it was time to get the real train to Nice.
Ever wondered how to get 10 people, 5 large pieces of luggage, 5 handbags & 5 Road bikes onto a train from Monaco to Nice? Easy - cram them all in!
I would have to say this is the poshest railway station in the world.... and it was cheap... I think only about 6 Euros each but I'm not sure.... but it seemed cheap nonetheless.
We camped for the next 2 days at the Campanile Acropolis in Nice before the 5 of us were back on our bikes to cycle to the Neway bicycle shop (which was further than we thought on the other side of Nice and up another bloomin hill).
However, they were expecting us and had boxes left over from new bikes that had been delivered. Phil, for some reason was needing help with his pedals again...
However, I was rocking and rolling and ready to catch the bus back into Nice.... thankfully one of the staff kindly dropped the bikes off at our hotel later on for us. We duly tipped him. Again.
Next logistical challenge was to get the 10 people, 5 large pieces of luggage, 5 handbags & 5 Road bikes and numerous souvenirs to the airport.
Word of warning - don't try to book two spacewagon vehicles 1 hour before you need to depart. Book them the day before!!!
More by sheer chance and fluke we managed to get to super sized vehicles to take all of us with our extended luggage.... I think it worked out about £30 per couple.
Ever wondered what 5 packaged Road Bikes looks like with 5 Suitcases next to it....
The easyJet staff had made a fuss of us blokes and checked us and our bikes in ahead of everyone else which was a bonus... however, the girls were put to the back of queue and a wait ensued before we could finally go through to departures.
By this point the whole journey had taken its toll of Phil and Frank and they snoozed off...
It wasn't long before our bikes were moving one by one onto the aircraft and we were on our way home....
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