{"id":151,"date":"2022-08-24T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2023-01-20T11:09:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:09:21","slug":"days-13-14-nice-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/2022\/08\/24\/days-13-14-nice-with-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Days 13 &amp; 14: Nice with friends!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met my roommates last night and we went out food and a lot of drinks n dancing! We decided on hiring a boat the next day, little luck in getting a boat hook-up from random strangers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_113133_865-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_113133_865-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_113133_865-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_113133_865-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_113133_865.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left-to-right: Ramzi, me, Vlada, Liza and Linus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were out til about 05:30 argh! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s get a boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the morning, off for a ramble down to the marina&#8211;we were in luck, one small 5 person boat available ?. I volunteered to be captain, and here&#8217;s me without my captains hat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220822_160221-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The good ship Grace <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We sailed around to Villefranche-sur-Mer, dropped anchor and swam in the Mediterranean sea; drinking wine &amp; champagne, having a blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VID_20220822_161832.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112029_036-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112029_036-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112029_036-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112029_036-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112029_036.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a truly awesome day at sea, another night of food n mental drinks! Lukas and his bud Colin met up at with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luke from the hostel came along too, a fellow North-Eastern lad from the UK ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112011_548-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112011_548-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112011_548-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112011_548-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_112011_548.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trip to Eze &amp; Hiking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning the wonderful Liza scooped us up another member of the group, Bec from Australia \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also a slightly sad morning because Vlada is leaving us to go to her next destination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lot of us, plus Bec &amp; Luke, walked over to Castle Hill. We were most of us pretty knackered so we took the lift up to the top and then walked down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_123812-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_125636-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lush waterfall!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bec volunteered to be navigator for the next party of the day, a trip to Menti or Eze. We ended up in Eze, mini bus to the very top then a long walk down to The village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Eze_Alpes_Maritimes_France_261171069.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00c8ze <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152557-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_152600-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172058-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220823_172638-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" 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Then we headed down to the beach for a swim in the sea before we got the train back to Nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yeah, no surprise, food and big drinks around town again. Lukas met up with us with a large crowd of (mostly) girls he met swimming and we partied the night away, as usual ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot_20220824_101233-565x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot_20220824_101233-565x1024.jpg 565w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot_20220824_101233-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot_20220824_101233.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VID_20220824_032046.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220824_121642_642-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220824_121642_642-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220824_121642_642-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seanmaddison.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_20220824_121642_642.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lukas, Bec et moi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Met my roommates last night and we went out food and a lot of drinks n dancing! We decided on hiring a boat the next day, little luck in getting a boat hook-up from random strangers! We were out til about 05:30 argh! 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