1st Class Hoodlums

Well today was interesting!!!

Nice today was absoluetly gorgeous!!! We had a bit of an interesting train ride. We were in the wrong car and almost didn't make it. We were running down the platform like in a movie and the woman was yelling GET IN GET IN! So we went in the nearest car and about 10 seconds later the doors closed. We weren't in our proper seats so we had to sit on the floor in the main entrance of the compartment in 1st class! Where you step onto the train and go either right or left through glass doors to your spots. We were like the hoodlums for first class. The train attendant guy didn't seem to care that we were sitting right on the floor. There were tons of seats of available but because we were 2nd class tickets we weren't allowed to sit in them. We sat there for about 3 hours and then finally were able to move to some cushioned benches in second class. Luckily, we weren't the only ones sitting on the floor and in the stairwells so we didn't feel so ridiculous. It never seems to fail, we always get lost, on the wrong train, miss the stop! Something!

We finally made it to Nice in one piece and luckily our hotel is about a 5 minute walk from the train station. The hotel is really nice! We only booked it last night and it turned out to be decent. Its in a gated area which is great for the feel of safety. "The Hotel Durante", its very clean and spacious and reasonably priced, I def recommend it. The French Riveria is beautiful !! Absoluetly stunning! It reminds me a lot of Florida or California. Very americanized but gorgeous at the same time. There are homes built into the mountains right on the water. There are also palm trees and quite a few fountains. It was more low key than Paris but an amazing place to visit for a day! There also isn't a whole lot to do, so one day was perfect for us. We're uploadng pix so you'll have to check them out :) We ate dinner tonight on the beach. Our table was about 20 feet from the water. It was a bit chilly but it really didn't get much better than that! Beach, Dinner, French Rivera! We then decided to play in the Rivera a bit and of course, I was wearing a white skirt and got wet .... I looked like I peed myself or something. Im not sure why it always happens to me lol

Tomorrow morning we leave for San Remo. From what we understand, we'll have the afternoon to explore then be back for a meet and greet with all the other tutors who are beginning orientation when we do. It's time to get out of vacation mode and into teaching mode! Although we've only been gone a few days, we've had a lifetime of fun and adventure. Im so glad I got to experience Paris and Nice! Its been so incredible thus far and I cannot wait to see what happens next! Im not sure if there is going to be weefee in San Remo so this could possibly be my last blog for a bit. we'll see !

xoxo