22 July 2006

...or not

I've got mixed feelings about Nice:

It's a very big, very expensive tourist resort - Cote-d-Azur-and-so-on. Enormous beach is covered with people. The main boulevard - wide street and huge sidewalk with palm trees and everything isn't as impressive as it should be - but hotels and casinos do their best to make up for it. On the other hand, areas apart from the strict tourist area are a bit dirty and, well, it stinks. A lot.

On the other hand, it's obviously quite cosmopolitan city - you see a lot of Muslims, Japans and so on. On the other hand, Vincent says that people here are generally mean and always trying to take advantage of you. Don't expect a lot of hospitality or simple friendliness. One would think folks here will be more open towards new people.

On the other hand, there's Nice at night - with quiet air saturated with spruce scent. The small park around orthodox church here (quite impressive) is perfect for a nap. Or a whole night's sleep, if you don't mind jumping over a fence.

On the other hand, you've got different fingers.

Oh, and I'm staying in a red-light district - if you want to be euphemistic. Or a hooker street - if you want to be accurate. Something new.

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