Cannes
Tuesday proved to be a beautiful day in the French Riviera. The rain was gone and sunny, warm skies greeted us this morning. First, we visited the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice which was...
Author: powersla
Entrevaux
The forecast for Nice was cloudy and rainy today, so Gary and I toured through a 19th century Italian Villa this morning, then jumped on a train to get away from the rain and...
Best Day Yet
The weather was perfect today — sunny and warm. It was, without a doubt, the best day so far! See below for a short photoblog. I’ll upload more pictures in the gallery tomorrow. It’s...
Monaco
We made it to Monte Carlo/Monaco today, and it was worth the wait. Below is a short summary of our day in pictures. A complete photo tour is loaded in the “Photos” section (look...
Friday in Nice
Yes, I did say Nice, not Monaco as I had mentioned in yesterday’s blog. Why didn’t we make it to Monaco? Well, it’s an interesting story. Our hotel room has blinds that you can...
Nice: Day One
After spending 11 hours in the air, we arrived in Nice around 3:30 local time. The flight from London wasn’t full so we breezed through passport control and customs — no lines, yay! After...
9 Hours On Plane
I’m sitting on American Airlines flight 78 bound for London Heathrow airport. The time is 9:45 pm, and I’m about 2 hours into a 9-hour flight. The lights are dimmed and a movie is...
Making History
As tired as I am of all the inauguration hype, I would be remiss if I didn’t document in my blog this historic moment. Today millions watched as the 44th President of the United...
MLK Day
I celebrated the MLK holiday by sleeping late and avoiding responsibilities. I had originally planned to work regardless of the holiday, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it today. I think my...
