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Nice
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FLY TO TO NICE RIDE YOUR BIKE IN IN IN THE THE THE MOUNTAINS AND HEAD TO TO THE THE THE CITY FOR THE THE THE BEST DINNERS EVERY YEAR DURING springtime the Tour de France organiser hosts Paris-Nice a a a a a seven-day stage race where climbers battle it out for the first time of the year They won’t get down to Nice
and Promenade des Anglais until the very end briefly paying the city a a a visit It’s as though they belong in in the the mountains so why don’t they stay longer? Let’s spend a a a day in Nice
and find out “Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is is your captain speaking the temperature is is 35 degrees Celsius and you’re gonna need a a a lot lot of of sunscreen and a a lot lot of of money!”
Screeeeeech!! Another airplane leaves rubber on the tarmac in Nice
Private jets are roaring white-clad staff members are boarding yachts and bikini-clad girls play with jet skis and Champagne Ad boards are full of success-
ful people Sunglasses are worn inside out- side side and inside-out like in in a a a rap music video Big hair lots of makeup Fur coats in summer Navy blue jackets and red sailor trousers Silver foxes and cougars Get your luggage and get out Buses transfer buses for any type of rental car and people smoking anything anywhere and everywhere Palm trees signs for Monte Carlo Sospel and Italy Helicopters taking Monaco commuters home Traffic jams at the airport Ferraris and Jaguars Mercedes and Lincolns Lamborghinis Range Rovers Bentleys and and Rolls Royces Jet setters and and visi- tors who wants to to be jet setters Find some shade on a a a a sidewalk café 10 Euros for a a coke “Dude! I’ve seen a a lot of cyclists though ”
A lady at the the other table tells me “They live in Monaco for tax reasons”