Well, we're in Nice, after a whirlwind stay in Rome. I did not care for Rome, no idea why all roads lead there. Within five hours of being in the city, some punk cigarette-smoking 10-year-old tried to pick-pocket Lisa, and when I pulled the bag away from him, he just seemed to have absolutely no remorse. The next day, we did a whirlwind tour of the place - Colosseum, Palatine Hills, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's, and more, all in one day. It was exhausting, but we got the requisite pictures. Our hostel was ok, but that night one of the girls managed to throw up, some of which landed on some of Lisa's stuff and the cover of my Al Gore book. Had to sacrifice the cover, but luckily there was no lasting damage. But it was gross. Obviously. Anyway, we've decided to keep our stuff super close now, especially since we're going to be staying in some 8-10 people mixed dorms.
After Rome, we stopped in Cinque Terre, which was great but a bit too touristy for my taste. We rented a private room which I thought was a) too expensive and b) had a semi-crazy landlady who forbid us to use the kitchen and the washing machine. The kitchen, fine, but that laundry machine would have been so nice..
We're in Nice now, we got in last night. Our hotel isn't so great, and the city isn't quite what we expected, but at least I get to practice my French a little. It's rusty, though. I need to spend more time in a Francophone country if it's ever going to improve. We wandered around a bit today, but then it started raining, so we spent the afternoon asleep. This morning, however, we went to the Marc Chagall museum. That was definitely amazing. I've always loved his work; so colorful and rich. This is a museum filled with biblical paintints, and it was interesting to see his interpretations. In many of them (at least in one room), the overarching theme is just love. It's also interesting going with Lisa, since she knows some of the stories and can explain them to me. I've found, though, that in addition to many religions sharing the same overarching message, they also share similar stories. Makes you wonder why people have to make things so divisive.
Tomorrow we're heading to Barcelona. There promises to be some crazy architecture there, and if we can manage to stay awake past 10, maybe some interesting night life. And hopefully a laundromat.
By the way, thanks for all of your messages. Sorry I haven't been able to respond individually.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
in brief.
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