Summer holidays this year gave us a chance to load up the trusty ole Macpac pack once again to explore the French Riviera and Spain. Flights from Edinburgh to Nice, France were ridiculously cheap £70 each one way ($140 NZD).
The idea was to spend as much time at the beach as possible and just chill out after a lengthy northern hemisphere winter (albeit a novel one with snow and barely any rain or wind). In between lounging on the beaches many of the towns we visited on the French Riviera had amazing old town areas, perfect for wandering around, and evening dining in the narrow streets.
The glitz and glamour of Monaco was well worth a look. So many supercars rolling around the streets as locals went about their daily business. We visited the Jacques Cousteau's Oceanographic Museum, including an excellent aquarium - being a bit of a fisho myself this was quite a treat.
As per many of the previous blog updates we have tended to let the photos do the talking.
The idea was to spend as much time at the beach as possible and just chill out after a lengthy northern hemisphere winter (albeit a novel one with snow and barely any rain or wind). In between lounging on the beaches many of the towns we visited on the French Riviera had amazing old town areas, perfect for wandering around, and evening dining in the narrow streets.
The glitz and glamour of Monaco was well worth a look. So many supercars rolling around the streets as locals went about their daily business. We visited the Jacques Cousteau's Oceanographic Museum, including an excellent aquarium - being a bit of a fisho myself this was quite a treat.
As per many of the previous blog updates we have tended to let the photos do the talking.
View at sunset from our hostel out over Nice
Cher Bro! No kinas or dough boys on this menu...
Crystal clear waters in the Riviera (one of the private beaches in Nice)
Villefranche (a little fishing village a few minutes outside Nice)
Backstreets of Villefranche
The Kat in the hat
Macaroons
Macaroons
Nice nails
Dinner out in Nice old town, really really good street band in the background
Quality busking band
Monaco panorama
Kat in front of Casino Royal, Monaco
Monaco (harbor in background)
'Front Axel' painted on the road - pit area for the Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco Aquarium, Jacques Cousteau was a managing director at one stage
Cousteau's submarine
I was mesmerized by this.. a gurnard walking. Get those running traces out!
Viewing window
Mean ass Lobster
Groper
Whimsical Jellyfish
Flying fish mosaic
Remember this guys - Sharks are responsible for less than 10 fatal attacks every year, compared to 50 fatal attacks from Jellyfish, and 2000 fatal attacks from crocs. Why are we scared of sharks?
Worlds first submarine
Explanation of how it works
History
Monaco Palace (more of a building)
