Travel The World With Maria: September 2013

It wasn't a long time, but it was a good time. Five nights in Nice and two nights in Avignon. Nice is a really lovely town with a lot of character. There is so much to see and do around Nice, mainly day trips to places like Monaco - where the famous Monte Carlo Casino is, Cannes, Antibes, Villefranche, Eze, and more. Most of them cute little towns with nice beaches. I spent the first day wandering around Nice, eating almond croissants and strawberry tarts... yum.

The next day, Richie - an old friend from the past, happened to be in Golfe Juan. I caught the train there and he showed me the superyacht he works on! I have never been on a boat that big. It is forty metres long and is absolutely beautiful inside. It has everything without being too over the top. Then we went out to Antibes to meet some of his friends for drinks and had dinner.

The following day I wandered around the perfect and pristine country of Monaco, after catching the bus there. There are lush gardens everywhere, fancy cars, and even elevators from the top of the hills to the bottom!

I had been hoping to go canyoning the whole time I was there, and it came down to my last chance, all the other days had been cancelled. Then my last day in Nice, it poured with rain so it was cancelled because of weather. Very disappointing.

Next stop was lovely little Avignon. I loved Avignon because it was so small and cute. The big stone city walls enclose the old town which is home to the old Pope's palace - from the days when he lived in France, gorgeous little boutique shops, delicious restaurants and lots of beautiful old marble buildings and streets. I stayed in a wonderful hotel on the other side of the Rhône River. I spent half a day wine tasting in Province, and the rest of the time exploring the old town inside the city walls.

I am now in Dubrovnik, and am in love with another city, which I will have to save for another blog.