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Sunday, May 4, 2008

THE FRENCH RIVIERA

DAY#15:Villefranche France.
We woke up this morning to the picture perfect seaside town of Villefranche. This is a small suburb of Nice. The village starts at the sea and stretches up the cliffs. There are many brightly colored buildings. As well as Miles of Stairs.
We tendered in and walked the village checking out the many stores and cafes. We looked in a grocery store and I was able to buy some bottled water in French. Finally getting a hang of this Euro thing too. We thought about hopping the train for the 10 min ride to Monaco but decided against it.
We walked to a local beach where we sat for a while. Then it was time to get our feet into the Mediterranean Sea. What better place than on the French Riviera.
Then we headed back to the ship for Lunch. We spent most of the after noon at the pool with the village as a back drop.
We had dinner at Le Bistro: escargots (double orders) I had the bouillabaisse again and Chris had the braised beef. After dinner we met our group for cocktails. About 9 pm it was time to start packing. Yikes!!!!! I REALLY DON’T WANT TO GET OFF THIS SHIP. A few people are doing the week Med circuit on the ship.
It is about 1030 now. We are supposed to meet at the bar for farewell drinks tonight but I am so tired. Tomorrow we must be off the ship by 730 to catch the transport to Barcalona Airport for out Flight to Paris. This is the part of the trip I have been dreading.
Well me ended up going for drinks and staying out until midnight. We laughed our asses off and said our good buys.

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