Just a very quick update from Nice... It's day 3 in Nice now, and it's been quite a nice few days here...

Day 0 - 2 Dec 05
busy packing.. it was hell trying to pack my room in ONE day... If anyone tell you that packing is an easy task and you can leave it to the very last minute, slap that person in the face. =)

Day 1 - 3 Dec 05 - Nice
At Stansted airport with Alvin...

Arrive in Nice via Easyjet flight which I thought was quite comfortable.

view of the french alps from the sky. =)

Well, first impression of Nice was very nice... (hahaha... ;p) it's really beautiful. nice sunny weather with beautiful beaches/sea/coastline... we checked into our hostel, Villa Saint-Exupery and they're really friendly and even picked us up from the bus-stop... wow.. And then I was wondering why the same seemed so familiar then i realised... that it was the author of "The Little Prince", and you can actually read the book here . It's quite an amazing view from the hillside.

A Swatch advert that I thought was quite amusing...

Day 2 - 4 Dec 05 - Nice/Antibes/Cannes/Nice
Took the train down to Antibes which was also REALLY beautiful. A "thoughtful" ponder?

The water was SO clear and SO blue.. it's a pity it's a little too cold to go skinny dipping... ;p

and Alvin & I even took a helicopter tour of the coast.. it's really beautiful.. and marks my virgin trip on a helicopter... =)

Boarding the helicopter...

Bird's eye view of the coast of Antibes... beautiful...

And then we headed for Cannes close to sunset... Cannes was another coastal town.. with really nice beaches, a nice lighthouse,
and really strong waves...
There was some car exhibition/gathering or sort there and there were SO MANY Ferraris....... *drool*

Day 3 - 5 Dec 05 - Nice/Eze Village/Monaco/Nice
Went to the village of Eze which was this really cool medieval town on top of the mountain. imagine... the Shire in the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings... really cool.. It has an unobstructed view of the oceans and it's just so amazing... then took the bus to Monaco, the only road circuit on the Formula One calendar. I'm pretty interested to see how they're gonna transform the town into a race circuit next year... =) can't wait... Also went to the Palace, climbed a lot of hills, walked even more before heading off back to Nice... it was yet another wonderful day...

Well, i'm sorry I've got no photos to show yet cos there's nothing for me to connect my camera to yet...but it'll come soon enough! And how do I find France so far? It's a pretty nice place I'd say... People perpetually driving on the WRONG SIDE of the road, having to ask "Parlez-vous anglais?" many times each day, dogs everywhere! it's such a dog-friendly nation *woof*, and dogs are allowed into restaurants, supermarkets, department stores... neat.. and it's such a romantic place too... and i'm not even at Paris yet! and i'm not talking about oh-my-god-i-am-so-horny kind of love, but rather, the sweet pecks on the lips, holding hands kind of romantic.... aww... and i'm.... here....with... Alvin...... damn... where're the girlfriends when I need one? =(

ok.. i have to go find one now.... ;p cya peeps!