more from Nice...

This morning we got up early and went to the bigger market on Saturday mornings in Nice before we caught the bus to Monaco. Monaco is not part of France so it is its own country in a way but it is only the size of a city. It is actually considered a principality. It was about a 45 minute bus ride, gorgeous because its on a road that winds along the coast. We got to Monaco and did not know what to do. It´s a VERY wealthy city; shopping at Gucci, Prada, etc, the beach, yachts, and eating expensive food sums up Monaco. We walked around for a bit and climbed up steep stairs to see a palace that the royal family resides in during the summer months. Then we caught the bus back to Nice and when we arrived the sun was shining and there were blue skies! It was picturesque, we bought authentic pizza made on foccacia bread, sat on the promenade and ate our lunch in the sun. We looked at a few more shops, bought souvenirs for family members then got ice cream/gelato on a waffle type pastry, went down to the beach, sat in the sand and enjoyed our food once again. lol. The sun on the ocean, waves crashing, and sailboats off in the distance made me want to sit there forever. I really want to come back to Nice in the summer! Now just packing up, making some dinner in the kitchen of our hostel and getting ready for our early early train back to Paris tomorrow.