Thursday, May 21, 2015

Last few days in Nice

So I apologize for the gap in the posts.  As I said yesterday, I've been really busy this week, and really tired when I wasn't running around.
So on Tuesday we went to Eze, an old medieval town on a hill top east of Nice.  Apparently Eze is really famous for its perfume--personally I had no idea.  We went to the perfume factory there, and it was actually pretty neat.  We had a guided tour, and they showed us how they made things.  It was also kind of interactive with a game of matching scents and also letting us smell the perfumes.  I was really tempted to buy something there just to say I got it from Eze, France, but it was way too expensive, so I didn't.  They gave us a very small, free sample at the end though, which I figure is good enough.  It's a girls' perfume, but I don't need to use it I guess, just have it.
After we explored the medieval village.  It was really pretty, and right at the top of the mountain there was a really pretty garden and some ruins.  We ended up just looking at the views up there for a while.
Yesterday my teacher asked if anyone who was going how in a week wanted to go see the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-Sur-Mer. Only me and another girl went, but it was really neat.  The museum Renoir was in the middle of a neighborhood, because they put it in the actually house Pierre Renoir lived in.  There was a really big garden around the house too. It was very peaceful there.
After that we went to a castle they had in that town (it seems like every town has a castle).  The castle was small, but it was probably my favorite that I've seen here.  It was very pretty, and had some artifacts from way back when, like a well and an oil press.
After we got back, we had dinner then went to see the sunset by the ocean, which I talked about yesterday.  I think it's worth reemphasizing how amazing that experience was.  We truly are blessed to live in such a beautiful world.  I don't think I'll ever forget last night.
As for today not much has happened yet.  I had my last day of school here (finally). I thought I was going to die of boredom everyday there.  After school, for lunch I had a crepe (first time in France) and a deep fried flower whose name I can't remember.  Now I'm supposed to be packing because tonight I get on the train to go to Paris.
I'm really grateful for my time in Nice, and I've enjoyed it, but I'm ready to leave too.  I don't think I'm much of a big city person.  I know Paris is bigger, but at least it will be something different.
 Eze
 A bridge in Eze

 View from the top of Eze

 Eze
 Ruins in Eze
 The garden on top of Eze
 From the perfume factory.  They get orange and cedar from the United States
 Olive trees in the garden of Renoir. The next several are from that Garden.



 Getting our picture taken while we're taking a selfie


 Le Château-Musée Grimaldi

 Le Château-Musée Grimaldi
 Le Château-Musée Grimaldi
  The well at Le Château-Musée Grimaldi

 The oil press at  Le Château-Musée Grimaldi



 This is how scary the streets are here.  Look how close the bus is to these walls.

 This is a picture from inside my bedroom that I would was cool.
 The last of the sunset that we missed

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