After my tranquil week of staying with Solene and Trinidad I headed south on a 5 hour hitchhiked ride to Nice, the main city of the French Riviera, which sits on the Mediterranean shore 40 minutes away from Italy.
Nice is a beautiful city but it is always covered with a thick layer of site devouring tourists scattered amongst the scenery and attractions. I decided to focus a little on them because they are fascinating creatures, and also were blocking my view most of the times.
The Riviera is nothing less than the perfect place to live. Viewing the sea, 1-2 hours away from skiing in the Alpes and wonderful weather nearly all year round. That is why the richest people in the world, probably including most of James bond’s nemeses, control it, live in it and spoil its natural beauty with grandiose real estate. Of course mainly living there in the summer, when the weather is best suited to their liking.
I really enjoyed couch surfing from host to host. I was mainly in Nice but got to visit Menton, Mougins, Cannes and Vallauris. Everyone was so nice, different and taught me and showed me really cool things, like sight seeing, art, local food, how to make taste vinaigrette and play Settlers board game.
Old Nice (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice)
Colline du Château between the Old Town (Vieux-Nice) and the port of Nice
Somewhere in Nice
National Museum od Mark Chagal
National Museum od Mark Chagal
National Museum od Mark Chagal
National Museum od Mark Chagal
Somewhere in Nice
Somewhere in Nice
Garibaldi, Nice
Nice, Centre
less lucrative part of Nice
My host, Francoi’s Shelfs
Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, close to Nice
Inside Nice museum of modern art
Monastère de Cimiez Garden
In a fountain in Monastère de Cimiez Garden
Monastère de Cimiez Garden
Cannes, opposite Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
Cannes, opposite Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
Cannes, opposite Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
Cannes, opposite Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
My hosts’ Anita and Pascal’s shelf
Nice, shore, promenade des anglais
Nice, shore, promenade des anglais
Nice, shore, promenade des anglais
Choreographed fountains in Nice
Je suis Charlie rally in Nice
Je suis Charlie rally in Nice
View above Massena street in Nice
Curtains in Marie’s, my host’s, flat
Je suis Charlie rally in Nice
Je suis Charlie rally in Nice
Menton
Menton, old city
Menton, old city
Menton, old city
In a bus from Menton to Nice
Last day in Nice
Menton
Menton
After I met you 
I hope to see more pictures from Nice and see you again.