Nice
Nice to Rome by Rail
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
I have visited Nice before, always in the summer months when the city is full of tourists, the days are extremely hot and the beaches crammed. So this time it was a nice change of pace to experience the city in the low season.
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The 9.32 to Venice
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
After my two recent attempts to fly to Venice were thwarted by volcanoes and strikes I decided to try my favourite mode of transport and bought train tickets from London to Venice.
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A Journey Through Europe’s Most Beautiful Regions (Part 2)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Milan to Nice
Knowing that the train trip today would be the longest of our trip, we headed to the station a bit early in order to stock up on sandwiches, drinks, magazines and newspapers. We departed Milan shortly after breakfast and soon realised how lucky we were to have a seat reservation as the train was completely full. We anyway headed south west, through the Italian countryside towards the mountains and onwards to the Mediterranean. The views as we travelled along the sea coast were beautiful and we very much enjoyed our day on the train, enjoying our sandwiches and conversation as we headed to Nice.
Upon arrival in Nice, we headed to our hotel. I must admit, Nice was probably our least favourite destination in the trip. We decided to have a relatively quiet night and save our energy for a day trip the next day.
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Hotel of the Week – Le Meridien Nice
Monday, March 15th, 2010
To get the most out of this cracking hotel, I recommend upgrading to a Superior or Deluxe bedroom. Of course there is nothing wrong with the Standard bedrooms, they come with all the mod cons, are spacious and have views of the rooftops of Nice and the blue Mediterranean Sea, but the Superior or Deluxe bedrooms will make your stay really special.
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Hotel of the Week – Palais de la Mediterranée (Nice)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
When you think of the French Riviera, it conjures up images of chic – flash cars, beautiful people and a certain “je ne sais quoi”. Well the Palais de la Mediterranée Hotel sums the true spirit of the Cote d’Azur up for me. Located right in the heart of Nice on the seafront staring out over the Med.
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