Breakfast is included at the hotel. Not a buffet, you order off a menu. I…
Nice Going
Last day in Nice. I’m going to miss France; but not le smoking or the merde de chien…
Another stunning Cote d’Azur October day. A tad hazier than yesterday but plenty warm, 22 plus humidity. Wanted to enjoy the weather, without intent, so in the morning, from the hotel, wandered through city streets, into the old town, over to Port Lympia.
From an aimless wander, on a whim, headed east to the next city over, Villefranche. I walked east on the road (or the “upper route”), which clings to the cliffside with gorgeous views up and down the coastline.
For the return route I took the seaside path. Web resource All Trails designates it “moderately challenging” to which I would say it’s tricky, arduous, and very exposed. Of all the walks and hikes over the last week this was definitely the most arduous. It was up and down, stairs and hills, narrow, at times the foliage was overgrown, but a wonderful diversion and hugely rewarding.
The path returning to Nice starts out innocently enough. Not like a hike at all…
The path ends, partially, about halfway to Nice, where you need to climb back up to the road, skirt an old villa, the Maeterlinck mansion (now a block of apartments) and then you can climb back down to the coastal path. All told about 12 kms return but that doesn’t account for stairs!
Afterwards did some more sightseeing through various neighbourhoods before it was dinner and, unfortunately, time to pack.
Week in Nice Recap
- Wednesday: 17,950 steps or 9.4 miles
- Thursday: 20,984, 11.3
- Friday: 21,186, 11.8
- Saturday: 22,365, 11
- Sunday: 15,262, 8.6
- Monday: 24,653 (banner day!), 12.4
- Tuesday: 22,728, 13.2
So a pretty active week, over 145,000 steps, over 125 kms or, as I prefer to keep track, just under 80 miles.
Miles are so much more rewarding. The Proclaimers never sung they would walk just over 804 kilometres, and then they’d walk just over 804 more; nor did they sing they’d walk 804.672. But 500 miles. That’s an achievement. Yeah, so nearly 80 miles.
Wednesday was early checkout for an early flight; midday on British to Heathrow. Adieu Cote d’Azur.
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