From the French Riviera to the Provence of noisy nice

Noisy nice

Select from the decision to travel to a destination, we did not spend too much time, maybe the Yves words gave me inspiration, a few days ago, he told me he was going to Saint Rafal on vacation.

I on the map to find a half-day, see Saint Rafal in Marseille and Nice. Taking into account the fact that it now or in the winter, to also compare the cold north, I chose the southern Provence and French Riviera, including nice, Cannes, Monaco, Marseille and yawei farmers. Yves advised me that AIX · Ontario · Provence is well worth going to, but in their journeys, I forgot, only later to think of it, so ya from Marseille to farmers of that day, I was later increased this small city.

A week earlier, we need accommodation in three cities--nice, Marseille and yawei farmers — all booked hotels, February 19, Wednesday to buy a train ticket.

Surprise my accident, the train is not easy, although it is not possible and internally, but we were sitting in a nonstop Nice TGV have no student discount tickets. So we bought a need to change trains in Marseille, 26, of ticket. I have lessons in the morning of Tuesday, you cannot use Yves ride — his driving to AIX – this seems to be some regret, especially when I see a 5% off ticket is 30 euros. But Tuesday is tall handsome Mr. class BOUCHE, I'd be happy to sacrifice a listen to his classes.

Before we all bought a travel book, Zhuang bought a Michelin Guide Vert France out of school, I bought a Petit Futé.

But follow me on the journey, or that this went global "France fascicles.

US $ 26, 8: 00 am in PART-DIEU station entrance, two people have the habit of being late, smoothly into the station, the 9-point 06 minutes travel to the TGV Marseille.

Sitting in my opposite is a young Arab boys, because the Arabs in France's reputation, we mostly think of him. Sitting opposite the village is a white aged women. This woman did not cause us to favor, her face so we agreed that she is not a good-tempered woman, she is always very serious expression, later also bought a cup just soak a slice of lemon in the water, from their wallet out of a bag of tea, the tea and juice by hand, extrusion and took out a round bread dipped in tea and eat. We cannot understand this way of eating, have no opinion on this woman. Later we met when we were frustrated in nice thing when joke this woman is affliction, destruction of our journey.

More than 12 points, arrive at Marseille immediately climbed to Nice of TER.

Aisle on the other side of the two seats is a poor man's appearance with his seven-year-old son. The boy had no quiet, not playing with his great sound of a toy car, is disturbing his dad look at this look at that, although his eyes as big as Westerners, but some highlights, unfortunately, this guy also has a very prominent in big ears. For me, the experienced domestic stations and trains in the dirty and noisy, the boy made sound doesn't affect me, but it is not. Chong Anyway, the movie was described in the train to get acquainted with a rich handsome guy's romantic story seems unlikely.

But after the departure from Marseille, car window scenery is well worth appreciation, we are not far from the sea; especially after Cannes, it is essentially by the sea.

Sea water and not during the winter and dark blue it beautiful, but only the "Eastern Mediterranean" this word is enough to let our minds. Cannes does not seem like a luxury we imagine, but after a colossal and styling peculiar hotel or tell us this is a rich person to the holiday place.

More than 2 pm arrival in Nice, the railway station is a busy road, so we surprised a lot across the street in the restaurant, on the road quite see several Oriental.

But we judge all Japan — nice this place, not just for money and close to the West of Japan to travel?: so those in the restaurant may also be prepared for these people in Japan. Is not it? next to a change in foreign currency, it is written with the kanji for "word". Japan here for euros, you can begin their experience France romantic trip.

Beside some Palm trees and large Cactus, reminds us that we came to the warm South.

Follow main street to the North, Jean-Médecin through several path, found at Dijon road (Rue de Dijon), we want to live in two days of the hotel. Dijon is a quiet, narrow path. Hotel Comté de Nice is called, regardless of the name is not from a Duke, we'd like Ah Q can meet myself.

The hotel is not big, not as domestic hotel, as long as the lobby on the stars are bright magnificence.

European hotel, except in accordance with United States person mode operation and management of prestigious hotels, are small and inconspicuous. This 2-star hotel in the so-called Hall, a reception desk and a sofa, no worse than a hostel. Front desk guy attitude is mild, in the confirmation of my booking of a room, took out two keys, tell me the room 018 and 003, rooms to choose from, let's see the room and then decide. Because know 003, room is on the ground floor, and unanimously decided to never have to look at the House, is certainly going to 018. Thus the key to the No. 003 returned to him, take the lift on the first floor, second floor, in the country. Left foreground front guy gave me a nice map, and the main ornamental destinations marked out.

The room is not big, two pieces together in bed almost filled the space, naturally there will be no more domestic hotel standard room, desk, armchairs and small round.

Village on the bathroom also quite satisfactory, because there is a very clean the bathtub. We are wondering if the room is not TV, Zhuang raised his head, but found a little TV high hanging on the bedSurface of the wall. Bed covered with white linens and duvet, European hotel of equipment to do so: maybe not so complete luxury home, but are assured of the health and a clean. Open the window, is an ancient and large buildings. Later when we went out after this building, he saw this is similar to the courtyard of the building, a few door numbers are written on a certain doctor's name. Chong said to me: "it seems that France's doctors are really rich, when we do go to study medicine?" until later when we in the waterfront of Ann Gray Trail (Promenade des Anglais) walking, we also see these faces the sea of little house on the lawyer's brand, I said to her: "or lawyers most money to see people live in the sea view room, or small don't ye do (we have Villa called don't ye)!"

Rest, we have started a nice trip.

In accordance with the "go global, integrated on the introduction of just the front man of maps and flags, I said to the village along Jean-MUI Henderson Avenue (Avenue Jean Médecin) all the way to the South, after Marseille that square (Place Masséna) to the beach. The beach of the West is Ann Gray Trail, is a gathering of all senior hotel; the East coast of the United States (Quai des Etats Unis), junction is nice Theatre, along the United States Coast to the East to the Castle Hill, down the mountain after Northwest edge is the old town of Nice. Starting!

I do not like MUI desen Avenue, auto sound very noisy, must be amplified voice, and Lyon's quiet cannot, and other cities in France, dust seems to be compared.

The good news is that soon came to Marseille's square, the Plaza of the three sides are temporary grandstand Wai, both sides of the shaft enormous neon wall. I know this is the Nice Carnival days. In the go global "mean the end of February each year, 2 months last Tuesday is the last day. But that day is Wednesday, I think that Carnival has ended, the next day I know this is not the case. Because Marcelo Plaza's road has been closed, we are back from the stands next to have in the past, open spaces have a giant Ferris wheel, according to the experience in Lyon, I guess also for carnivals and temporary structures, however this Ferris wheel seems to be better than Lyon every year at Christmas erected the Ferris wheel to prettier.

Quickly go to the beach, Nice theatre let us disappointed.

In the look up Lyon that perfect combination of classic and modern, bright and not luxury Grand Theatre, nice old building of the theatre because too naive, we surprised. The travel all over the world, "says, Nice is the world's rich travel places, if rich people want to see a high quality concerts, theatre cannot be so low? but true.

Through theatre, we went to the beach.

Very often, I suspect, a pedestrian walk past many places is not a good thing.

This doubt went to the Alps skiing. When we see in Grenoble Street seems to be in close proximity of the mountains, when we stay in the Alps enjoy the exhilarating and luxuriant Pine Mountain, Jiang and beams are issued a surprise, but I always felt that all of these sights are already in my vision, I seem to have no surprises. I wonder whether they have lost their innocence and childlike curiosity. This came to the seashore or in Nice. Because seen the sea, Qinhuangdao sea, Qingdao, Xiamen, sea, sea of Hainan, even the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, the sea has lost a young man, the longing and worship. When Zhuang in admiring this Eastern Mediterranean blue sea and symbolizes the tropical Palm trees, I do not like the first time I saw the sea have been surging passion. But the arc of the coastline and is lined with hotels and apartments, tell me I really came to the album and the television in the past in order to see in the Eastern Mediterranean.

I gave the village taking photographs, passing a middle-aged couple stopped, I ask them first, they did not, on the contrary the gentleman said to the two of us took a picture.

Although I have no such intention, but since he is so warm and I agreed. So he gave us a photo shoot, we had mutual road. This was in Europe is not unusual, but contrast later we encounter in Nice, I can't help but feel that this couple was very warm and friendly.

Zhuang used her camera to help me take pictures because the shutter sound is very small, she didn't hear, I have a continuous shooting up to six pieces.

Later senses. She excitedly said: "Oh, you won't have to throw away these photos, you have to give as gifts. All the money and are likely to marry you, you have to send a card! "I smiled--marry a rich man, it seems that our journey always talk about the topic.