Nice, France

A top trip on my bucket list was the Provence region of France in the summer to see the lavender fields. We began our trip by flying into Nice and spending probably less than 24 hours in the city. It was not enough, but such is life! 

If you have followed any of my trips, you'll see a theme of church pictures. We could see this one from our hotel (Holiday Inn Nice).

We booked a walking tour through Airbnb (highly recommend) which brought us to this really great overlook of the Nice coastline. The beach is very rocky (apparently it's covering black sand) and we did not spend any time by the water except to walk along the promenade. But it was lovely to look at!

One thing I really appreciated and loved about our tour guide was he made a point to take pictures for all of us! 

It was very hot during our visit (it was mid-July after all!) and walking by this fountain was like a natural air conditioner. It felt so nice.

We visited this museum at the end of our trip to kill some time before heading to the airport to fly home. Neither of us were familiar with the artist so it was neat to learn something new. The museum had some amazing stained glass and mosaic installations. 

The Nice airport has a food vendor with a super cute logo. We enjoyed iced coffees and a cookie to share before jetting home. A sweet way to end a lovely trip. Stay tuned for more about the rest of our trip to include Monaco and small town Provence.