Southern France

               So here's Southern France.  I can't believe we didn't plan this place in our initial Europe plan because I've truly fallen in love with Southern France.  Not only did my french come in handy once again, but it was just plain old beautiful.  Katie described it best as a combo of French and Spanish cultures.  You got the color and vibrant flare of being a spaniard with the snooty and posh-ness of being  French.  Plus, it was just so dang gorgeous.  **Click to enlarge photos**

                We had been in cities so long, that when we got to Marseille we decided to check out "The rocks"(Les Calanques).  Apparently it was the big attraction in the spring and the winter, and since we got lucky with a 60 degree and sunny day, we decided to take the bus ride out.  Honestly, no one really told us what we were going to be presented with.  Turns out we got ourselves one awesome hike that ended with an amazing view of the Mediterranean.  It was so nice to not be surrounded by buildings and just have a breath of fresh air.  Honestly, just let the pictures do the talking.

               














             

       

          Next we rented an apartment in Nice.  It was a converted wine celler in the old city which was amazingly centrally located.  The best part of the apartment was that we got to babysit the lady's cat!  The downside was that it was a converted wine celler and it smelled like cat with the lack of ventilation and windows.  But honestly, I think I took more pictures of that cat than I did the scenery in Nice.  With the amount of puppies we had seen in the past weeks, I was just so happy to have a 'lil buddy to play with.  Katie didn't like the cat.  Nice was gorgeous too, and had the best chocolate next to Belgium.  Again, the best I can do with southern France is show you pictures.  It was just so scenic and just what we needed before heading to what we knew was going to be one hectic place.