We picked a nice relaxed way to start off a summertime European jaunt. After landing in Nice, France we rented a fun little car. Now Kim wants to see if he can get a Peugeot 206 at home. It also makes us think of David and Anna as they had one until recently as well.
Less than an hour from the Nice airport you pass Monaco and cross into Italy and there begins the Italian Riviera. The place we picked to stay has a small private beach, although the pic I used of it is a glammed up version as the real thing was a bit more worn and churned up and a bit of debris...but we still swam. It also has a large lovely saltwater pool and jacuzzi in the main area. It is a combination of small cabins, essentially a stand alone hotel room with a little deck in front, and tent and camper parking further down towards the sea. This of course made Kim and I think of Ronny & Michael as well as Linda & Mike our caravan loving British families.
They have a lovely breakfast buffet in the restaurant and Kim says the coffee is typically amazing (as in better than almost everywhere back home) and we are in a campground!
Since our arrival late Thursday night we haven't done much other than sleep, eat, swim,sleep eat swim & sun and repeat in an attempt to beat jetlag.
Well, since it's not yet 6am I haven't won the battle obviously but it could be worse.
Last night we drove into town and circled a bit until we found a parking garage and managed to get a table at a popular restaurant out of sheer luck as they were fully booked. All I can say is Italian pizza is the best! We have pretty great places back home like Hot Italian, Selland's, Massulos and Pizza Aiolo in Colfax, but it's just not quite the same..must be the flour or tomatoes or cheese or some magic combination of all of them.
After breakfast we are going to road trip north to Morgins, Switzerland to visit Joelle. Should be a beautiful drive with the alps in the route. I will try and snap a picture or two as we go.
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