It is day 14 for us in Eze. We are amazed the sun has been shining
every day since we arrived bar our second day when it was rainy and windy. It really is a magical place with its microclimate. Every day is ground-hog day, we wake to
a brilliant pink sunrise shining through the window – it is beautiful looking out over the sea.
Since my last blog we have had a couple of
day trips.
On Saturday we visited
the village of Eze. It is the
medieval village that sits on the rocky outcrop behind Eze Bord de Mer (Eze on
the sea – where we are). It was a
20-minute bus ride up the mountain.
The village is amazing the way it sits on top of the mountain. It is a labyrinth of windy rocky
streets. Now days the houses of
past are shops, art galleries and restaurants. At the very top there is an exotic garden of cactus and
succulents. The gardens are dotted
with sculptures of ladies and each lady has a plaque with a comment. We loved it all – the views, the
gardens and the ladies. It is
amazing to think the sculptor was a man.
Sorry no offence but, the comments were so in-tune to a ladies
thoughts.
Sunday was a quiet day spent enjoying the sun
and views from our veranda and a wander around the streets in our neighbourhood
as hilly as it is.
Monday – we caught the bus to Nice (I am over
the trains for a while) to wander around the flea market. The flea market has been running for at
least 20+ years because that is how old the ‘visitors guide’ is in the
apartment. The market is a mostly
antique affair which I love, shame we couldn’t buy anything. After the market we took the tourist toy train around
Nice. You remember it is one of
our favourite touristy things to do.
We were so excited when we saw it pass by. Jim ran into the middle of the road to ask the driver where
we boarded. We made our way to the
starting point and half an hour later we were on our way. The views from the top of the mountain
overlooking Nice were fantastic.
Today, Tuesday was another quiet day here
at the apartment. We searched for
accommodation for our two nights in KL.
We found an appealing B&B near the airport. It will be ideal as we only have one
full day in KL after leaving Phuket in between our flights home.
Catch up with Jim’s great photos on
Flickr of the gardens at Eze village, the tour of Nice and the beautiful sunrises from our apartment.
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| A streetscape of Eze village |
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| View from exotic gardens overlooking Eze Bord de Mer |
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| Jim - with the endless sea behind him |
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| I liked this plaque from the sculpture of Isabeau |
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| One tiny section of the flea market in Nice |
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| A 'selfie' with Nice in the background |
Happy, Eze looks amazing. It sounds like you have had a wonderful time there.
ReplyDeleteAre you excited to be coming home soon? I shall miss all your pics and stories very much. xx