Nice is nice, very nice. That is Nice.

Like the title says, Nice is very nice. I've spent two full days, and its gorgeous. I've taken many pictures, but I feel they really don't do it much justice. Yesterday was spent waddling around the Old part of town as well as the promenade. According to my guidebook, theres a really nice hotel with a 16,000 piece chandalier and a 5 star bathroom (I just made up the rating system of the bathroom, but follow with me here), so of course, I went to go check it out for the bathroom. I must say, if there were such a thing as rating bathrooms, this one deserved 4.5 to 5 stars. Either way, made a great day out of nothing and did some good wandering.

The hostel I am staying at is great. Its up in the hills away from the main part of the city and it used to be a monestary. Its huge, and the basement, which used to be the main space has been converted to a bar/dining area/computer room. They make fresh-to-order pizza along with daily specials, and of course a good selection of alcohol. ANYWAYS, met a fellow Canadian who is teaching English in France and we went out to Monaco today. Actually, it was Eze Village (a incredibly gorgeous medieval town set on top of a mountain), Monaco (technically an independent country), and St. Jean Cap Ferrat (a peaceful fishing village along the coastline). Here is the summary:
-Eze Village: two thumbs up. Great place to wander through for an hour or two, beautiful surroundings, REALLY short doors. (I think the early French people must have been about 4 feet tall...at most).
-Monaco: the palace and surrounding park deserves one thumb up. The casino of Monte Carlo gets a thumbs down. I mean, check this out, the slots area is free to go to, BUT in order to go into the gambling rooms, you pay 10 Euros. Then, to see the high rollers tables, you pay another 10. This is ALL before you even drop one penny on gambling. Elsewhere, not that much to see and do.
-St.Jean Cat Ferrat: two thumbs up. If I had another thumb, I'd give it three thumbs up. There is a beauty scenic walk that leads you around the edge of the village. Imagine a walled in city. Imagine it surrounded by water on three sides. Now, the scenic walk takes place on the outside of the way, placing you between the water and the wall of the city (which is not really a wall, but just imagine).

After all that exploring though, I think tomorrow will be spent doing absolutely NOTHING. Actually, that sounds like a perfect idea.
Oh PS - I don't think many people care about St.Patty's day here?!

Until next time...