It wasn't hard to wake up at 5 in the morning, shocker! I packed everything (and forgot my swimsuit, boo) and then went to Piazza Indepenzia, a fifteen minute walk from our house. I fell asleep on the bus. I had to sit next to a random guy because the bus was pretty full by the time Caroline and I were getting there. I did see a part of Cinque Terre in my semi-conscious state! We stopped at 9 am to run to the bathroom/some people bought food. After we left there, it took about 2 more hours to get to Monaco. We passed by Eze along the way; we're going there tomorrow!
Monaco is the second smallest country in the world. It's smaller than Central Park in NYC. It takes 5-6 minutes to go from end to end. The ocean is absoultely gorgous here. It's on the cote d'azure. We got off the bus around 11:20 and rushed to see the Changing of the Guard. I couldn't see much, but it looked like it was like the one in DC from what I could see. Right next to this place, I spotted a license plate with 3 3's in a row. From the area where the Guard is, you can see three countries in one picture: France, Italy, and of course, Monaco. There are only 4,500 Monaco citizens because you have to live there for 20 years to become one.
I absolutely love Monaco. I feel so at home here because they speak French. Caroline and I got lunch at a creperie. I had an egg and cheese crepe, and then a "Bounty" crepe, which was chocolate and coconut. YUM! I love french food. We didn't have time to go down to Monte Carlo and gamble, sadly, but we did find a spot with spectacular views. We took a ton of pictures and then went back to the bus. We left Monaco at 2:20 pm with our tour guide.
The bus ride was full of views of the towns as we climbed higher up into the mountains. We stopped along the way to see Nice from a more birds-eye view. Our hotel is in Nice. It's named hotel Busby. It's not great but that's okay. I couldn't care less because I'm in one of my favourite countries in the world!
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