Today, we travelled back to France, this time to Nice. We checked out at 10 pm, return the rental and board the 2 pm flight to Nice. Nice is a famous city at the French Riviera, casually called Cote d'Azur.

On board the flight, we can already see the turquoise blue water below greeting us at the Cote d Azur. We boarded the city bus towards the city center. Because the sun shines brightly that day, we managed to witness the bright turquoise water of Nice prior to Landing.

Arriving at the airport, we choose to take a bus towards the city centre. Bus dropped us at a bus stand near the boardwalk and we proceed to the hotel by walking – we should take the tram instead with the huge bags we are carrying. The tram line Massena was 20 meters from our hotel. * I did mentioned in the previous post that our hotel is located next to La Fayette*. While in the bus, there was this one elderly couple that still acts lovingly and romantic towards each other. I heard that this is their dream destination. Somehow, my heart was touched by that sentiment.

This hotel was managed by a friendly alderman called mr Ahmed. He was so friendly and kind. He never fails to greet us and to make ourselves feel home. Settling in, we went to have a walk at the beach. By then, it was cloudy so, no turquoise blue sea for us L . We met a Malay Singaporean couple who is walking next to us. We talked a lot about our destination. The couple, whose wife worked with Hyatt (therefore entitled free stays at Hyatt hotels worldwide) came to Europe to explore. They have been to Europe for number of times.

We took a tour to Nice Old City. Went through the building and we found the Flowers Market at the square. They sell a lot of things here, not just flowers. The square was filled with seafood restaurant where you can smell the fragrant of baked seafood. Me and Su went to a small stall selling small leather goods. We bought it. It costs me Euro 35 for my small handbag (which I still wear until now, a year plus). In the bag was stitched a label saying “Made in Nice, France”. I love locally-made items- that is souvenir. Label tu yang mahal dan itulah yang Nadia suka. Beli barang made locally.

The streets of Nice

We went around and managed to browse in La Fayette before it closes. In Nice, shops closed very early, around 6 p.m. So if you have some shopping, please coordinate. We did a lot of shopping in Nice - all the shopping that is.

Me and Su got lost in Nice that night. We want to go back to the leather goods stall at the flower market. We get confused and ended up getting lost. Frustrated, we went back to the hotel.