BONJOUR DE NICE, FRANCE!

We made it to la belle Côte d'Azur! The flight was not so bad with a short layover in New York. We were able to stretch our legs and get something to eat at JFK (the airplane food was "bof", Air France will have a nicer meal, but for now we are enjoying our time in France). Keeping this short and sweet tonight as it's 10:20 pm and we didn't stop since getting off the plane at 12 pm. The travelers are learning and absorbing so much here it's amazing. The weather couldn't be better, and our courier, Marc is very knowledgable, warm, and friendly.

Highlights included walking the Promenade des Anglais, stopping on the beach, a meandering walk through the alleys of Vieux Nice, and a hike to the cascade du Château. We also saw what a French cemetery looks like (interesting cultural comparisons here), and were reminded of the lasting impact that WWII had on France--did you know sirens still go off regularly every 1st Wednesday of the month at 12 pm, since the war ended? Hopefully they won't ever need to be used again. 

We finished the day (jetlagged but happy) at a French restaurant where we had a 3 course meal of salade, coq au vin, et tarte au citron. Some travelers were given the special treatment for no particular reason (?) and were treated to 2 extra desserts (which were of course generously shared with the group)!

Everyone is exhausted now and it's time to some sleep, finally! 

I'm typing on my phone so I can't post photos easily, but they can be found here: https://instagram.com/mlle.louie/#

Bonne nuit!