Railing thru Europe: Stop 3.5 Southern France – Cannes

The next day, we were greeted with fantastic clear sky and sunny weather! We were pretty hype up about coming to Cannes as everytime we had heard about Cannes is about the ‘Cannes Film Festival’ as its one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious film festivals. It is held around May annually therefore we had already missed it. Nevertheless, it was still great being there basking in the atmosphere with surrounding palm trees and... Read More

Railing thru Europe: Stop 3.4 Southern France – Nice

Heading to Nice wasn’t as easy as we thought it was. Concurrent rains from the previous days had caused the railway tracks near the city of Toulon to be flooded and there was no way any train could head eastwards to Nice. As we had pre-booked our accommodation there, we had no choice but to get as close as possible to Nice and find alternate modes of transportation there. Fortunately, when we reached Marseille, we noticed a large group of people... Read More

Railing thru Europe: Stop 3.3 Southern France – Marseille

It continued to drizzle even as we arrived in St Charles train station at Marseille though we should take comfort that it didn’t rain cats and dogs. As we venture out from the main entrance we realised that it was located on top of a small hill and we could see the surroundings of the city from here, most notably is the Notre-Dame de la Garde perched on top of another hill. Main stairway seen from the Saint-Charles Station. You can make... Read More

Railing thru Europe: Stop 3.2 Southern France – Avignon

The next morning, we took a train to the city of Avignon and were greeted with a slight shower, which would become worse as the day wore on. i believe if on a sunny weather, the city wouldn’t appear dull and grey and would appear more captivating then seen on our pictures. The main entrance to the city The Palace of the Popes To the left of the Palace is the Avignon Cathedral where its most prominent feature is the gilded statue of the Virgin... Read More