"Hey, let's go to France this weekend"

Ciao everyone

I just got back from a wonderful weekend spent in Nice, France and just wanted to share with everyone, a few highlights of my trip.

After practically running to the train station from the villa in order to catch our train we made it to Nice in time for dinner and perused the streets for quite some time to find some authentic French cuisine. We had a delicious meal of Coq au vin with mashed potatoes. If I had known then how this chicken was cooked, I most likely would not have eaten it, but I must admit, it was absolutely delicious.



Saturday, we woke up early and spent the day exploring the city. We got to see some interesting architectural buildings like this office building that’s shaped like a blockhead.












Then, we made it to the old city, where we walked through the beautiful market and gathered materials for lunch on the beach. We sat on the ledge of the promenade overlooking the beach to eat our tasty lunch with interesting picturesque views including a homeless man with no pants on, multiple couples making out on the beach, and a nude beach on one end. After lunch we hiked up a mountain where we were able to see some gorgeous panorama views of the city, Roman ruins, and a beautiful cemetery. After dinner Saturday night, we went out to get crepes because when in France, one must eat at least one crepe. But, it was also one of my friend’s birthdays so we went to celebrate! The creperie that we went to was incredible. The owner was hilarious and helped to make in an awesome evening.

Sunday morning, we left Nice by train headed back toward Genova and made a stop in Monaco on the way. Let me just say, Monaco was pretty much everything that I imagined. The entire city, including the marble covered passageways leading to the large amount of public elevators gave off a constant aroma of Pinesol. We hiked up backpacks, shopping bags and all to the top of the hill where the palace of Monaco is located. We were able to spend some time there sketching and saw the changing of the guards. Then, we ventured over to the other side of Monaco, the side where the casino is located. Yep, we showed our Clemson pride in front of the Monte Carlo.
Overall, it was a wonderful weekend. This week is requiring a fair amount of work and then we’re off to Naples, Rome, and Florence for nine days next week.
Arrivederci