pictures and videos:)

Here are some more pictures of the trip and a video that I took of street dancers in Cannes:)

This is the video of the street dancers... they were pretty good!

This is a picture of the concert that we went to outside of the Hotel de Ville (the mayor's office). The singer was a French man named Johnny Vegas, and even though I couldn't understand his lyrics very well, he sounded great!

This is a clock tower that I drew the first day in my art elective. I loved the classic old French architecture.

MONACO!

Here's a picture of the two keychains I bought from the gift shop at the oceanography museum...more to add to my collection!

This is the oceanography museum that has the bottom two floors underwater! I took this picture when we were walking up from the parking garage to the museum... it's a pretty side view.

(this picture was taken from the roof of the oceanography museum, it was an incredible view!!!)

This was by far my favorite day of the trip. I had heard about Monaco and Monte Carlo, but I never knew what they looked like, until now. The staff planned an excellent day for us, with free time to explore, and also a tour of the palace and a visit to the musee d'oceanographique! I love seeing aquariums, and this was especially a great experience because the museum was right on the ocean, literally! The bottom two floors were actually underwater because it was so close! The palace was exquisite, and the historical value of it was amazing. I love learning about history, and seeing where it happened was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Monaco is the most beautiful place I have ever been, and I will definitely be going back as soon as I can!

Nice, la vieille ville

One of my favorite days was when we went to Nice, in the old village and had the whole day to shop around and do whatever we wanted. I went with my host family's daughter, Lucie, and four of my roommates and friends. We went and had lunch at a little cafe, and it was delicious! I never had a bad meal the whole trip. Then we decided to go shopping and walked around the streets, which are full of interesting people and sights to see. One of the quirkiest things were these statues in the main square. They were giant poles with men sitting in yoga-like positions on top of them. It was so strange, but very interesting because I had never seen anything like it! We loved walking down the main road and stopping in the different stores to see how they differed from home. Instead of a bunch of huge department stores, there are a ton of little boutiques that all seem to be unique in some way. I had a great time exploring the village; another great day in Nice, France!!