Aéroport Nice :(

Well, we're checked out of the hotel and checked into the airport. They are boarding the first few people for our flight. I can't believe that after 2 years of planning, a year and a half of fundraising and organizing that we are on the final leg of this trip. I can't wait until it is our turn again for an international trip! Amanda has suggested Switzerland- I'm in! I shouldn't have too many problems finding some volunteers to chaperone that trip!

I have 18% battery left but I'm waiting until we get to JFK to recharge the battery because I am still leary about plugging it in here!

We had a jam packed day yesterday.
We were up early and on the bus to go to Grasse to a perfumery. I was definitely not interested in that so a few students and I went for a walk around the area. The views were beautiful but other than that, we didn't have much to see.

Our next stop was Cannes for a brief walking tour and lunch. We had time to shop in a big market where we scored some fresh Niçoise olives, dried strawberries and fresh apples. I wished we had more of an appetite because there was so much fresh fruit, veggies, meats, fish, etc.

Leanne, Eric and I had a nice picnic lunch on the boardwalk with a beautiful view of the water and the harbour with all the yachts and sailboats. We enjoyed a stroll up to the Festival Theatre and looked at the handprints outside.

We hopped back on the bus and took the scenic route to Antibes. Once again we had a few minutes to take in the gorgeous view and then we were back on. We finished off the bus trip in St-Paul de Vence, a quaint little walled town. The students were anxious to get back to Nice for shopping and exploring, so we just had a quick walk through.

Back in Nice, we treated the students (and staff of course!) to gelato from Fenocchio's where they have 100 different flavours to choose from! As the students headed off to explore or pack, we did some last minute souvenir shopping and then ate dinner at a great little hole in the wall place on some back street. We enjoyed the assiette Niçoise which featured traditional niçoise options like pissaladière, socca, beignets, etc. Of course we washed it down with our final glass of red wine in France!

As we were arriving back at the hotel, we saw several students making a mad dash away from the hotel towards the beach. This was the beginning of a late night of inquisition as we tried to get to the bottom of what had happened to cause a student to "run away" and all of his friends trying to chase him down. Let's just say alcohol leads to poor decision making and a few girls can be very dramatic BUT, everyone was fine and we managed to get everyone tucked into their rooms before heading to our own to pack.

It was around 1 a.m. when I crawled into bed and I was not well rested when the alarm went off at 4:45 a.m.!