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| The beach!! |
We made our way to Marseille the next
day. It was supposed to take 5 hours but instead took 8! Traffic was
pretty bad. Luckily Nathan had bought me a movie to watch in the car.
Baby Mama! I love that movie and I am quite excited to own it now...
in french. Haha! It of course has the english version too :)
We made it to Marseille, a french city
by the sea. We got there so late we couldn't go to the beach. We just
headed straight for the hotel, kind of, we got lost along the way.
The G.P.S. we have is good for getting us to a general area but a
specific point is near impossible for it. This was my first hostel
experience. It was really small and the bathrooms were shared and
down the hall. Good times.
We woke up bright and early and headed
down to the beach for a bit. There were a lot of surfers out on the
waves. It renewed my desire to become a pro surfer. One day....
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| Super fancy casino in Monte Carlo |
On our drive we stopped off in Monte Carlo/ Monaco! It was so cool. The whole city is just dripping with money. The cars, the buildings, and the people are all very fancy. We ate at a pretty nice place for lunch. Little did we know we would get charged for drinking water! Ridiculous! We also drove the formula one race circuit while making squealing car noises.
We drove again that day continuing to
make our way to Como, Italy. I met Nathans second cousin, Will and
Wills girlfriend Micol at the family holiday in Knowle Manor.
Micol is Italian and lives in Como, Italy. We made our way there to
spend a night with Micol and her mother. We arrived later than we
thought, as usual! Micol's mother, Stefania, made us a traditional
Italian meal. It was delicious! They were absolutely wonderful hosts!
Micol helped us decide how to get down to Rome, our next stop. The
trains were really expensive so we decided to drive. They helped us
find a good route through Florence! We spent the night at their house
and the next morning Micol took us around Lake Como. There were lots
of mansions and other neat houses along the shore. We even saw George
Clooney's house on that drive. We went back to their house for lunch
before taking off. Stefania made us a tasty pasta. I have to get that
recipe! It was all so very good. We were sad to go. They were such
great company.
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| Lake Como |
The drive to Rome took quite a long
time. It was supposed to take 5 hours but took 8 again. Oh dear! We
arrived at our next hotel... turned out to be a campsite and we were
in a shed that had just enough room for a bed. Haha! That's what we
get for paying 30 Eros a night. :) It was not so bad in the end. We
just needed a place to rest our little heads while spending the next
two days exploring ROMA!
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| Stefania, Me, Micol |
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| Stefania, Nathan, Micol |
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