"Bright" is perhaps the best adjective to describe the city of Nice, located in Southern France! The vivid blue of the Riviera, the hot white sunshine, the russet roofs of "cuisses des romans"* tiles atop cream colored walls.
When visiting Nice (pronounced "niece") here are a few things to note:
1. The public beach located in Nice is pebbly, not sandy. If you want to lie in the sun, you'll also want a beach mat to lie on. The beach is also topless...
2. Try an exotic ice cream flavor! You'll probably stumble into an ice cream shop or cart without even trying. Lavender is delicious, but if you're feeling very brave you can have olive or tomato!
3. Tour a perfumery. My mother is sensitive to perfumes and body sprays, but she found that the real, quality perfumes from Fragonard did not give her a headache! A great souvenir is a variety pack of perfumes in miniscule bottles. That way, you have a few to give away and a few for yourself when you return.
*"Cuisses des romans" is French for "Roman thighs." The distinctive convex tiles of the Mediterranean are thus named because they look as if they were formed by laying slabs of clay over a person's thighs.
