27.1.06
Off we go!!
26.01.2006 Morning
Fran: What time should we be leaving for the airport?
Me: 6.30
Fran: It's 6.30 now. We should get up!
Later, in Gatwick...
Fran: What time should we be going to the departure gate?
Me: 9.15
Fran: It's 9.15 now. I hope the waitress brings our breakfast really fast!!
We did make it to the Côte d'Azur and now I know the reason for the name: the sea here is truly blue. Not greenish blue, just pure, amazing blue. Unfortunately the weather turned out horrid, by which I mean, very wet and cold. Oh well... It is winter, what did we expect?
After much driving around Nice, we managed to find the hotel and went straight out for a bit of food, shopping and looking around.
Modern Nice somehow reminds us of Lisbon, with the occasional eyesore mixed in the rather beautiful architecture. I think it also has to do with the light, a strange brightness despite the overcast sky.
I confess, I never diet while traveling. So at the first opportunity, I gulped down some pizza, and we could tell we're really close to Italy just because of how tasty it was.
We wandered around some more, but the weather finally beat us, and instead of exploring the old town, we headed back to base. Soaking wet and freezing cold, there was no better program than drying our socks and warming our bones in our hotel room. It was 6pm, dark outside... And we dozed off.
