Nice is nice
On the fuel issue,
do it when arriving, just coordinate with your handler, we tanker fuel into Nice. and try to land with a minimum of 10k lbs, so if we have quick call out we can cover most of Europe.
The French...
Over the years I learned that , a lot of "please" and nice persistence, and not the pesky GOD attitude, will get everything done with a sometimes quick fix or slight delay. And the tipping certainly works, as everyone is working on a low pay scale, so create the incentive.
Plan your arrival when prior leaving from your departure airport. This LFMN approach from every way is a demanding one, with visual, radials and FMS waypoints combined that don't make it easy. It does get busy out there, and they do it the french way, so laeve your temper at the departure gate.
Check your nav box as many turn and twists exists, you seldomly see at other airports, typically French (?)
In all Nice has enough parking, just coordinate. Catering the same, give ample time.
You guys fly in Europe you know the drill. Time Management, Nice, Cannes is the epiphany of it, with all the good and the bad.
And if you want to save money, take the bus E1,25 or train. Much cheaper.
I will be there tonight, again, for the X time, and many more to go.
Go enjoy the girls on the beach, or boys if you so incline ...