Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Nice, Claire's Visit, Updates

Been a while since I posted. I'm furiously posting photographs and videos on Facebook/Youtube. Maybe I'll update this post when they are all up and processed.

In terms of research, I'm severely behind as a result of Claire's visit, but it was certainly worth it. Just got back from Nice, which was a beautiful city. I managed to cut down on costs using a ride share and Couch Surfing; both of which also had rewards in interesting conversation and exciting folks.

The beach at Nice definitely lives up to it's qualification as the Coast of Azure as the water was bright blue in color. The old city was suuuper cute too. Claire took some great pictures I'm sure with one of the four cameras we had with us.

So: recommended things for travelers in France/Nice. Couch Surfing! Covoiturage! Hotel Rex in Nice!

Hotel Rex is in a perfect location (couldn't be better) and was not too expensive. It was not the nicest hotel in the world, but the staff went beyond the call of duty and let us shower after we checked out and store are bags late into the night.

What else, what else. I saw a soccer game (Montpellier vs. Gyor) [they lost] and I went to many museums (also a zoo and clubs!). There will be many pictures I'm sure, and here's a nice video pairing le Jardin des Plantes and a view of Nice from Le Chateau (a hill overlooking the old city) with a tight song from Skream's new album Outside The Box.

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