Because of this movie, Nice was the first stop on my honeymoon. Cool fucking city!
The runway is built out into the Mediterranean, so it's a pretty spectacular landing, the taxis are all new Mercedes and BMW, Old Town is every bit as tight and historical as it looks in the movie, and I lost my wedding ring before even checking in to the first hotel.
Fun exchange with taxi driver from airport:
Me: "Interesting to see all the different cars here that we don't have much if any of in the states. Renault, Citroen--"
Cabby: "What is 'sitrone'?" (He's pronouncing it like I did.)
Me: "That car right there or there. Citroen."
Cabby: "Oooooh. 'Sit-row-en[/i].' 'Sitrone[/i]' is as you say... 'lemon.'"
Me: "Checks out."
Because of this movie, Nice was the first stop on my honeymoon. Cool fucking city!
The runway is built out into the Mediterranean, so it's a pretty spectacular landing, the taxis are all new Mercedes and BMW, Old Town is every bit as tight and historical as it looks in the movie, and I lost my wedding ring before even checking in to the first hotel.
Fun exchange with taxi driver from airport:
Me: "Interesting to see all the different cars here that we don't have much if any of in the states. Renault, Citroen--"
Cabby: "What is 'sitrone'?" (He's pronouncing it like I did.)
Me: "That car right there or there. Citroen."
Cabby: "Oooooh. 'Sit-row-en[/i].' 'Sitrone[/i]' is as you say... 'lemon.'"
Me: "Checks out."
When I was in Nice I stayed in the old part of the city, it was awesome. I also hung out a lot at a cafe in Arles that was across the street from the coliseum. It was shown in the movie as Gregor made a phone call from the upstairs room overlooking the cafe courtyard and coliseum.