High rollin' at the Monte Carlo

Just another ordinary weekend...took a bus to Nice and spent the day there Saturday. It was beautiful! A little chilly but better than Chicago ;) Every street had the typical Provencial houses with mismatched shutters and flower boxes hanging from the windows. There were also a lot of markets with all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and bread.

We stopped in a wine shop (one thing about France is that they have a separate store for everything...cheese, meat, shoes, underwear, etc.), and behold a bottle of absenthe for only 22,50 euros! We decided, however, to chill in a cafe for 2 hours with a bottle of red wine. It is true what they say, wine is often cheaper than bottled water here. We also visited the beach, which is obviously necessary when on the Cote d'Azur. The Med is gorgeous, and the beach in Nice is very rocky too.

That night we stayed in a hostel and visited Monaco and the famous casino at Monte Carlo. I've never seen so many Aston Martins and Ferraris in my life! I played slots for 5 euro just to say I gambled at Monte Carlo, since I wasn't really feeling like a high roller that night. It wasn't as classy as I thought, since most people were casual (except for the one woman with huge boobs and diamonds and a fancy prom dress).

Day number 2 was spent in Cannes, home of the film festival. It actually snowed that morning, which is very bizarre for this part of the world, so it was a chilly morning. The beach in Cannes is more of what I consider a beach, with actual sand! Very beautiful...