Travel from Provence to the French Riviera


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Published: March 30th 2011
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Today is a busy travel day. We first visit Avignon and Nice. Then we are off travelling to the French Riviera. We are staying in the city of Mandelieu-la-Napoule but also taking a walking tour of Nice!

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All three groups together... aren't we good looking?

An adventure across southern France...



Today was another beautiful day! We started the day at the city of Avignon. We went on a guided tour through the Palais des Papes... Palace of the Popes. The Popes moved the seat of the Catholic Church from Rome to Avignon in the 14th century for about 70 years to avoid conflict in Rome. They built a huge, and incredible, palace complex that reflects their wealth and influence.

After Avignon we travelled on to the French Riveria. Not even a small amount of rain could dampen the adventure of exploring the narrow streets and walking along the Meditteranean Sea in Nice. The rain was short lived... by sunset the clouds were almost gone again. We have truely been lucky in the weather department!

Tomorrow we had a change of plans... before heading to Pisa, Italy we will be visiting the country of Monacco....


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Palais des Papes
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Kattie and Sam listening to the tour.
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French Riviera... Meditterean Sea
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Lindsey showing off her souvenir of her walk on the rocky shore.


31st March 2011

Nice!
From the looks of it you are having a wonderful time and seeing some very gorgeous scenery and very old places. Glad all is going well. I see Lindsey's rock and it makes me think of my trip to Ireland and on the way home my purse was so heavy . I got home and was dumping out my purse to clean it out and there were all my cool rocks I had picked up on the trip.I thought I had tossed them in a pocket in my suitcase. Rocks are great memorabilia. A special greeting to Jenn and Kim. Take care all and continue on your cross world trek.
31st March 2011

Lindsey, great rock ! I want one just like it ! Jen .... tell us about meals other than the paella....... all in hotels ? any new taste senations ?? is it changing from country to country ? craving tater-tot casserole yet ?

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