Monthly Archives: September 2011

October Starts with a Bang!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

Pick your pleasure this weekend from a trove of eclectic offerings:  sheep, jazz, flea markets, forts, Polaroid art, Chagall or symphonic soldiers… Sunday is the day for the bergers to walk their 1000 sheep down from their summer home in the … Continue reading →

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Next Nice Tramway Line Unveiled

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

It’s still a ways off (2016), but the detailed plan for the long awaited East-West line 2 of the Tramway has just been unveiled. Starting above ground in front of the Port, the line will ‘go metro’ for four stops … Continue reading →

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G20 in Cannes = Good Time to Stay Away

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

November’s prestigious G20 Summit in Cannes will bring together the most powerful leaders on the planet:  Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Dmitri Medvedev, etc., …along with a few uninvited guests: the 15,000 anti-capitalist protesters that will be flooding in from all over Europe. From the ultra-security … Continue reading →

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History Comes Alive in Weekend du Patrimoine

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

A fabulous French tradition, the annual Weekend de la Patrimoine (Heritage) being held this weekend, Sept 17 and 18,  is an opportunity to see inside normally-closed sites, go behind the scenes, and take a multitude of tours (in French)… all for … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Carte de Sejour Renewals + a Cool New French Residency Card

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

UPDATE April 2012:  According to a recent report from a reader, the Prefecture has stopped making appointments.  Why does this not surprise me?   Appointments were entirely too logical… Expats with a Carte de Sejour dread that annual pre-dawn pilgrimage … Continue reading →

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Nice goes from 12 to #1 on Gay Friendly

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

With Apollo, the gayest statue on the Riviera, now reigning over Place Massena (…and looking out on to plastic statues of nude men glowing in pastel colors!), is it any wonder that in just two years, Nice has gone from 12th place … Continue reading →

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Nice’s Best Fest in the Port this Saturday

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

UPDATE: Our favorite from the Chef’s Village: Diamant Noir with their foie gras ravioli with a truffle cream sauce… yum! In just 8 years the Festin dou Pouort (Port Fest in Nicois) has evolved from a very strange affair to become one … Continue reading →

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