). The sun was out, we went to the Beach, we watched the rich people live on their big yachts and drive their Ferrari's, and I even lost some money at the Casino Monte Carlo for good measure. A well rounded Cote d'Azur experience!

   
     
 
The Mediterranean Beach Umbrella in Nice Coastal Hotel/Casino

The Mediterranean

Beach Umbrella in Nice

Coastal Hotel/Casino

 
Nice Beach Nice Markets Windows in the sun

Nice Beach

Nice Markets

Windows in the sun

 
Nice Old Town on a sunny day Nice shoreline The Tricolor (new lens test!)

Nice Old Town on a sunny day

Nice shoreline

The Tricolor (new lens test!)

 
The Beach Nice Coast Parasailing anyone?

The Beach

Nice Coast

Parasailing anyone?

 
Good day for Sailing Diana in the park Nice port

Good day for Sailing

Diana in the park

Nice port

 
Mmmm muscles (ick!) Night time along the beach Monaco police having a chat

Mmmm muscles (ick!)

Night time along the beach

Monaco police having a chat

 
The famous Monaco swimming pool One of many big cruise liners Monaco Castle guard

The famous Monaco swimming pool

One of many big cruise liners

Monaco Castle guard

 
Fire! The port of Monaco Monaco architecture

Fire!

The port of Monaco

Monaco architecture

 
Another good day for sailing I wish! Ferrari's everywhere

Another good day for sailing

I wish!

Ferrari's everywhere

 
45 euro a ride Monte Carlo Casino in the mirror Casino Monte Carlo

45 euro a ride

Monte Carlo Casino in the mirror

Casino Monte Carlo

 
Diana sunning herself Saint-Paul de Vence Old windows

Diana sunning herself

Saint-Paul de Vence

Old windows

 
Narrow streets Prime cafe location Castel St Paul

Narrow streets

Prime cafe location

Castel St Paul

 
What a view, what a day Saint-Paul de Vence Saint-Paul de Vence

What a view, what a day

Saint-Paul de Vence

Saint-Paul de Vence

 
Saint-Paul de Vence Mountain View Saint-Paul de Vence

Saint-Paul de Vence

Mountain View

Saint-Paul de Vence

 
Bell tower One of my more artistic Saint-Paul de Vence

Bell tower

One of my ore artistic

Saint-Paul de Vence