Brie on the Beach

I spent this past weekend in the South of France. It is arguably the prettiest places that I have been thus far in Europe.
See: exhibit A
exhibit B
One thing is for sure, this was definitely the most relaxing place I have been in the past few months.
The first day we walked around Nice; exploring the open air market (I bought a mini baguette and raspberries for lunch) and climbing up a hill to see a waterfall and a good view (see the photo above). That afternoon we drove farther inland and went whitewater rafting. It was so much fun! I thought the school might have signed us up for some drift down a lazy river- this was definitely not the case. We were in two-person blow up kayaks and we spent the entire time dodging large rocks and fearing for our lives. It was great. Here's a picture of all of the girls in our wetsuits- I'm in the back.
The next day was tres relaxing. We went to Cannes and hung out on the beach. All. day. long. I did a little bit of shopping at an outdoor market, so I got a tasty lunch and a few cute souvenirs. It was funny though, we were definitely the only Americans there. We ended up playing whiffle ball baseball and got some funny looks. Apparently, that was just too American for the people in Cannes.

Spectators.
The last day we went to Monte Carlo. It doesn't look real. It is so perfectly manicured, and the people have so much money there, that it seems fake. It's not, of course, so we had a great time wandering around. Here's a good picture of it. Me, hanging out in Monte Carlo.

So, Southern France was a beautiful, relaxing, and fun weekend. I returned to Florence well-rested, happy, and tan!