Views in Cinque Terre

During the eleven hour bus ride from Florence to Nice, we took a detour and stopped in Cinque Terre, Italy.  This little seaside village is only accessible by train and has no cars or roads.  

It was absolutely stunning.  

Architecture in Cinque Terre

Aléatoire à Nice et Monaco

Nice was one of my favorite stops on the European tour.  The city was so calm, laid-back and beautiful.  I am sure that part of my preference was based around the complete freedom that we had in the city: no walking tours, no group activities, just me and the three coolest girls on the tour.  I had tried crêpes in the States and was not impressed but I knew that I had to try them while I was in France.  We found a little restaurant that had a special: one savory crêpe, one sweet crêpe, a glass of wine and a coffee after the meal for 11 euros.  C'est incroyable!! We ate there twice because it was so good.  I still find myself thinking about those crêpes and wishing that I could lay on that uncomfortable yet beautiful pebble beach.  Another exciting thing about Nice was that I went into the Mediterranean and I never go into the water when I am at the beach.  Once I was in the warm water, I never wanted to leave.  However, we had to leave so that we could go parasailing, which was an entirely different experience: fun, scary, and kind of painful.