Monaco and Villefranche

We're in Villefranche Sur Mer right now and found an internet cafe with an American keyboard, so I thought I'd take advantage and post real quick. We are going to have a picnic with a few things we bought yesterday at the Market in Antibes. We have two fresh baguettes, a goat cheese, a spicy garlic pate and a bottle of Rose. We are going to look for some fresh Ham and of course a nice pastry to finish. We visited Monaco this morning and played tourist while taking pics of the Casino at Monte Carlo. It's the richest country per capita in the World. It was fun to see, but I probably wouldn't want to see it a second time.

We arrived in Nice on Thursday afternoon. Our friend Jeni picked us up at the airport and brought us to her apartment, where we will be staying until tomorrow. She had decorated it very nicely and it has a patio with an art studio that overlooks the apartment's inner courtyard. Our first night was spent with the french doors wide open and a gentle Mediterranean breeze blowing in. I woke up at 4:30am and spent the next 3 hours listening to the city slowly wake up. We spent the next day in Antibes where we experienced our first open air market. I was completely blown away by the awesome olives, cheeses, fruits, pastries and such. We then had crepes at an outdoor cafe and it warmed up to 70+ degrees.

Had a wonderful meal last night in Old Nice. We went with our friends Jeni and Alex. Our meal began before 10pm and didn't end until after midnight. I let Nessie taste my "steak" which was actually Veal. Oops! I also had an amazing Soupe au Possion (Fish Soup) and it came with a very spicy garlic dipping sauce, a clove of garlic and some crusty bread to dip in the soup. Tres Riche! Ness had Soupe au Pistou (Vegetable soup with Pesto) and Raviolis au Pistou aussi. We finished with Mouse au Chocolate and a cafe. The restaurant is in a very Italian section of Old Nice and had a nice mix of Cuisine Nicoise and Italienne.

Nice is Nice

We arrived in Nice around noon yesterday and have been having a blast since. We had lunch right away with our friend Jeni at her apartment.

The video is of Jeni, her roomate and 2 friends who came to her apartment to meet us. I havent added captios yet to the pics, but they are from Jenis apartment, and the old part of Nice and finqlly in the town of Antibes which we visited today. Click here to see our photos: http://picasaweb.google.fr/Nicholas.Rebo/France?feat=directlink

There are already fun stories but I dont have time to write them yet. I hope to soon.