Cocks letter diary, 1916-1919 / Verner Cocks - Page 532
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of seats all the way. The journey is a terribly long one - 24 hours exactly. We passed through Lyons down the Rhone valley which is famous & very beautiful studded all along with old Roman villages. This valley figured a great deal in old Roman invasions. Arrived at Marseilles stayed long enough to get an impression & after passing through Toulon arrived at Nice the last part of the journey being a beautiful ride along the coast.
Arriving late we put up at any old hotel for the night & changed next morning to a fine one - the Hotel Alexandra - in a select part of the town. Then commenced our holiday. First lets tell you what Nice is like. Well it is all that it is cracked up to be & well upholds the reputation of the famous Riviera