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September 20, 2009 – Nice, with its gorgeous
Mediterranean coastline, rich architectural heritage,
mouth-watering Niçoise cuisine and colorful outdoor markets, is the largest
city on the famed French Riviera. I loved every minute of Nice, but
I especially enjoyed exploring the maze of narrow streets in the atmospheric
old section of the city known as "Vieux Ville." It was dusk when we
first arrived. We were hungry so we set off to find a good place to dine. Here's
a bit of what we saw along the way:
Nice, like most cities in Europe, is very pet-friendly.
As long as they're leashed and well-behaved, dogs of all shapes and sizes are
welcome in hotels, restaurants, outdoor markets, indoor shops, buses, trams and
trains. Most of the dogs we saw in Nice were quite small, though:
For me, people-watching is usually a lot more fun
than dog-watching:
During
the summer months Nice's endless blue sky, brilliant azure water and white pebbled
beach attracts a diverse mix of tourists, swimmers and sunbathers:
And yes, the water really is that blue! I did some shooting
as I strolled along the "Promenade
des Anglais"
which overlooks Nice's pebbled beachfront. The beach stretches uninterrupted
along the coastline for more than 4 miles:
Modesty is not a big issue along Nice's shoreline. Some women still prefer topless
sunbathing but those women now seem to be
in the minority. Many of the topless sunbathers were well over 40 and their skin
looked, quite frankly, pretty sun damaged. The younger women tended to keep their
tops on and I suspect they used a lot more sunscreen.
Moving on, below are a few more scenes from the Vieux Ville:
I can only give you my impressions of a place based
on where I stood, what I saw and what I shot during a relatively short period
of time. Nice was truly a pleasure. If you've managed to get through all of these
photos, I thank you for indulging me.
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