Living with the French - on exchange in Nice by Timo Virtanen

Sunset in Juan-les-Pins

Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 20:02 | categories: Juan-les-Pins

After being indoors for five days in a row I felt like going out, if only for a short while. Originally I planned I would go and see Cannes and maybe even Nice this week, but since I was half-dead until yesterday, the plans changed. I decided to walk to Juan-les-Pins and see the beach instead!

The towns of Antibes and Juan-les-Pins used to be distinct from one another, but nowadays they seem more like different regions of a city. My apartment is just in between the two, so I have about a 10 minutes walk to both. While Antibes has all the cultural things like the Picasso museum and the old city, Juan-les-Pins seems to be the party area with a bunch of bars and clubs that are open even in the winter season. Many of the exchange students also live there.

So I just took a short walk down to the beach, took some pics of the sunset and headed back to my apartment. I lost my breath after two meters of walking, so I’m just about as fit as before the fever. Here’s a few select pics:

Boulevard Charles Guillaumont in Juan-les-Pins

Juan-les-Pins to the left, Cap d'Antibes further ahead

A Fisherman

Jean-Pier (eh..)