Life Above Cloud 9: Nice, France

It has been quite a while since I last blogged and I have been so busy I have a lot to tell you about. I will go trip by trip, one trip per blog. I will start with one of my favorite trips I have done so far, Nice France. I was very excited and a bit surprised to see that I had been given a flight to Nice. For cain crew it is a popular place, everyone wants to work the flight because the destination is very nice, the allowance is good and passenger profile is friendly and well mannered.
I was excited to go because of all the good things I had heard but I still didn't really know what to expect. I had never been to france before either. Even as we were descending I was already excited. The airport landing strip extends into the ocean so it is a really nice view. The weather was really good as well. It looked like a storm had just passed through and we just arrived as the sun was coming out and the sky was clearing up with big dark grey clouds moving away and a cool 50 degree temp (had to describe that part for my dad, he loves hearing that kinda stuff).
After getting to the hotel we still had the afternoon and evening to explore so everyone changed and we met a local guy who gives tours and were off to see the city. Our first stop was at these little stands were people sell stuff sorta like a flea market but french style (more fancy with nice vintage gucci and Louie bags and shoes as well as beautiful furs, antique furniture, pictures, china, etc.) of course I was not buying any of it but it was really neat to look around at.
Next we did a coastal walk. It was cool because we had to follow this rocky path right next to the coast and in some spots if you weren't careful you would get soaked by the waves so you really had to time it right which was a little thrilling! (Two very annoying crew got soaked by a wave too so I really enjoyed seeing that as well...if I do say so).
With the costal walk done we headed to a tiny little bakery with the most amazing treats, it is a good thing that I don't live in France, those treats are very hard to resist and needless to say I didn't resist! We took our selections to one of the best views of the city a little park like place that overlooks the city. it was really cool, on one side you had the coast and then the other side was a beautiful mountain range. After this it was coffee time. We headed for a seven star hotel that used to be a castle and enjoyed a cup of coffee while watching the sun set it was really beautiful!
Monte Carlo is right next to Nice and so we headed that way to see the ever famous casino thanks to a man known as Bond, James Bond. I was really excited to go there it was the one thing I was thinking to do and I must admit I was a little unimpressed. The casino just isn't as extravagant as i thought it was going to be though still nice it was just nice not amazing...
I was however very impressed with the wealth that they have in Monte Carlo. I learned that the least you would expect to pay for a place there is 1 million euro and even that huge amount will buy you very little. After learning this I was not surprised to see all the huge yachts in the boat yard, they were all so big and two had helicopters on them...imagine!
After this we were all ready to go back and sleep! The next morning I woke up went and got some coffee and another yummy pastry and then walked along the coast before it was time to go. I liked Nice a lot because I got to see a lot and learned a bit about the place as well. It is probably not somewhere I would ever have gone so I feel pretty fortunate to have experienced it!