Tuesday, August 01, 2006

CÔTE D'AZUR - FEBRUARY 1982

THE FRENCH RIVIERA IN WINTER TIME, AT LEAST NOT CROWDED


"NICE - On the way to the Crand Corniche"


"ST. JEAN CAP FERRAT - Seen from the Grand Corniche"


"EZE - A nice village, with a beautiful view"


"LA TURBIE - Five hundred meters over the sea, with the Trophy of the Alps, aka Augustus Trophy"



"NICE - Place Massena (Marshall of France serving in the armies of Napoleon, lead the third and last French invasion to Portugal and was defeated as his predecessors Junot and Soult have also been) preparing for Carnival"




"NICE, CASTLE - Not much to be seen from the old castle itself; however, the view to the city and to the sea is gorgeous. From the port (east) to the Promenade des Anglais (west), everything can be seen from the platform, 90 meters over the city"



"NICE, CASTLE - The views to the North are also interesting"


"NICE - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL. The Cathedral was built by Tsar Nicolas in 1912, and was the first to be designated a Russian Orthodox Cathedral outside Russia"




"BEACH - Don't go to Nice for the beach: you might get hurt in the gravel and rocks. Better try the Algarve! Besides that, it's amazing to stroll by the beach in winter with practically no one around..."

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