The weekend of February 7-9, though it ended up being the 11th, I went to Nice, France with some friends. It was a great trip and we had an awesome time.
1. Nothing against the U.K., but one of the things I loved the whole time we were there was all of the colors in the buildings as well as general brightness, and the smiling people, that was really refreshing after the bland (but beautiful) buildings in Cambridge. This is a side street near where we stayed.
2. We spent some of the first days on the beach which was really nice, but the stony shore took some getting used to.
The next day we took a day trip to Monaco which was beautiful as well, and it was fun to see all of the nice cars and yachts while we searched for cheap food for lunch.
3. The harbor and yachts with some of the town in the backdrop.
4. And we got a great sunset to cap off the day in Monaco.
The next morning (Sunday) we woke up to watch the sunrise and were not disappointed.
5. The moon setting over the Promenade des Anglais
6. A wider panorama of the town as the sun started to come up.
We spent Sunday on the beach, took a brief dip in the water (it was very chilly), and explored the town some more ahead of our flight which was supposed to lease on Sunday night. However, Storm Ciara had other plans. Our Sunday night flight was canceled right after we got through security, so we stood in line for five hours to get a hotel and rebooking for Monday morning. Then, our flight on Monday morning also got canceled. So, we decided to stop trying with planes because they were projecting high winds in London for Monday and Tuesday, and took a cross country train to Paris then the Eurostar over to London and got back on Tuesday morning. This was a pain and resulted in a lot of time on trains, but there was an upside.
7. We got to see the Eiffel Tower on Sunday night which was a great consolation prize. It definitely lifted our spirits, and I was surprised by how large it was. I'm not sure why, but I pictured it being a bit smaller.
8. We got there around 12:15 and the lights turn off at 1:00, but before they turn off, the lights switch to these flashing ones and flash for about five minutes which was unexpected and fun to watch.
So, while the ending was a headache, overall it was a great trip and I certainly saw a lot of France.
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1. Nothing against the U.K., but one of the things I loved the whole time we were there was all of the colors in the buildings as well as general brightness, and the smiling people, that was really refreshing after the bland (but beautiful) buildings in Cambridge. This is a side street near where we stayed.
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2. We spent some of the first days on the beach which was really nice, but the stony shore took some getting used to.
The next day we took a day trip to Monaco which was beautiful as well, and it was fun to see all of the nice cars and yachts while we searched for cheap food for lunch.
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3. The harbor and yachts with some of the town in the backdrop.
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4. And we got a great sunset to cap off the day in Monaco.
The next morning (Sunday) we woke up to watch the sunrise and were not disappointed.
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5. The moon setting over the Promenade des Anglais
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6. A wider panorama of the town as the sun started to come up.
We spent Sunday on the beach, took a brief dip in the water (it was very chilly), and explored the town some more ahead of our flight which was supposed to lease on Sunday night. However, Storm Ciara had other plans. Our Sunday night flight was canceled right after we got through security, so we stood in line for five hours to get a hotel and rebooking for Monday morning. Then, our flight on Monday morning also got canceled. So, we decided to stop trying with planes because they were projecting high winds in London for Monday and Tuesday, and took a cross country train to Paris then the Eurostar over to London and got back on Tuesday morning. This was a pain and resulted in a lot of time on trains, but there was an upside.
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7. We got to see the Eiffel Tower on Sunday night which was a great consolation prize. It definitely lifted our spirits, and I was surprised by how large it was. I'm not sure why, but I pictured it being a bit smaller.
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8. We got there around 12:15 and the lights turn off at 1:00, but before they turn off, the lights switch to these flashing ones and flash for about five minutes which was unexpected and fun to watch.
So, while the ending was a headache, overall it was a great trip and I certainly saw a lot of France.
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