Nice is Nice

After a very intense Monday that involved a very early morning bus trip to the Pont du Gard, I finally found myself reunited with Luther people in Nice, on the Cote d'Azur. Also known as the French Riviera. As much fun as Avignon was, it's definitely nice to be back with a group. Emily and Mary left this morning to head over to Siena, where they're staying for a few days. That leaves myself, Brandon, Kevin, and Hilary here in Nice for 3 more days. We've rented an apartment from this guy from Ohio. He's really nice, I think he's a retired guy living over here with his French wife, and he rents out an apartment. Needless to say, it's very cool, we're probably a 5 minute walk from the beach. I think all of us are looking forward to a relaxing 4 nights or whatever, just sort of chilling out and soaking up the French life. We went to the daily market today and picked up some fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as some Provencal olives and such. Felt so Euro. After I finish this post, it's off for coffee.

Like I said earlier, I finally did make it to the Pont du Gard, which is a 2,000 year old Roman aqueduct in Provence. It's something like 160 feet tall, absolutely huge. I'm so glad I went, it was surely worth the 6:45 AM wake up. All the cliches you can think of about Provence were summed up, as we bussed through vineyards, old cutesy houses, and sun. The aqueduct is wonderfully preserved and it's very tastefully presented in terms of touristy things. The cool thing is that you can hike up around the hills surrounding it, which I took full advantage of. I wish I could post photos, but I don't really feel like trying, and I don't think I can anyways. Just trying to build up the hype for the gigantic album I'll post on photobucket once I get back in 3 weeks or whatever. Yikes, 3 more weeks. Intense.

I was glad to log on today and see news of the victorious Twins in their home opener. To add my preseason predictions to the internet void, I'm predicting World Series champion, over 90 games won, plus the team containing the MVP, Cy Young, batting champ, and whatever other award you can think of. I'm confident.

I've been on the internet too long. It's time for coffee sitting by the shores of the Mediterranean, I think. Later folks, there should be a more interesting blog posting later this week. Until then, au revoir!