We had a stop in Nice (just to the west) for four days. We
had to get an oil change, a brake check. I can see how the French would
appreciate having this lovely resort on their own coast. The water is the kind
of blue you usually see in melt water pools on pack in the arctic (as seen on
TV). The water looks cold, and I think it’s the effect of both the blue sky,
and the white reflected from the Alps that gives it its astonishing colour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice
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| Coming down into Nice and Canne |
We had a Thai meal out one night, a very long walk along the
sea front and we took some pictures, nothing more adventurous that that. Oh and
we went to a proper mall, just like anything you can imagine back at home, same
brands, same trappings, same internationally recognised faces of said brands
... whatever.
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| Alps Looming Large |
After paying €381 for said oil change (parts available in a
local supermarket for under €50) we left and headed for Genoa. We actually
ended up specifically in Bogliasco a district/town within the Genoa
Municipality,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogliasco.
Bogliasco a place of prettiness so far un-matched anywhere we have been. It has
however rendered our calf muscles properly broken for two days so far, but it
was worth it. We walked a stretch of the Aurelian Way which is now a beautiful
promenade hanging of the cliffs from Bogliasco and here and there along other
sections of Italy’s coast, this road is ancient (see link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Aurelia. Marcus Aurelia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius ... you know you know the name from somewhere
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." Maximus Decimus Meridius
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| One of the Stunning Seafront Buildings of Nice |
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| Leaving Nice the Pretty Way |
From Bogliasco we have driven as far as Pisa (about five
miles from the tower), we passed the Marble Quarries of Carrara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrara,
these have been in use since pre-Roman times and they are vast even at a
distance.
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| Satnav Tried to Bring us up Here |
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| Aurelian Way Bridge (probably a reconstruction of the original Roman one) |
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| Bogliasco (where the houses end up top is where the campsite is ... fifty storys all steps) |
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| Aurelian Way |
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| Marble Quarries |
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| Raw Uncooked Marble |
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| Appenines |
We are now at the start of the Appenine Mountain range ready to head to Rome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine_Mountains. We are as up to date on blogging as we can be. Videos and stuff will wait for May when I have processing power, memory and quick internet.
