My French Holiday: Next Stop, Nice

We started our Sunday morning at the local Monaco parish church for Mass. It was a modern structure with murals of Monaco integrated with holy images of Our Lady and the saints in the sanctuary. At noon we checked out of our hotel. Off we went walking towards the train station to catch the next train to Nice.

The parish of St Nicholas in Fontveille area of Monaco.

The train station in Monaco is underground, or really within the hillside.

Waiting for the train in Monaco for Nice.

The train travels very close to the sea coast and occasionally goes through hillside tunnels. The trip is not very long, maybe 30 minutes at the most.

The train from Monaco travels along the coast line of the Mediterranean.

The central train station in Nice.

When we arrived in Nice, we walked down Avenue Jean Medicin towards our hotel. This is a main shopping area with a public transit tram running down the middle of the street.

A public transport tram runs through central Nice to the coast.

Nice has elegant streets of stores and restaurants.

We followed our map down the Boulevard Dubouchage to Hotel Ellington. The hotel had many pictures of Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and other familiars such as Sinatra. The staff were very friendly, and easily conversed with us in English. The rooms were modern, and there was a lovely internal courtyard for cocktails.

Rooms at Hotel Ellington were modern and comfortable.

An internal courtyard at Hotel Ellington.

A nice spot for a Happy Hour Cocktail.

We dropped our bags at the hotel and headed for the Rue Massena where we found many eating options. We settled for a bowl of French Onion Soup. We returned often to this street during our three days in Nice for a meal. One night, I just had to try a dish that this area is known for called bouillabaisse. Its a Provence style fish stew.