Bonjour
Tout le Monde!
Jours
51-53
June
15-17
My last days here in France were amazing. I was able to
relax a little in the hotel on Wednesday, and then my friends and I headed over
to the Chagall museum. This was one of my favorite museums that I went to. It
was the same artist that did the ceiling in the Paris Opera house, which I
didn’t like because it didn’t fit the atmosphere, but seeing all of his
beautiful paintings and amazing colors was incredible.
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| A painting by Chagall called "The Creation" |
After, we decided to go
shopping in Vieille Nice and got a nice Indian dinner. Then we got together
with some people we met at church and we were able to watch the Eurocup soccer
game between France and Albania.
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| In the Fanzone |
This was one of my favorite things that I have
done here in France. We went into the fanzone which was essentially this fenced
off place with a huge tv screen and we were completely surrounded by French
fans. We got to participate in all of the cheers and freak out when France made
the two goals, it was so much fun.
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| Having fun at the game |
On Thursday a lot of my day was spent studying and taking my
final for one of my classes. I was able to go to the beach for a little bit,
but then it started raining. We had another big group dinner in Place de
Pietonne and got some delicious pasta and pizza. We were all so stuffed by the
end and we walked home from old town Nice to our hotel.
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| The always beautiful beach in Nice |
On Friday I packed in the morning and then we went off to
Monte Carlo in Monaco. We stopped along the way in Ville de France and went
down to the water which was completely gorgeous.
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| At the water in Ville de France |
I will never get over the
color of the sea. Then we continued to take the bus to Monaco. We saw the Monte
Carlo casino, which was a little less impressive than I thought, but I didn’t
actually go inside. However, I did see a ton of Ferraris and Lamborghinis pass
by.
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| Monte Carlo Casino |
We walked along the harbor, got some lunch, and climbed up to see a
beautiful view over the bay. Then we saw the palace and headed home.
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| The beautiful view of the Bay |
When we
got back into Nice the traffic was awful and getting home took so long. Friday
night we just hung out in the hotel, cleaned and packed to get ready to go. I
cannot believe that this trip is already over, but I know it was the trip of a
lifetime. I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to go.
À bientôt,
Claire
Hunsaker
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