Day 30: Nice Is Nice!

Since we just recently realized that Mom only had one more full day left before she had to leave, we decided to leave for the train station early this morning so we would have as much time as possible in Nice. Unfortunately our train was delayed 40 min, but we still arrived here before noon, so lots of time to sightsee! Our train ride was another beautiful one- I think I've decided I want to move to the south of France!

For what seemed like the first time since Mom joined me, we found our hotels with no problems- woo hoo! It's in a great location- right in the Old Town with stores, restaurants, and the beach at our fingertips. We explored all of that this afternoon- well, we didn't actually go to the beach but we did notice that they don't have sand here- just rocks! It doesn't seem like that would be very comfortable to lie on, but I guess I will just have to test it out for myself tomorrow! (Mom has to catch her plane in the morning but I will be spending another night in Nice) We also checked out "The Rock" which is a really nice park at the foot of the Old Town. It's situated quite high up on a hill so we opted for the elevator instead (hey, don't call us lazy- we have been doing tons of walking this trip!) The green hills, the red-roof houses, the bright blue sea...what a beautiful view from up there! Mom wouldn't get too close to the edge (just a LITTLE afraid of heights) but I managed to get some pics of the wonderful scenery.

After we made our way back down to normal height we stopped for lunch and had- what else- a Niçoise salad (a must-have in Nice I should think!) It was MASSIVE (and delicious!)- glad we decided to split it!

After wandering around for a bit more we went back to the hotel to cool off (did I mention the amazing weather here??) and relax. For the first time in a while (actually I think the first time since Mom arrived!) we decided to just do a simple dinner- some take-out pizza and wine in our hotel room (PS. the wine was in plastic cups- classy!) Over dinner we chatted about our favourite places we went- we couldn't decide so it ended up a discussion of our favourite meals and desserts...but once again it was hard to decide- too many good ones to choose from!

Although we had a few disareements along the way it was great to have my Mom woth me for these past few weeks. We have seen so many amazing sights together and I know it is something neither of us will forget! THANKS MOM!

Alright, who's joining me next??? :)

Love, Dianna