France: Great pastries, rude people
So we have reached the halfway point in the vacation and well things have been going well. After our stay in Canterbury and Cambridge with Mike Boyd and his family we took the Eurostar train to Paris and had four days there. Paris was nice, it was my second time there and I realized that for me Paris is a one time visit place. We did some different things than the last time I was there. The highlights included seeing a service in Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eifel Tower at night flashes little lights every hour for 10 minutes (it is georgeous and I think my pics are pretty spectacular) and seeing Denise Richards and Ritchie Sambora in the Louvre. Our hostel was really close to the Louvre so we hung out there at night, which was beautiful.
We actually have had our fare share of Hollywood moments. When we were in London we saw a premiere of Wah, Wah, a new British film, where the highlights of the stars included Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Nick Holt (from About a Boy-all grown up now) and Ian McKellen to name a few. We have seen lots of Da Vinci Code filming spots/places, so when I get home I am going to go and see the film to relive some trip moments.
After seeing the sights in Paris, Eifel Tower, Sacre Coure, Napolian's Tomb, Louvre, chocolate eclairs, baguettes and a few other things we traveled to Nice by train. Yesterday was our first day here and we layed on the beach and got some sun. Becca got a little burnt and we all got some sun (a little too much maybe in a few places we will see when the peeling starts). You can tell that Nice has had its hay-day, but they are trying to do some construction to spruce up the downtown. They have two areas a newer part of downtown and the old town, with little winding streets and shops (mainly touristy in nature), but the gellato is flowing and you could get any flavor you want (avocado to lilac are some of the more exoctic). The beach is little pebbles, so no white sand and I have been unsuccessful at convincing the other two to travel to a sandier place for the day. Tomorrow we take the night train to Venice and will have four days there before our last stop in Rome.
The trip has been fabulous and I will hate to leave, but look forward to my own bed a nice shower, not living out of a suitcase and seeing people back home. Miss you all and soon enough will be stateside...
We actually have had our fare share of Hollywood moments. When we were in London we saw a premiere of Wah, Wah, a new British film, where the highlights of the stars included Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Nick Holt (from About a Boy-all grown up now) and Ian McKellen to name a few. We have seen lots of Da Vinci Code filming spots/places, so when I get home I am going to go and see the film to relive some trip moments.
After seeing the sights in Paris, Eifel Tower, Sacre Coure, Napolian's Tomb, Louvre, chocolate eclairs, baguettes and a few other things we traveled to Nice by train. Yesterday was our first day here and we layed on the beach and got some sun. Becca got a little burnt and we all got some sun (a little too much maybe in a few places we will see when the peeling starts). You can tell that Nice has had its hay-day, but they are trying to do some construction to spruce up the downtown. They have two areas a newer part of downtown and the old town, with little winding streets and shops (mainly touristy in nature), but the gellato is flowing and you could get any flavor you want (avocado to lilac are some of the more exoctic). The beach is little pebbles, so no white sand and I have been unsuccessful at convincing the other two to travel to a sandier place for the day. Tomorrow we take the night train to Venice and will have four days there before our last stop in Rome.
The trip has been fabulous and I will hate to leave, but look forward to my own bed a nice shower, not living out of a suitcase and seeing people back home. Miss you all and soon enough will be stateside...
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6/09/2006 9:01 PMGreetings from not-so Nice-but-oh- so-hot-ville.
The states miss you. Your picture is in all the post ofices here, so either they are going to make a stamp with your face on it, or you are just a common fugitive running around Europe.
I wish I was headed to Italy with you. Barilla spaghetti sauce is really made in Illinois, so that's not even authentic. The boxes of Barilla noodles say it's Italy's #1 pasta, so I would like you to check that out. Your mission,
should you choose to accept it, is to bring a box of Barilla spaghetti purchased in Italy back to the US....or we will make liars out of the people that manufacture the stuff.
I bought a Blackberry this week and there are no berries in that, either. Another colossal rip-off.
Have lotsa fun during your waking hours. It sounds like your not having fun during your sleeping hours.
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