Monday, April 11, 2011

My final trip-Southern France

This weekend was my last trip before my final weekend in Florence and then my parents coming. It is so crazy how time has flown by here. I went on the school trip to Southern France which is suppossed to be the last hurrah trip so about 90 GIF people went so it was huge and great. We stayed in a hotel in Nice that was 1 block from the beach so of course after our tour the first day we all ran to the beach. The tour of Nice in the morning was nice. Honestly I think we are all kindof tired of tours at this point so mostly we were taking pictures of cool places and soaking in the sun on the walk. It was nice to get oriented with the city. We also got to see where Elton John and George Cloony's houses are as well as the hospital where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had their twins (just a bit of celebrety facts that I thought was interesting). Then we ended at a famous Bar called Waynes for a light lunch and wine and then it was off the the beach.
I think everyone had the same idea so we all put on our swimsuits and ran down there. Unfortunetly the beaches in Nice are rocky not sandy like at home but its ok we made it work. Nice actually has to manually rebuild their beaches every year because of the erosion in the winter. We laid out our towels, had a beer, slept, chatted and went swimming...the water was still cold but did feel nice. Since we were out there all day and alot of us have not seen the sun for a while when we got back tons of people were burnt. Luckily for me I was just slightly pink not like the lobsters some people were looking like. That night I went into old town with some girls where we wandered around to find a small hole-in-the-wall resturant that had French food. I had Ratatouille and I have to admit I may have ordered it just because I had learned about it from the Disney movie....but it was still delicious. Also, France gives you free tap water which is awesome!!!! The little things we take for granted.
The next day we took a bus to Aix-en-Provence (more inland France) where we wandered around markets, got yummy crepes and basically relaxed and explored..nothing too exciting happened there but it was really pretty and the market was great and huge.  That night I explored Nice some more, made my own dinner to save some money ( and I wasnt that hungry) and basiucally relaxed and went to bed. I feel really old that I didnt go out any night but I think all of us are so worn out from traveling so much that this was our relax and recover trip, and I have to admit it was sooo nice. The last day the bus took us to Monte Carlo, Monaco which is actually a different country that many people think is part of France. This is where the famous Monaco Grand Prix race is heald. It is really cool because the race car track actually is the streets of Monte Carlo so there are really nice roads and bumpers all over. Also there were the nicest cars I have ever seen there. Monte Carlo is also famous for its casino which I didnt get to see because it didnt open until 2 and we were not there that long. On our bus ride back to Florence we wound up the hill and saw where the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters of Tennis on clay courts was being played and we could see all of the courts and stands filled with people. It was pretty cool even though I am not a tennis player.
So I would say it was a successful last trip to send my time here in Europe. Now I have to get craxking on papers and studying this week. I have 2 finals, a quiz and one paper due this week and then 2 finals and a paper do next week so I have alot to do, so I am definetly staying in Florence this weekend. Then my parents are coming in on the 22nd so I cannot wait...of course they cant either as my mom I swear stared backing 2 weeks ago. We are going to explore Italy some more and relax alot which will be great as the weather is about a constant 70 degrees now. I hope all is well at home. I will be back and hope to see everyone in 3 weeks!

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