We set off at 8:00am on a four hour bus ride from Avignon to Nice, a much more Italian town. We saw the Bay of Angels, our first glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea from the bus. We arrived at the hotel and changed into our swimsuits. After being trapped in the sketch stairwell, we walked to the beach and picked up a panini on the way. Rocks are not comfortable. It was ALL rocks. No sand at all. It was really weird. We went in, but it was a little cold and the rocks...

We got up very tired after a voluntary late night. We started off to the Chateau des Beaux de Provence. It had the most amazing views! We rock climbed, explored, and saw a catapult shot. It was crazy hot today too. At about noon, we left for fencing and calligraphy lessons in Arles. But first, we had lunch and explored a little. The classes were both very fun, but we were obviously amateurs. We went back to Avignon for mass in a small stone church. Afterwards, we...

We left our phone off the hook, so we were unable to get a wake up call. I heard Mrs. Dreas knocking on our door 15 minutes before we needed to leave Paris. So I let my roommate Sarah know, and we quickly got dressed and packed. We made it down by 8:00 and wrapped up some breakfast in a napkin to go. Sarah was not happy, but at least we slept in for a total of almost 6 hours of sleep! We hurried out the door to la gare de Lyon. Two guys thought we were just too b...

We woke up early to take the bus to the Palace of Versailles. It is being renovated to look as it did when Louis XVI lived there- complete with 24-carat gold surrounding the roof. The taxpayers are pumped. After Versailles, we went to the Louvre. However, some of us weren't so artsy, so we went out on the streets and shopped a bit. After meeting back up with the group, we went to dinner. I had a nice one-on-one meal with my friend Amelia. We had to eat just quick...

As the trains and airports strike, we begin with a bus tour... Seeing the Bastille monument, the opera house, Saint-Paul Saint-Louis, L'Hotel de Ville, la tour de Saint-Jaques, and more! We ended at Notre Dame, then went to lunch. There was an incident in the bathrooms, thanks to my friend Sarah, but I survived. Then we went to the Musée d'Orsay and the Champs Élysées Then we had dinner and went on a river cruise on the Siene River. We got back to ...