I'm behind on posting as usual. Two weekends ago we went to Nice to meet Amy, Josh & Kevin from SMC. They were in Europe for a wedding and decided to come down to Nice to party with us for their last 4 days or so. Fabri and I arrived at our apartment Thursday evening and waited for the others to find us. Amy, very impressively, navigated her way to the apartment and I was waiting on the balcony to greet them. A few cold beers later, everyone was happy and ready to go out and explore a little of Nice. We, very unfortunately, went to McDonald's for dinner which is always a mistake and I didn't end up getting anything there. Then we went to Wayne's, our favorite hot spot, and I got a delicious chicken, bacon club sandwich. We ended the evening with a sing along on the beach which did not make Josh & Kevin happy, but Fabri, Amy & I enjoyed it.
On Friday we woke up late and went to Monaco. It was the last place on Kevin's list of places to see before he turned 30 (HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!). People were a bit hung over/busted, so we took it easy and got some sandwiches and ate in the park in front of the castle. The only other site we saw was Princess Grace's tomb in the beautiful church there. A very expressive albatross that reminded Fabri & I of Olney stole the rest of Kevin's sandwich right out of his hands and flew away with it! Then we drove around the port of Monte Carlo and the casino and headed back to Nice for an afternoon nap!
After we all came to, we had a French aperitivo in the house with brie and french salami and wine. Then Fabri & I took our guests to my favorite Nice restaurant, the Fleur de Jade. It's a Vietnamese restaurant full of aquariums and they love Americans there. We ate a LOT of yummy food and then went to Old Nice for a couple of drinks.
Saturday was their last full day in Nice, so we really focused on eating as many mussels as humanly possible at the Festival de Moules! For the boys, that was 7 pots of mussels! For Amy & I, it was a bit less. Amy and I took advantage of the boys being slow & food drunk to do some shopping after lunch and I got a ceramic cicada garlic grater. For some reason, the cicada is one of the symbols of Provence, along with lavender.
For dinner we went to Wayne's for a light dinner and to watch the Germany:Uruguay soccer game. Some of those German boys are VERY cute. After eating, Amy, Fabri & I went to get some table dancing in before we all went home on Sunday. Dancing at Wayne's is a hot sweaty mess, so afterward we headed to the beach for a midnight dip before going home.
On Sunday we had our last pain chocolat and Fabri took the American-living Americans to the airport. Then he and I headed home stopping in Limone for an afternoon snack. It was awesome in Limone, I was in long-sleeves and shorts and I was cold outside! In these hot days, I take comfort knowing I can jump in the car and be in Limone in less than an hour!
3 comments:
Wow, you and your friends are wild and crazy! and I am jealous! I want to got to Limone and Nice right now.
Miss you Jess! We just had dinner with your Mom and Dad and Aunt Pam and Uncle Al. Wish you were there to join in the fun. Having said that, it looks like you are having plenty of fun on your own!
Sounds wonderful! I will need to read all of these posts .... Hope you are having a great summer!
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