Maybe you have had a quick look at the pictures I took off Nice last nite! As you can see Nice has changed a little bit. The famous place Massena has been transformed into a huge square that welcome the arrival of the brand new tramway. The whole square has been decorated by a local artist with Buddha like figure that change colour ever other minute. A little 2 million euros has been spend on them but I have to say the effect is quiet nice and make the whole thing look Christmas like but far more modern than a bunch of horribly decorated Xmas trees.
When having a stroll along the statues the familair sound of the tram (think Amsterdam) made me smile. Finally Nice has succeeded to create something (inspite of corruption, bribe money, budget overspend and 2 years behind schedule) that seems to give Nice something back that had been lost... space, less cars and easy transport!
I salute the local government (currently away somewhere in the Bahama's region to relax with the bribe money) for this initiative and when all is ready, I think we can proudly say ; Je suis un Nicois !
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