The French Riviera Nice Part Two: On day two we told ourselves to “take a hike”. A few miles East of Nice is a peninsula that sticks a few miles into the Mediterranean called Cap Ferrat. There is a popular… Read More ›
Month: October 2023
France – Nice
The French Riviera Part One: Including the French Riviera in our travels was a “must” for me because outside of Paris it might be the most famous part of France. Nicknamed the Cote d’Azur (the blue coast) in 1887, the… Read More ›
France – Aix En Provence
Like Avignon, Aix-en-Provence has two train stations. The TGV station (fast train) is located on the line between Avignon and Marseilles, but it is a $40 cab ride to Aix-en-Provence from that station. I routed us from Avignon to Marseille… Read More ›
France – Avignon
Avignon was a city I’d heard of, but didn’t know much about. I was planning an activity for us in the general area of Avignon, so it worked out good to stay there for a couple of nights. We had… Read More ›
France – Annecy
After Lyon, we started using trains to get where we were going. Our next stop was in Annecy for a few days. Annecy is not far from the border of Switzerland and is close to some famous ski resorts -like… Read More ›
France – Lyon
On Saturday morning, they asked us to be off the barge by 9 A.M. There was a little store near the harbor where I’d seen a piece of Gien ceramics that I wanted to buy. We walked over there to… Read More ›