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Varese and a last minute decision....to go to Nice!

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After packing our bags in the morning we walked to a local coffee bar/bakery guided by David and upon Heather's request for the "delicious jam filled brioche" they really were delicious! We savoured this last tast of Italian coffee as last night we decided to head to the French Riviera to Nice! 
We threw together a wee packed lunch from the left ova of last nights salad and headed off for example train to Milan where we'd get our connection to Nice. From the we settled in for our 6 hour train journey. 

there was a very posh designer lady sitting opposite us for the majority of the way, until Monaco Montr Carlo, and although she was very distant for the Friday hour or so she quickly loosened up after I offered enr a chocolate treat and subtly complimented her in small talk. we found out that she was originally Estonian but had lived in Londona and Nice and a for other places but was now base in Monte Carlo. Claire and I wer speculating after she got off that we though she was some sort of fashionista, with her Lou Vuitton case and handbag, her Burberry jacket and channel scarf, and the rest of her outfit and the way she carried herself just screamed style! She was very interesting to chat to and she recommended a lot of cool things to see, places to eat and places to live in Nice (although we suspected that some of these were a little out of our price range!)

This has been one of the most beautiful countryside and sea scape journeys we've experienced on this trip! Some of the views on the way down to the coast, then turning and following the coast.ine along to Nice along the French and Italian riviera was simply breathtaking, especially at that time in the evening when the light was soft and the colours were pastel and a slight tinge of orange sun still touched everything. 

We were in nice by 8pm and although not as nice as we'd expected we settled in and had a good nights sleep ready to go explore tomorrow! 

F x

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