The French Riviera : Nice & Cannes

Pure money, if you want to see that, the French Riviera is the place to be. The condos you drive around, the shops on the promenade, the cars, the party places, they all smell of money! Its been where the moneyed of Europe have been vacationing since ages, and so is to be expected, but still, its quite a sight!

We spent some time on the Cannes Beach. Its quite near Nice, which has an airport. The drive from Nice to Cannes is pretty, next to the sea, ups and downs, and luxurious apartments on both sides (One day, maybe...:) ).


Its cool to be there in summer, lots of cafes, lots of sun, sit there sipping drinks and taking in the view. The beach, I did not find very impressive, but the shops, definitely! Have seen the stores in London too, but Cannes was definitely something else. We walked around a bit in the market too. (interesting to see, not as much to buy from though...!) Cannes has the annual film festival, which of course we did not get to see. But if you get a chance to be there at that time, would be fun to see the celebrities from the world descending there.

Nice was also similar. The lanes and buildings are old, and well maintained. Other than that, the only thing to spend time in Nice is on the beach. Apparently, the not so rich stay in Nice, and the very rich go to St Tropez!

We partied a bit in Nice, in a club near the beach road. The parties continue till early morning (5 am). There are enough watersports to do here, we did para sailing and banana boat (its called something like that I think). The place does get a little too hot in the summer though. The old city can be visited, did not figure out what there is to see though! If you have enough time, do visit Monaco, its about 18 miles from Nice, and the road is supposed to be scenic, and the casinos fun too.