Mika Tuupola

We arrived couple of days early to Nice – France. We are on our way to Cannes Lions festival. It is really true Nice is not nice. Nice smells…

First touch to Nice was taxi driver. He cheated of course. Talked a lot. Oui oui. Took a long route to hotel. Before we were able to see the final sum he turned off taxometer and said 29 euro. Hotel webpages seem to cheat too. Pictures look good but truth is something else. Plastic garden furniture. Multipurpose sofa serving as bed. Morning breakfast costs 8 euro. It consists of coffee and two chocolate croissants. Youre better off walking to nearby supermarket and making your own breakfast.

Nice smells. I reckon it is because of the humidity and all the trash in streets. Not only trash but also dog leavings. People have lots of dogs but nobody picks up the dog poo. There is no WiFi in cafeterias. The one I am sitting now has some old pc. No possibility of plugging in your own computer.

Nice reminds me lot of Egypt. Main differences are nobody speaks english and everything is far more expensive. I hope Cannes will be more interesting.