After
only 2.5 weeks of work (I’ll post about that soon…) we already have a 2-week
vacation. On Thursday, the first day of break, I met my friend Russian Marina
in Antibes for the afternoon (I also know an Italian Marina and a French
Marina, so it can be confusing). We spent a nice relaxing afternoon eating ice
cream, walking around, and searching for sea glass and smooth stones on the
beach. I really love Antibes, and I’m planning to go back tomorrow afternoon.
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| Pebbles and sea glass on the beach |
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| Antibes |
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| Antibes |
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| Sunset from the train on the way home |
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| Sunset from the train |
I
had been planning to take a day trip on Friday to Ventimiglia with two other
English language assistants, Katie and Helen. Ventimiglia is the last stop on
the train line that passes through Grasse, and it is just over the border in Italy.
Normally all of the trains that pass through Grasse have Ventimiglia as their
destination, but when we were looking at train times on Thursday evening, there
were no trains listed going to Ventimiglia on Friday morning. We later learned
that there was a transportation strike in Italy that day. Instead, we decided
to spend the day in Menton, the last stop in France before Italy. It was
another beautiful and relaxing day. The weather was gorgeous, although a little
windy. We didn’t really do anything specific, just walked around the city, had lunch
and ice cream, and walked along the beach. Menton is known for its lemons and
it also has some famous gardens that we didn’t see, so I’m planning to go back
sometime to see the gardens and explore the little city more.
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| Menton |
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| Menton lemons |
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| Menton |
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| Creepy turquoise cat at a market in Menton |
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| Gnocchi for lunch |
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| Interesting stairway leading to a church |
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| We walked along an old fort, built to protect the city from the Spanish (who were in charge of Monaco at the time). |
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| Gorgeous views of the harbor and city |
Love your blog, Arcadia!
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