We had Thanksgiving in Nice on the Coast of Southern France. It was a relaxing trip. We did have to juggle our travel to fly down, because the French railroad was striking...again.
We splurged at stayed at an old historic hotel, Hotel Negresco. Dome in the lobby designed by Gustav Eiffel, and crystal chandelier was originally made for Czar Nicholas II, but was never delivered because of the Russian Revolution. Beyond that the hotel was a little ...uhhh... odd. Lots of modern art crammed into quaint old-Europe style interior. Bathroom remodel run amuck with glittering gold matching sinks, tub, and bidet.
Since Nice is only a few miles from Italy, we took advantage of good Italien food, we even ate in an Italien restaurant for Thanksgiving with our friends from Austin Rob and Brian, who happened to be driving into Nice that day. Fantastic lasagne for Thanksgiving dinner. Well, it worked for me.
The rest of the weekend involved mostly strolling on Promenade de Anglais, and watching the waves in the powder blue ocean. It was pretty chilly, except the last day was a georgeous clear blue sunny day.
