LONDON
After an eight hour flight into Heathrow, I took the
underground to my hotel near Russell Square. With only a day to see London I
briskly walked around looking at some usual sights. Soon into my exploring I
noticed a few things, firstly, everything seems smaller and more narrow (roads,
hotels, benches, public transport). There are also a plethora of trees in
London, which came as a surprise to me, in fact I later found that they have
more trees per resident than anywhere else. The diversity in London also caught
me off guard, I was pleasantly surprised when I realized it was a melting pot
of cultures. It reminded me a bit of Chicago. After my exploring it was off to meet
my Contiki group, my family for the next month.
Early the next morning, and I mean 5am early, we all piled
onto our Coach bus, our new home. We then drove to White Dover Cliffs and took
a ferry across the English channel to France.
FRANCE
Paris: Our first night in Paris we all went to a restaurant
to have famous French cheeses, escargot and Champagne then we made our way to
the Effel Tower to watch it sparkle. The following day we were on our own in
Paris exploring the sights (Effel Tower, Cathederal Notre Dame, Arc De
Triomphe, Catacombs, Champes
Elysse). We ate crepes and baguette hotdogs from street carts and macaroons
from a sweet bakery. That night
the entire group went to go see a show at the original Moulin Rouge, it was not
what I had expected, but it was interesting, to say the least. 
Beaujolis Wine Region: We stayed at Chatau Criox overlooking
the vineyards, absolutely breathtaking! Peaceful, quiet and beautiful. A few of
us went exploring in the nearest town.
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| Nice, France |
Nice: Up there on my favorite stops. It was a city on the
beach, the had antique markets and cozy cafes.
Monaco: Yachts, money, casinos, more money and yachts and
fancy cars.
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| Monaco |
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