Party in the Port!

We've become big fans of the Port of Nice - it's one of the nicest parts of town, maybe the best place for going out and having dinner - the place is trendy and has great bars and restaurants. So we were quite keen to head over and check out the Fete du Port this particular weekend.

We stated off by cycling to the Promenade des Anglais at Nice, and having a walk around the old town (and naturally rewarding our hard physical effort with a nice ice cream, as we customarily do). A perfect day for it too - the sun was out. September is probably my favourite time of the year in Nice - the weather is still great, but it's not too hot, and the tourists are mostly gone (sounds a bit pretentious coming from a foreigner like me, I suppose...).

We then made our way to the port, where we checked out the naval activities (sail boats, traditional boats navigating amongst the big yachts and the ferries headed for Corsica).

The plan was to meet up with the usual gang, that is to say Aurelien, Julie, Vincent, Clemence & Sarah. Before meeting up with the rest of the crowd, we headed over to our favourite Irish Pub, Ma Nolan's, for a couple of beers to get into the mood. Thankfully, we were able to get a table, in spite of the big crowds that had taken over the port... We were also treated to a proper Rio Carneval procession - with some exotic-looking boyz n' girls dressed up colourfully and parading along the port.

We eventually managed to meet up with the others, and desperately tried to find a place to eat or drink, but the place was getting a bit overrun by people, there to enjoy the food festival (after glancing at the queues for the food festival for a split second, we opted against spending all night in a queue) or to enjoy the music festivals. We managed to grab a table by the port, and survived through the night on snacks and beer. All in all, excellent fun! Great atmosphere, and good to see everybody again.

Unfortunately, we had that last damn train to catch, so we had to leave the fun way too early... Sometimes I really miss living in Nice!