Saturday, November 19, 2005

Bonjour


Greetings from the beautiful Côte d'Azur. Nice (prounounced as in "neice"), named after "Nike" the Greek goddess of Victory, is the capital city of the French Riviera between Cannes and Monaco/Monte Carlo.

Enjoy



The French Mediterranean cuisine is awesome!

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A Room with a View






Streets of Nice




Le Chateau - Nice's answer to Rock Creek/Central Park




This park is beautiful. Built up the side of a hill, to see all it's splendid features, be ready to get your climb on.



View of the Mediterranean Sea from the park. You can see why this region is named Cote d' Azur.



Waterfall at the top(center) of the park

Cemetary at the southern end of the park


Memorium dated in the 1700s

Eze


The Medieval Village of Eze, named by Phoenicians in honour of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Today the ruins of this 12th century village serve as a 5+ star hotel.




Port of Monte Carlo, Monaco







Casino Monte Carlo



Monte Carlo station