02.23.09
Another crazy weekend, but so much fun! A large group of us left for Nice Friday morning around 915 am! I was on a train with two friends (Lexi and Tyra) and we had which we thought to be a quick transfer in Marseille, but which ended up being an hour and a half! There was an accident so all of the trains were backed up coming into the city! This was nice though because it allowed us to get a quick lunch and we walked around the city for about 20 minutes (and I REALLY want to go back there!). On the way to Ma
rseille, we chatted away in French with a middle aged man returning to Algeria for the weekend, originally from Marseille. We have met so many interesting people on rides so far, and it is great to get different perspectives on where to travel, etc. We arrived in Nice that day around 3pm and checked into our hotel, which was minutes away from the station! We walked around the town that day, did a little shopping, and got ready to go on the town! Around 10 of us ate at this great this Italian restaurant (we were craving pasta!) and got home at a reasonable hour since we had SO much we wanted to accomplish the next day!
Another crazy weekend, but so much fun! A large group of us left for Nice Friday morning around 915 am! I was on a train with two friends (Lexi and Tyra) and we had which we thought to be a quick transfer in Marseille, but which ended up being an hour and a half! There was an accident so all of the trains were backed up coming into the city! This was nice though because it allowed us to get a quick lunch and we walked around the city for about 20 minutes (and I REALLY want to go back there!). On the way to Ma
rseille, we chatted away in French with a middle aged man returning to Algeria for the weekend, originally from Marseille. We have met so many interesting people on rides so far, and it is great to get different perspectives on where to travel, etc. We arrived in Nice that day around 3pm and checked into our hotel, which was minutes away from the station! We walked around the town that day, did a little shopping, and got ready to go on the town! Around 10 of us ate at this great this Italian restaurant (we were craving pasta!) and got home at a reasonable hour since we had SO much we wanted to accomplish the next day! Five of us woke up the next day (830am!) and ventured to the Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporaire. Véro recommended this one and I am so happy we went! We
grabbed croissants on the way and found it quick, only around a 20 minute walk from our hotel! The Museum was so much fun and was free for students! My favorite section was the Realism/Pop Art Section, with a few paintings from Andy Warhol and an awesome statue made completely out of plastic bottles! We went to the top of the museum, where there was a terrace and a BEAUTIFUL view of the entire city! Afterwards we grabbed a quick lunch (tried the Nice specialty called SOCCA), got ready, and went into Vieux Nice for the first parade!The weather was absolutely perfect and there were so many people everywhere! We took a ferris wheel ride, which was another cool way to see the city and all of the action! We saw a little of the parade, with tons of giant floats and headed to the beach! It is a pebble beach, so not the most comfortable thing ever, but 
it was gorgeous! The Mediterranean was stunning and it was great to lay in the sun for awhile. Afterwards, Maddie and I split a Nutella Crepe with whip cream, simply delicious! We were in search of masks for the parade all day, but finally came across some at night! The night parade was CRAZY and lasted for around two hours. The floats were very intricate and colorful! Everyone had spraying silly string and there was confetti EVERYWHERE. It was literally covering the streets and covering our hair! I was dancing with some parade people in costumes (so much fun), when suddenly another parade man picked me up in his arms and carried me to this trampoline! I was screaming, but kind of excited at the same time. My friend Kelly took my purse and mask and they flung me in the air on this sheet! It was so much fun! We were exhausted after the parade ended and soon made our way back.
it was gorgeous! The Mediterranean was stunning and it was great to lay in the sun for awhile. Afterwards, Maddie and I split a Nutella Crepe with whip cream, simply delicious! We were in search of masks for the parade all day, but finally came across some at night! The night parade was CRAZY and lasted for around two hours. The floats were very intricate and colorful! Everyone had spraying silly string and there was confetti EVERYWHERE. It was literally covering the streets and covering our hair! I was dancing with some parade people in costumes (so much fun), when suddenly another parade man picked me up in his arms and carried me to this trampoline! I was screaming, but kind of excited at the same time. My friend Kelly took my purse and mask and they flung me in the air on this sheet! It was so much fun! We were exhausted after the parade ended and soon made our way back.Early the next morning we decided to venture to the Matisee Museum, which seemed very close to our hotel. We somehow got a little lost, and it took us around 45 minutes to find the museum, but it was definitely worth the walk. The houses along the way were stunning. They all had the cutest shutters and were light pastel colors! The museum was in an old villa, which I guess is quite common in Europe. We soon had to check out of our hotel and go back home! We left at 2:30 and I got back into my house around 9… quite the long day! Virgil and Arthur were back and looked so cute! They are nice and bronzed from their two week skiing vacation in the Alps. Vero was excited to see me and was pleased when I brought her a bouquet of Mimosas (from Nice!), her favorite flower! It is nice to be home and we all decided we want to stay here this weekend, but possibly do a day trip Friday. We were thinking either Carcassonne or Sete, since they are both extremely close to Montpellier. I’m sure either will be fun, can’t wait!
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