haha... anyway, we were glad we found a nice cosy hostel. for 17 Euros per night, with bed linen and towel provided. we chosed a 10 bed dorm, but were given a 8 bed dorm. and we were the only ones in the room that night. shiook. It was good that the hotel had a kitchen which allowed us to prepare our own dinner and lunch.
well, anyway, we set off early friday morning in search of the beach... it was just one straight road down the city centre. pretty small, but at least, tourist-friendly. the information counter pple were very nice also... my impression of France has improved alot.. Some monuments in Nice.. 
We had a nice slow lunch at our favourite fastfood restaurant-QUICK. yum yum... the wedges rock!
and headed to the beach after that to NUA. The beach is wonderful... i set foot in the Mediterranean Sea!!! the waters were so clear and blue.. and thankfully for the great weather. i have not worn sleeveless top and bermudas out ever since i arrived in Germany. It was a really relaxing day... we just took photos and photos and lie down on the beach. Oh yes... the beach is weird. they don't have sand. they only have pebbles... painful to walk on..
OK. only this portion of the beach has sand. so it's really weird. i donno whether they imported the sand or the pebbles to make the beach nice... but anyway, the horizon is beautiful... it's not like singapore where there are plenty of tankers and heavy metal ships outside east coast park... the only ones that are in the horizons are cruises.. 
after that, we found something to climb. i think it's got to do with Rabot (xw's residence. i will explain in the next post.)and we heard water... so we went to hunt for the waterfall. 
a total almost 400 steps i think... at least, there was a pretty rainbow!
i think we were the only tourists who went to carrefour. we had loads of time, so we just followed the map. really proud of xw cos her map-reading skills are improving!!! and on our return, we were just in time for the opening ceremony of Tatoo. It is a military band festival held every two years, for 3 days. and we were lucky enough to be present on the opening ceremony. 
On saturday, we set off for Monaco. i keep calling it Morocco. i don't know why.. but it's worlds apart. Took us about 45 minutes by bus from the bus interchange in Nice. 1.30 Euros per trip per person. the bus runs every 15 minutes... so it's pretty good. It takes routes by the side of the mountains and hence, the view is wonderful.
We had a nice slow lunch at our favourite fastfood restaurant-QUICK. yum yum... the wedges rock!and headed to the beach after that to NUA. The beach is wonderful... i set foot in the Mediterranean Sea!!! the waters were so clear and blue.. and thankfully for the great weather. i have not worn sleeveless top and bermudas out ever since i arrived in Germany. It was a really relaxing day... we just took photos and photos and lie down on the beach. Oh yes... the beach is weird. they don't have sand. they only have pebbles... painful to walk on..OK. only this portion of the beach has sand. so it's really weird. i donno whether they imported the sand or the pebbles to make the beach nice... but anyway, the horizon is beautiful... it's not like singapore where there are plenty of tankers and heavy metal ships outside east coast park... the only ones that are in the horizons are cruises.. after that, we found something to climb. i think it's got to do with Rabot (xw's residence. i will explain in the next post.)and we heard water... so we went to hunt for the waterfall. a total almost 400 steps i think... at least, there was a pretty rainbow!i think we were the only tourists who went to carrefour. we had loads of time, so we just followed the map. really proud of xw cos her map-reading skills are improving!!! and on our return, we were just in time for the opening ceremony of Tatoo. It is a military band festival held every two years, for 3 days. and we were lucky enough to be present on the opening ceremony. On saturday, we set off for Monaco. i keep calling it Morocco. i don't know why.. but it's worlds apart. Took us about 45 minutes by bus from the bus interchange in Nice. 1.30 Euros per trip per person. the bus runs every 15 minutes... so it's pretty good. It takes routes by the side of the mountains and hence, the view is wonderful. Upon arrival, we climbed up to the palace grounds, and were just in time to catch the changing of guards.
from the palace, u can look down to see the port of monaco. no... no port like PSA. this port is for Private yatchs or cruises... the red n white stuff at the bottom of the pic marks the Grand Prix track. 
Yes... the yatchs can be bigger than pple's house. we tried asking some pple on board one yatch if we could enter to take a look.. but a pity that the owner was not around, so we couldn't. The owner came from Argentina and decided to stop by Monaco so his kids could start classes. it was magnificent. we saw one that costed 80,000 Euros. and it was like 5 times smaller than the humongous ones.
After that, we went in search for the Casinos and nice cars. Finally found it, but we had no luck with the red and yellow lamborghinis. only saw a grey one. but it was SOOOO dirty. heart pain sia.. we managed to enter the free-entry casinos... but didn't dare to play. gambling can be bad... hee hee. 
presenting, an array of nice cars. suddenly, mercedez seemed like second class.
this Ferarri is drop-dead gorgeous. but the owner spoilt it with HELLO KITTY decorations. FAINTZ. someone has to tell her that hello kitty does not go with ferrari. horses and cats do not mix.
the engine of the ferarri.
There was this tour group who paid two Ferarri drivers some money to give the tour members rides with the Ferarri... once in a lifetime. i guess it's worth it!
and so, i end it off with my new car... hahaha.. the one n only grey, dirty lamborghini. if i owned it, i would clean it very single day and kill whoever lays a fingerprint on it.
So, right now, i am still living with xiaowen in her little but comfortable room. we will be heading to Geneva to meet her swiss friend, Greg on Friday. and i will finally begin my journey back to Konstanz on tuesday.
There was this tour group who paid two Ferarri drivers some money to give the tour members rides with the Ferarri... once in a lifetime. i guess it's worth it!and so, i end it off with my new car... hahaha.. the one n only grey, dirty lamborghini. if i owned it, i would clean it very single day and kill whoever lays a fingerprint on it.
So, right now, i am still living with xiaowen in her little but comfortable room. we will be heading to Geneva to meet her swiss friend, Greg on Friday. and i will finally begin my journey back to Konstanz on tuesday. 
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