The stunning coastal scenery on the Italian Riviera continued into France as we crossed the border and made our way towards the microstate of Monaco.
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| Monaco |
With the number of supercars roaring past us increasing the closer we got, we headed to the Monte Carlo Casino (Ferraris seemed to be the car of choice among the filthy rich in this part of the world).
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| Sweet ride! I guess the Ferrari is kinda cool too... |
After taking a few photos we carried on back into France for the last 20 or so kilometres to Nice. On the way I made sure to look out for the infamous Villa Nellcote - the mansion where the Rolling Stones spent 6 months partying and recording Exile on Main Street in the early 70s. The building is pretty hard to spot and is now owned by a Russian millionaire (who paid $128 million for it!) - he apparently isn't a Stones fan.
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| Villa Nellcote almost hidden by palms |
We then spent two nights in a hostel in Nice so we could have a full day in the city. It was a public holiday in France for May Day so many of the museums in the city were shut. Nevertheless we managed to fill in the day strolling along the esplanade, through the winding narrow streets of the old town, and up to see the view from 'Castle Hill'.
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| Looking east from Castle Hill. The enormous yacht in the centre is one of the biggest private yachts in the world; owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It has two submarines and two helicopter pads, Mick Jagger has recorded songs on it, and U2 once played a gig on it! |
We'd had a few long days of biking in a row and felt like some comfort food, so instead of sampling some French cuisine we got a burger and nachos at a busy Irish pub while listening to a slick three piece band play 50s rock & roll.
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| We couldn't figure out what this parade was about - some sort of May Day celebration? |
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| Stitched panorama of Nice from Castle Hill |
- Dave
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