Heading up to Puget Theniers on the little train

inside the train station (Nice, France)

there is the little train, in the back. it doesn't look like a train as much as it looks like a bus.

some old posters

here we go! many things we saw along the way.

inside the train

too much stuff!

we kept going up up up and it became so much more beautiful.

ahhh, the fresh mountain air.

bye little train!

this is our stop: Puget-Theniers!

inside the village.



another link: http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/alpmarit/pugetthe/pugetthe.htm

i thought this was a little out of place in the old village.

waiting for our farm dad to pick us up from the village.

cute!

more NICE photos - some things I like

One of my favorite restaurants - ever and anywhere.

La Zucca Magica (click to see website)

NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/dining/06mini.html

from Frommer's review:

The chef at this popular harborside restaurant has been named the best Italian chef in Nice. That this honor should go to a vegetarian restaurant was the most startling part of the news. Chef Marco, who opened his restaurant in 1997 after cooking for many years in Rome, certainly has a fine pedigree -- he's a relative of the late Luciano Pavarotti. He serves refined cuisine at reasonable prices, using recipes from Italy's Piedmont region and updating them with no meat or fish. The red-and-green decor (the colors of Italy) will put you in the mood for the creative cuisine. You'll have to trust Marco, though, because everyone is served the same meal. You can count on savory cuisine using lots of herbs, Italian cheeses, beans, and pasta. Lasagna is a specialty

Brocantic - an antique store in France. I loved their sign.

Yup, another sign I liked.

I loved the colors here (obviously really excellent in person) with the windows lit up in the yellow building and the dark blue sky backdrop and the green lights at the bottom.

The public transportation train tracks went over grass

We stumbled upon a band playing in the streets, big party!

I think I took this picture because I thought it was funny how "Jager Bomb" was written large, red, and bold as well as followed by 6 exclamation points - what the? I guess they are popular in Nice.

And this is where I fell in love with olives...ah, the black olives from the south of France, wow. Oh, and the big beers were good too.

I thought some people would enjoy this. These are the t-shirts from the restaurant next to the one where we were drinking Leffe beers.

Jason in his super tourist outfit, wearing my Floro's Marina t-shirt from Toussaint, Ohio (got it on my way to Cedar Point one year)

And some more signs.

Yup, I miss baguettes.

Yup, I miss the olives.

Yup, I miss the morning espresso's.

and of course the "suggestion du jour" - S-exotique! Haha!

Famous hotel - Negresco.

Some nice palm trees.

A nice looking building

Club Med - our cheap hotel. it was close to the beach.

Colline du Chateau

Situated on the hill between the old town and the harbour, this park is a big favourite with locals and tourists alike. Surrounded by a typically Mediterranean backdrop of pine trees, carobs, figs and aloes, the park's impressive waterfall, children's play area, breathtaking views over the city, medieval ruins and Maritime Museum are all part of its appeal.

~paragraph borrowed from a travel website.

A cool map of the area: http://wikimapia.org/29355/Colline-du-chateau

And my pictures:

NICE beach day! (all caps mean it's the city, not the adjective)

Post Paris - 1st stop = NICE (pronounced like niece, or neese, or kind of like knees)

Walking along the boardwalk

Pretty water, huh?

Sundial

Some typical beautiful architecture.

Even this Chinese restaurant has some cool architecture on it's building (look beyond the bright yellow sign.)

Last night in Paris, sometime in June...

We met up with some Paris friends at a little bar in our neighborhood, however the name escapes me now. But here are the photos anyway.

Party crowds outside the bar, errrr, I mean all the French people who came to say good-bye.

Andrew and Michelle - awww.

Tim from New Orleans

Gabe from Montreal

Chloe from Arizona...not! Actually NEW MEXICO!

(sorry for the mistake, can't wait to see you in LaLa Land!)

cool nerds.

random shots #2 - and our street

I love this mannequin. She's so pretty.

and her pretty brown haired sister.

Our street in the 3rd Arrondissement

Above our door - Lingerie du Chat - oohlala!

Nicholas Flamel lived on our street.

He discovered the philosopher's stone and supposedly he and his wife still wander the streets of Paris. His house, this house, is the oldest in Paris built in 1407. Today it is a restaurant.