nice is nice!
well, i have arrived!
i made it safe and sound, after a cancelled flight, rescheduled flight, and a delay on the tarmac in nyc, i’m here!
i had a nice long post written about this, but i lost it, and i’m exhausted, so i’m not retyping it.
i’m staying at the villa saint exupery in nice. i took the bus in to the city centre, place saint maurice, this afternoon. as i was getting off the bus, the sweetest little old woman helped me find the phone booths. she was also giving me directions to walk to the hostel. i nearly forgot, she insisted on dragging along my little red suitcase, the one with wheels. what a sweetheart! her name is angelique, and she saved me today. thank you angelique, wherever you are!
so, i called the hostel, and they came to pick me up. i checked in, i’m sharing a room with 3 other people, though there are 3 open beds still. there is a distinct “petit prince” theme to the hostel that i love. i took a nice shower, and then headed out.
i took a walk down to city centre, and i do mean down. the hills here rival san francisco, for real. i had a light dinner (costing under 2 euros) and then headed back up to the hostel to relax a bit before tomorrow
tomorrow i will take the bus to old nice, to the fruit and flower market. from there i’ll take another bus to eze village, a medieval village up on a hill. from eze i’ll take the bus to monaco. from monaco i’ll head back to the hostel, to rest up for saturday, when i’ll travel to ventimiglia, italy. it is really quite close, so i’m going to go into town early, stow my bags in a locker at the train station, and then walk around old nice for a bit before heading out.
and for now, i’m going to pass out, and try to catch up on some jet lag!