[Nice - London - Paris] Part 8: Nice, her Cimiez

I arrived in Cimiez by Bus 15 from Place Masséna. It was an important rival of Nice, continuing to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez; it is now a quarter of Nice (quoted from wikipedia).

Here are the ruins located in Parc des Arènes:

In Parc des Arènes, there is a garden of neatly shaped olive trees:

As a neighbour of the park, Monastère de Cimiez is a church of franciscan monks.

This is a gate of Monastère de Cimiez:

Garden of the church:

So beautiful:

Take a look at the sea from the top of the garden:

Obervatory, which is far far away from Cimiez:

Heart-shaped pine tree in the garden:

Walk in Cimiez:

Modern hotel at the bus stop:

[Nice - London - Paris] Part 7: Nice, her sunset and night view

Beautiful sunset in Nice, with palm trees and the sea:

Go to the Colline du Château to have a bird view:

Evening red:

Nice airport @ sunset:

Night falls on the city:

Waxing crescent moon:

The castle again:

When I was walking on Promenade des Anglais, suddenly, I saw the sky was covered with huge black cloud -- actually, this is a flock of hundreds of small birds.

Take a closer look:

Palm trees along the seashore:

Palm trees line on Promenade des Anglais:

Night view of the opera:

The statues on Place Masséna change their color very slowly. It says that the seven statues (I missed one in my pic) represent seven continents, which means the communication between the different communities of today's society. And the tram is running through this square.

[Nice - London - Paris] Part 6: Nice, another view, another angle

After spending several days in Nice city, I studied the map of Nice again, trying to find another interesting spot. It seems that Cap de Nice is quite attractive, from where I could see Nice in a totally different angle. Besides, this would be a trip along the seashore.

However, on that day, I found this in the tram station. As I mentioned in Part 3, sadly, the strike, and no tram, no bus, nothing can help me to reach there. Okay, I decided to take a long walk and tried to reach as far as I could.

This was really a fantastic walk, although it was quite long. On my way there, I saw beautiful flowers, trees...which inspired me a lot.

Typical view on the road -- a line of palm trees:

And, the rock couldn't preclude the beauty from growing:

This belongs to a hotel right beside the seashore:

People were enjoying sunshine, although it was winter:

Jardin Félix Rainaud looks like a castle. This is a very good spot, it makes me feel that I am so close to the ocean.

I love this view:

Plants on the rock:

The pot on the gate is so cute:

Lion:

Are snow white and seven dwarfs living in the Château d'Anglais?

Here is a trail (Sentier du Littoral), what an adventure!

Huge cactus:

Oh, W~O~W:

My destination is Batterie:

[Nice - London - Paris] Part 5: Nice, her harbor and other architectures

The harbor in Nice (Du port):

Monument aux morts is on the opposite side of the harbor:

Opéra:

Wine stores are very impressive:

On my way to Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe St-Nicolas à Nice, I visited the railway station (SNCF):

The old postoffice near railway station:

Our conference centre:

In front of the conference centre, there is a statue of violins:

The library (Bibliothèque Municipale à Vocation Régionale de Nice) is very cool. It looks like a building without windows.

Jardin Marechal Juin: