Today I'm spending a day at the French Riviera, as there are many interesting places to visit around Nice.
First, I'm checking the St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
It is the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe and it opened in 1912
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Car parking named after Russian Tsar
One of the most famous places in Nice is of course Promenade des Anglais
Fontaine du Soleil
Promenade du Paillon
Iron man competition in Nice
From Nice station I'm first taking a train eastbound to Monaco
Monaco
Église Sainte-Dévote
Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Posh cars in Monaco
Jardins de la Petite Afrique
There are many stairs here in Monaco
Continuing with the train to Ventimiglia
Looks like I'm in Italy already
French Regio 2N train arriving to Ventimiglia
The station was opened at the end of 1871 and renamed Ventimiglia International station in 1882
From Wikipedia: "The station of Ventimiglia is electrified at 1.5 kV. This may seem surprising, because the Italian railway system is electrified at 3 kV DC, and the Marseille–Ventimiglia line is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC. However, the locomotives operating on the line into France have to be multi-system anyway, because Marseille railway station is also electrified at 1.5 kV. The Italian trains operate in the station area at half power."
Mercato Comunale
Eurodrink
Backpackers in Ventimiglia
Having a lunch in Italy
Regio 2N, Z55500 is a EMU with 8 coaches, manufactured in 2016. It is supporting both 1.5kV and 25kV power systems
Italian Regional train
I'm not travelling any further today in Italy, instead I'm heading westbound to other places at French Riviera. Here is the first floor of Regio 2N
Second floor of Regio 2N
If sitting at the left side when travelling westbound, there are great views of the sea and beaches
Menton
Message in English
Villefranche
There is a longer stop here in Nice, but the train from Ventimiglia continues all the way to Cannes
Ouigo train in Nice
Price list of fines for passengers without a ticket
The last stop for this train is Cannes la Bocca
Many cruise ships here in Cannes. However they need to be parked out at sea, as there is no harbour for so large ships
TER train to Marseille
Class BB 22200
Class Z23500 TER2N is my next train from Cannes la Bocca
French Riviera is called Côte d'Azur in French, which comes from the colour of the sea here
Arriving at Antheor station
TER2N is a double deck EMU with 2 coaches and it was manufactured in 1997
The reason I'm at this station is because of the Viaduc d'Anthéor
The viaduct was built in 1860 and has a length of 173m
My goal is to get a better view of the viaduct
There is a very long stairs
Then a road
Finally, I'm reaching a point with a great view
TER train to Marseille
Cap Roux mountain is 454m above sea level
I have been wearing this wristband all the time, now I have reached one of the highlights of this trip
Speaking of Interrail, with each purchase of the pass they send you a map. On the cover of 2015 edition (in the middle), they had a photo from exactly same spot I'm visiting now.
I have been waiting for some time here, now finally a TGV train is passing
TGV Lyria Euroduplex train
In order to reach the top I have do walk into a so called gated community, I had luck that the gate was open both ways
Taking the train back from Antheor
Inside TER2N
TER2N at Cannes
Cannes is obviously famous for its film festival
Église Notre Dame de Bon Voyage
Walk of fame
Red carpet
24C in the water
I'm taking TER 2N NG back to Nice
TER trains are really crowded here in the rush hour
This red TER 2N NG was purchased by Monaco, I was told last time I visited this place
Some views of Nice by night
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