Today is the last day in the historical city of Marseilles as we venture forward onto
the popular destination of Nice, France
Map: Marseilles, France to Nice, FranceEarly checkouts always required, we relocate to the familiar Etap courtyard to enjoy our breakfast of French bread with meil (honey), tuna, and kiwis.
Thinking ahead, we also request the front desk to make reservations at an Etap in Nice.
We share the drippings from our tuna and soon make friends with the lingering hotel cat.
After some very enjoyable leisure time, it is back to the train station to continue on to Nice.
This time, the train seating arrangements are much more accommodating as we are able to sit at a table facing one another.
Another train, another game of UNO breaks the ice, and it does not take long to make friends with the fourth passenger sitting at the table, Etienne, a mechanical engineering student from Cannes.
We thoroughly appreciate his company and sense of humor, but soon it is time to exchange addresses as we arrive in Nice, and he continues home to Cannes.
A small rest to gather our bearings before setting out to catch the bus to another Hotel Etap. Near the boarder of Italy, the cultures begin to blur.
A quick bus ride to the Etap with the aid of a local, we arrive with daylight to spare. The view out our window is a beautiful surprise...
...the sparkling Mediterranean Sea is in view!
Downstairs, a corner market provides the comforts of self-catering required for a fine dinner. Bleu cheese, French bread, salami, and Dutch beer.
After a snack, we venture a block away to the Promenade des Anglais (Walk of the English) that boarders the seafront.
The sun sinks as we skip sea-polished stones over the smooth water and watch airliners take off and land over the French Riviera.
Soon returning to the room to rest,
the guys stay out late on the beach
to relax and enjoy their new surroundings.
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