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St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
We took an Uber over to St -Jean-Cap-Ferrat, went for a walk and then for a beer (it was hot) and lunch. Note: the metal sculpture of the person painting is of Winston Churchill.
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More photos around Nice
The third photo shows a figure in silver ready to take flight. What isn’t shown is the part below it which is in the shape of a wave with 86 names written on it. This is a memorial to the tragedy that occurred during the celebration of Bastille day on the Promenade des Anglais in…
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Antibes
Today we took the train to Antibes. We managed to keep our perfect track recored of something going wrong on every trip. In this case, the ticket issued by the SNCF connect app wouldn’t let us through the gates to get to the platform. We went to search for help. We finally found an official…
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Trial Run and Naive Art
We leave here a week from today (Saturday). We thought we would try to take the tram to the airport at 1.7 euros each instead of an expensive taxi so wanted to see how busy it would be around 10:30 am on a Saturday which is when we will be leaving. The Alsace-Lorraine Tram station…
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Castle Hill and the 15 minute hair cut
Today we headed off first to the Saleya market and then the plan was either to take the tiny tram up the colline du château or to take the elevator. Last year we walked up and it inspired us to find some less exhausting way. The Saleya market is in the old town and covers…
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Around Town
Our AirBnb hostess Michelle’s parents, grandparents and aunt and uncle all lived in apartments on different floors in this same apartment building at one time. Presumably she inherited one of the apartments and fixed it up to be an airbnb. She lives elsewhere in the city. Michelle recommended places to go and eat. We tried…
