Vacation from our Vacation

You might think that this trip is all fun and games; a great vacation away from everything. But I'm here to tell you otherwise. It's a lot of hard work! We walk upwards of 5-10 miles every day, eat almost nothing, and have to consume tons of water to keep from getting horribly dehydrated. We do get to sleep in every day and do whatever we feel like doing, but nevertheless this is not your typical relaxing vacation.

That's where Nice came in. Nice is a nice beach/resort town on the coast of the Mediterranean in France, and was our destination following Barcelona. We did almost no exploring outside of walking to and fro down the Promenade des Anglais, watching the water and the people everywhere. We laid on the rocky beaches under the sun to attempt to even out our tans, and we ate wonderful pizza and cheese/meat/bread sandwich combinations the entire time. Unfortunately the sun was not cooperating as much as we would have liked, but I think we all did end up getting a bit more sun (although the same success cannot be claimed for the removal of our farmers' tans).

All in all it was a good two day stop. However, we stayed at a budget hotel instead of a hostel which meant that it not include the full kitchen setup we've become so accustomed to. It was quite a challenge trying to assemble meals from the grocery store when we didn't even have access to a microwave or a stove, and it was even more of a challenge to keep food we didn't finish since we didn't have a refrigerator. I think we ended up wasting more food here than anywhere else because of this.

Now, it's goodbye France and hello Italy! The next week or so will be filled with the Italian Riviera as well as Rome and Venice. See you in Cinque Terre!