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February 25th 2006
Published: February 26th 2006
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BONJOUR!! wow what an amazing way to start my tour of europe!! In total i spent 5 nights in France - 2 nights in Paris, 1 night in Lyon and 2 nights in Nice. I seen some of the most amazing sites and ate some of the most disgusting french dishes. My highlights from my time spent in France: 1. Eating snails(ok well i didn't eat a WHOLE snail but I ate half...as I was chewing on one, it broke in ha... Read Full Entry



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Steph & AshSteph & Ash
Steph & Ash

here's the serviette filled with half chewed snail after they had spat it out in disgust
LisaLisa
Lisa

the facial expression explains it enough i think
AlexAlex
Alex

this is just before he ate his SECOND snail.....eeeeewwwwwwww gross!!!
Not a bad view hey??Not a bad view hey??
Not a bad view hey??

These are pics from Nice that I've just added on...this was taken from the bus window.
Me, Ash & BecMe, Ash & Bec
Me, Ash & Bec

This is us doing some stretches before starting a climb up a HUGE hill in Nice. Don't we just look like Pro's?? Ok well don't answer that one!!
Bec, Ash & AlexBec, Ash & Alex
Bec, Ash & Alex

Alex missed out on being in the last pic so we had to take another one with him in it...secretly he just wanted to look like a Pro like us but we knew it would never happen haha
ok so i took one more...ok so i took one more...
ok so i took one more...

...this time they actually do look like Pro's....well pro-something...i haven't worked the something part out yet haha :P
Half way there..Half way there..
Half way there..

I took this at the half way mark...we thought you couldn't go any higher but we found out that night that you could and it was so much nicer!! oh well this is still an awesome view!!
wowwow
wow

how nice is that?? this is what i loved about Nice!! Later that day we went rollerblading along the Esplanade there.
Me, Bec, Alex & AshMe, Bec, Alex & Ash
Me, Bec, Alex & Ash

We thought we better take a group photo before heading back down...not a bad background hey?
Ash the pro rollerbladerAsh the pro rollerblader
Ash the pro rollerblader

it took us a bit to get used to the blades but we eventually moved away from the railing haha!
Lido Plage restaurant-barLido Plage restaurant-bar
Lido Plage restaurant-bar

random restaurant right on the beach...as you can see 'right on the beach' is no exageration...tables were only metres from the water!!
Top end of the esplanadeTop end of the esplanade
Top end of the esplanade

im sorry but I love the pics I got from Nice!!! Its nothing like any beach you'll ever get back home....that might have something to do with the fact that its the Mediteranean Sea..?!?
can you say wetard??can you say wetard??
can you say wetard??

guess what just happened??



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