I sort of had a meltdown on the way home from Eze - it took over an hour for our bus, the connecting bus drove right by us so we had to walk 45 mins home, all while I really had to pee but none of the pay bathrooms were working and I was just exhausted. We ordered room service and relaxed this night, haha, I did not want to leave.
The south of France is absolutely beautiful, especially on the east coast. We took the train to Nice and cabbed it to Villefranche. My brother recommended a cab because of the hills, but you can take a train there for 6 euros (total) and it's a 5 minute walk to the hotel instead of the 50 euro cab ride. We took the train at the end when we went back to Nice (recommendation fail, Adam). What he did recommend well was staying in Villefranche instead of Nice. We actually spend no time in Nice at all - looked like a nice city, but we wanted to be away a bit from that and Villefranche was perfect. We were right at a harbour and close to Eze and Monaco by train or bus. You could also easily take the train to Cannes if you wanted. View from our balcony of all the pretty boats Sunset on the harbour. When we got there (around 4) we went right to the public beach just around the bay. It was nice to just sit in the sun and swim in the warm water for an hour or so before we headed back. Just what I needed. Day 11 iPhone - hotel room at the Welcome Hotel in Villefranche (my brother and Jess stayed here on their honeymoon in 2012 and recommended it to us - it was great - right on the water and central to all the restaurants), the view from our balcony, dinner at L'Aparte on the street right behind our hotel - delicious, a little friend who stayed by me in hopes I would drop food (I named him Bouton), and me waiting for Matt to finish taking pictures. On the walk to Beaulieu sur Mer to catch a bus to Eze - pretty flowers Church in Beaulieu This is St. Jean/Cap Ferat - a very exclusive place for yachts and to vacation in the south of France Beaulieu would also be a nice quiet escape in lieu of Villefranche but there are less restaurants, though there are more Michelin-starred quite expensive ones in St. Jean. We took the bus (#100) to Eze village (which is different than Eze sur Mer - by the sea) - this is up on a hill and the church is about half-way up to the very top. At the top at Les Jardins Exotique - cacti! Sooo pretty! Yeah okay let's everyone "summer" here next year! Matt took all these garden ones - I hate that he's so much better than me without trying, haha. I think Matt liked the colours in this picture? On the way back to Villefranche Day 12 iPhone - Beautiful streets in Eze, view from one side of Eze, our street at sunset. I sort of had a meltdown on the way home from Eze - it took over an hour for our bus, the connecting bus drove right by us so we had to walk 45 mins home, all while I really had to pee but none of the pay bathrooms were working and I was just exhausted. We ordered room service and relaxed this night, haha, I did not want to leave. Last day we went to Monaco - this place was just incredible...I wonder who lives here? Walking through the gardens to the Monte Carlo casino Hotel beside the casino - looks fancy! Here it is - I thought there would be more of a grand staircase out front. Lots of business and hotels in this city More hotel views Walked down to the harbour Yachts - so many boats! This is more my type of boat - a luxury sail versus a floating hotel. Genetic research pays! All the Monte Carlo hotels on the water Sainte Devote chapel in the middle of all the high-rises of Monte Carlo Back up to the casino lawn - view the sky! Hermitage Hotel Monte Carlo - seen this in a lot of movies. Day 13 iPhone - views of the sea from Matt's last run (he ran once in each place we visited - 6 times over 2 weeks is pretty good - I brought no workout clothes or shoes), me reading on the balcony in the morning (thank goodness for my Kobo because I read 9 books while away), 2 cruise ships in the harbour, yachts in Monte Carlo, the Monte Carlo Casino (Casino Royale!), a geeky concave/convex mirror shot for my science students, our hotel - Hotel welcome, drinks and nibbles on the patio, a few "last night in Villefranche" shots, gelato love, and random fireworks just outside our balcony to end off a great few days in the south of France.
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