Final Day in Nice
Today was our last full day in Nice. We’ll be leaving for the airport early on Thursday morning for a return flight that will have us arriving in Dallas by the evening (we gain...
Category: Travel
Cannes
Tuesday proved to be a beautiful day in the French Riviera. The rain was gone and sunny, warm skies greeted us this morning. First, we visited the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice which was...
Entrevaux
The forecast for Nice was cloudy and rainy today, so Gary and I toured through a 19th century Italian Villa this morning, then jumped on a train to get away from the rain and...
Best Day Yet
The weather was perfect today — sunny and warm. It was, without a doubt, the best day so far! See below for a short photoblog. I’ll upload more pictures in the gallery tomorrow. It’s...
Monaco
We made it to Monte Carlo/Monaco today, and it was worth the wait. Below is a short summary of our day in pictures. A complete photo tour is loaded in the “Photos” section (look...
Friday in Nice
Yes, I did say Nice, not Monaco as I had mentioned in yesterday’s blog. Why didn’t we make it to Monaco? Well, it’s an interesting story. Our hotel room has blinds that you can...
Nice: Day One
After spending 11 hours in the air, we arrived in Nice around 3:30 local time. The flight from London wasn’t full so we breezed through passport control and customs — no lines, yay! After...
9 Hours On Plane
I’m sitting on American Airlines flight 78 bound for London Heathrow airport. The time is 9:45 pm, and I’m about 2 hours into a 9-hour flight. The lights are dimmed and a movie is...
The Safe Seat
With all the excitement surrounding the miraculous landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River yesterday, I can’t help but be amazed by the skill of the pilot who carefully and masterfully...
