Wednesday, September 1, 2010

nice, france draft

the afternoon drive from pisa italy to the french riviera.. the coach had to go in and out of the highway tunnels many times making it difficult to the eyes of the driver.. french riviera or cote d'azur to the french is made up of several cities or towns.. the popular ones are saint tropez.. cannes for the film festival.. antibes.. monaco where monte carlo is.. nice.. we stayed in nice.. it is named after nike the greek goddess of victory whose statue stands somewhere in the seafront











the 20minute drive from nice to monaco.. the road provides a panorama of french rivieras most beautiful bay











yachts












the royal palace of monaco.. the residence of the grimaldis











and more yachts.. the place is just extravagantly extravagant











a monaco plate












back in nice.. girls on their way home after a day at the beach











a shop along selling everything olive












the beach that stretches 6 and a half km.. on a very hot summer day the beach is full of people.. you have to tiptoe your way from the boardwalk to the waters of mediterranean sea
























parang roxas boulevard












a famous nice landmark.. hotel negresco


















french restaurant menu board



























up next barcelona spain