We got up to a soaking rain this morning and decided to go to some art museums instead of going swimming. Brilliant, eh? So, we caught bus #15 and while deciding where to get off, a sweet French gentleman told us where the stop was. He said that he had lived for a while in San Antonio and demurred when I commented on his excellent English. What a dear man! We got off and found the Musee Matisse, enjoyed the paintings, left for the Chagall Museum, got lost wandered in the rain, found our way again, spotted the Musee Chagall, went in, spent another hour reading about his life (fascinating) and enjoying his art (very interesting, with fantasy type subjects).
We returned to The Wilson and decided to go to Monte Carlo, so we took bus #100 and ended at the bus stop close to the MC Casino. The gardens alone were beautiful with the elegant yellow chateau at the bottom of the cascading fountains of water making a final statement: $$$$$$
We went inside the entry, then walked along the waterfront eyeing the huge yachts that were moored in the marina. Then we came across a wonderful little church that had a plaque in French that said (I think) that it had been started in 305 and was the church of the original royal family in Monaco.
We wandered around town a little longer, stopped back by the gardens just in time for the lights all around to blink on, and sat to enjoy the view for a little while before we returned to the thousands of multicolored lights of Nice playing on the water along the coast.
Our gelato flavor of the night: Baileys and rice pudding. Double YUM!
We returned to The Wilson and decided to go to Monte Carlo, so we took bus #100 and ended at the bus stop close to the MC Casino. The gardens alone were beautiful with the elegant yellow chateau at the bottom of the cascading fountains of water making a final statement: $$$$$$
We went inside the entry, then walked along the waterfront eyeing the huge yachts that were moored in the marina. Then we came across a wonderful little church that had a plaque in French that said (I think) that it had been started in 305 and was the church of the original royal family in Monaco.
We wandered around town a little longer, stopped back by the gardens just in time for the lights all around to blink on, and sat to enjoy the view for a little while before we returned to the thousands of multicolored lights of Nice playing on the water along the coast.
Our gelato flavor of the night: Baileys and rice pudding. Double YUM!
Hello Gloria and Terry,
ReplyDeleteWe just found your blog a few days ago.
What a wonderful trip!
And the blog is very well done.
Have you gone through Villefrance-su-mer? I saw an apartment for rent there. We are thinking of going to Provence and the sea before or after Paris. We are very interested in the area so any info on accommodations would be very helpful. I aslo wondered what the weather is like in April and May.
Anyway, have a fantastic trip and I will live vicariously.
Susie &
vladimir