Turned out Nice again ....

So Nice was a good place to be for Christmas again. The weather was OK (it rained on 23rd, but was mostly dry and sometimes sunny afterwards). Our hotel was almost totally encased in scaffolding - they've finished the tram and are cleaning up the frontages of older properties that are near to it. It'll be OK in the new year, I expect.

We spent Christmas morning travelling the length of the new tramway - fascinating! It's particularly good to see the town (almost) free of roadworks and quite changed by the process.

The pictures are of the Bay des Anges on Christmas Eve
(afternoon and evening).

As ever, the food was pretty good and we ate particularly well at Le Tire Bouchon (translates as The Corkscrew) where the food was pretty special.

All in all, Nice was a lot quieter this year, maybe because of the unsettled weather?

Happy Winterval

So we're off to Nice in the morning. This is actually a picture from last year, the weather forecast isn't great for this year, but there's a chance for some sunshine on Christmas day.

We've got reservations at a couple of nice restaurants - we had one for the Chantecler (supposed to be the best restaurant in Nice, certainly the most expensive) but they've decided not to open.

I hope everyone has the Christmas they want -- personally, I'd like the new year to be peaceful.

A Frosty Start To The Day

The picture doesn't do it justice, but the garden looks fantastic today. There was a frost last night (my not very accurate max/min) thermometer says that it went to -3. Whatever, it's nice enough to give that wonderful 'icing sugar' effect to grass and foliage.

So, I'm starting another day at home, quite glad that I don't have to scrape the ice off the car...