It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Lunch and a Wedding Singer

All photos taken on June 13, 2011. There are many hill and mountain towns in France, but we chose Entrevaux for its interesting history and so we could ride the Chemin de Fer de Provence train line to get there. Due to either an IP address glitch on my end or a WordPress change to

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Hitting the Heights

All photos taken on June 13, 2011. After finishing our coffee, we made our way through the streets of Entrevaux to the point where the path up to the Citadel meets Rue de l’Orbitelle. Please use these links: Blog Post URL https://wordpress.com/post/photodropfour.wordpress.com/1933 or Reader URL for Post https://photodropfour.wordpress.com/2023/06/01/its-going-to-be-a-nice-vacation-hitting-the-heights/ Reader feedback indicates the 2nd link works

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Little Train That Could

All photos taken on June13, 2011. One of the tours we were most keen to take while we were in Nice was the Chemin de Fer train de Provence train ride from Nice to Entrevaux. We had popped into Gare Chemin de Fer de Provence a short distance away from Nice-Ville station a couple of

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Common Man’s Monaco

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. Just 13 km (8 miles) and 29 minutes down the road, was the city of Menton, right near the Italian border. You may have to go to my full post site and click follow or subscribe to read the full post… https://photodropfour.wordpress.com/. or try this second way To continue

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – How the Other Half Lives

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria. It is bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to 38,682 residents, of whom 9,486 are Monégasque nationals; it is widely recognized as one of the most expensive and wealthiest places

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Heading for the Border

All photos taken on June 12, 2011. It was Sunday and the streets were quiet as we headed out to Cours Saleya to find breakfast. I must admit that chewing through a crusty baguette was not fun with shattered front teeth, so I used a knife and fork to make it easier, pushing the bits

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Hiking the Chemin des Douaniers

All photos taken on June 11, 2011. There are 2 coastal hikes on Cap Ferat, Chemin des Douainiers (literally Customs Road), colloquially “the Smugglers Path”, as some would try and land goods or contraband on the coast to avoid taxes or detection. The other shorter path Promenade des Fossettes (translates as Dimples Walk). We chose

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild – Gardens

All photos taken on June 11, 2011. The villa is surrounded by nine gardens, each on a different theme: French, Spanish, Japanese, Florentine, Provençal, exotic, a stone garden, a rose garden and a garden of Sèvres. They were created between 1905 and 1912 under the direction of landscape architect Achille Duchêne. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild – Indoors

All photos taken on June 11, 2011. It was a short walk from the bus stop to Villa Ephrussi. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site.

It’s Going to be a NICE Vacation! – Self Care

All photos taken on June 11, 2022. Today was to be my first visit to the home nurse, since my incident. We grabbed the 2 shopping bags of supplies and headed off to the end of the tram line for a short walk through some new territory. There was a market in the area and