Day 4 – Nice & Cannes

Our last day in France seemed like a long one. Mainly because we moved accommodation. We started off the day by visiting the old town (Nice Vieux) and the flower market. It was only today that I feel we really began to appreciate Nice. The streets and alleyways were gorgeous and were packed full of small and interesting shops. It seems that the prices of food decrease hugely compared to the central tourist area just one street away – a perfect place for a budget lunch and, oops, another ice cream.

The flower market was less about flowers and more about food with a huge variety of breads, meats, fruits and spices available from the stalls.

We spent a little time on the beach and I went for a paddle much to Emma’s amusement (I was trying to heal my blister in the salt water). After returning to the hostel to collect our bags we arrived at the station to travel to Cannes. We corrected another error with our journey to Milan (the third time we have been to the station to sort out where we go from Nice).

In Cannes we checked in to our hotel and really appreciated the luxury of our own room (such snobs we are)!

Our evening was spent meandering through the old part of Cannes feeling jealous of all the people eating in the huge number of pretty restaurants in the alleys of the old town. In the end we had to settle for chips as that’s all we could afford! Still, we ate them on the side of the harbour next to yet more expensive yachts and it was very nice.

We also managed to book up Interlaken and the place we are staying looks stunning – let’s hope it lives up to expectations! Milan tomorrow.