We arrived after an early flight and as soon as the doors opened we were greeted by the sunshine and warmth. A quick ride to the hotel Radisson Blu and we were ready for our weekend. They had our room ready early as we had requested so we went straight up. The room had a stunning view and Nic had arranged for a bottle of Rose Champagne to be sent up too. So we spent a large part of the day, sitting up on our balcony, looking down on the Promenade des Anglais, drinking champagne and eating french cheese and Prosciutto.
The first evening we went out for dinner at La Roustide. The restaurant is known for its Truffles so we both had set truffle menus, Petit for me and Grande for Nic. Both meals began with an Amuse Bouche with Basil and Truffles and were followed with a Butternut squash Veloute with Truffles, then for Nic Salad, Risotto, Veal.. all with Truffles of course! The restaurant was tiny, with just seven tables and only one seating a night, they expect their guests to spend the whole evening there, wonderful!
The following day saw us have a huge and delicious breakfast at the hotel and then we walked into Nice, strolling along the promenade and into the old town we walked through the central gardens which are expansive and strolled past Hermes, Versace and many more! Once we hit the older areas we found ourselves in tiny paved, pedestrian streets full of flower shops and spice stores stocking the most amazing herbs and spices including tiny dried flowers which smelled like Heaven! After hours just wandering and chatting we headed back to the hotel for some much needed R&R before dinner. That evening we headed out to Les Jardins du Capitole, this was a lovely restaurant on the Promenade and again we had a beautiful meal. I had Onion Soup (amazing) followed by the duck (incredable) and Creme Brûlée, all washed down with an delicious red.
Our final day and we spent the first few hours sitting by the rooftop pool at our hotel sunbathing. After that we headed back to Nice to check out the Antiques Market and find some Socca (a local treat, in between a flatbread and a pancake). Again we strolled, chatted and checked out the huge market they hold there every Monday, we ate Socca and fries at a restaurant on the market and brought some french chocolat from a chocolatier off a tiny street. One of the treats today was finding that the Cathedral was open and we could walk in and look around. It is probably the most beautiful cathedral I have been into, intricate and covered in gilt, marble and stone carvings, it is colourful and the attention to detail is simply mind-blowing. If you are interested, have a Google of Nice Cathedral/ Cathedrale Sainte-Reparte and have a flick through some of the photos.
After an exhausting two days of around 25-30kms walked, multiple bottles of wine and champagne guzzled, plate after plate of french cuisine consumed, we were ready to head back to our family, dogs and friends in England.But Nice will always have a special little place in my heart!
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