Hello all!
Last week the Behlendorf's came to Rome.. I showed them around, and while I was in class they did some exploration of their own. Happy to see them :) Contact Shawn for the details.. she'll be happy to share the story with everyone. (sorry mom! you can probably tell the story better than i can)
Jackie and I left Rome last Thursday night for a weekend in the French Riviera. Our bus left Rome around 7pm, drove to Florence to pick up some more travelers. We arrived in Nice around 5am Friday morning. Long bus ride! We were able to sleep some, watched movies, went by faster than expected.
Friday we visited the medieval town of Eze. It was very small and cute, with beautiful views of cliffs over looking the water, with nice cars everywhere! For the afternoon, we went to the small country of Monaco. Everything was elaborate and dripping in money. After touring the Monte Carlo casino and admiring the cars driving around out front, we saw the harbor, and did a walking tour around the casino. Jackie and I went to the pennie slot machines and started betting. Jackie had better luck than I did, but in the end we both lost all 5 euro that we had put in.. oh well! We then sat our in Cafe Paris next door to the casino and drank a glass of wine while watching the rich and famous drive their expensive cars to and from the casino. Lots of fun! We returned to Nice to our hostel and had dinner at our hostel.
Saturday we visited Antibes. This is a large port town that had cute artisan shops and a big antique market. We then went to Cannes, host of the annual film festival. It wasnt quite the ideal beach day - but we were adament about sitting on the beach in the French Riv! It was windy, sand got everywhere, and it was a little cold for a bathing suit, but so worth it. After, we warmed ourselves up with some authentic French Onion soup. Delish!
Sunday was very rainy. We visited the small town of St. Paul de Vence. Then another 10 hour bus ride back to Rome!
Less than two weeks till I return to the USA!
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Looks like you two "movie stars" had a great time on your trip to the French Riveria!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures made me giggle!
Love, Mom
Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing all about your trip to the French Riviera, and I am so glad you and Jackie got to experience it together. Again, I agree with everyone, you will be friends for life! Looking forward to meeting your family at the airport, and hopefully seeing you here for the big 21st bash in June! Enjoy every last day you have left in Rome, and we will see you soon!
Diane
P.S. Your pictures are great!