Most recently, work took us to Nice, France for the European Council of International Schools annual conference. Although most of our time was spent in workshops confined within the convention center - we made it a point to see as much of the town as we possibly could!
We stayed at the Villa La Tour, a cute little hotel 5 minutes from the convention center and right on the edge of the old city. It was a fantastic place - cheap, and better yet, it had one of the best wine stores in the city directly across the street!
(We passed the evenings there with many other international school educators - chatting about multiculturalism and downing bottles of the newly released 2007 Beaujolais!)Nice boasted many nice things (sorry...) - although for us, one highlight was seeing the Mediterranean for the first time:
Kim didn't waste any time kicking off her shoes to tromp around in the water (it was cool, but you could still stand in it!). Unfortunately without her Tevas her feet were no match for the stony beaches:
Despite the rocks, it was lovely to sit outside. Although life in the perpetually dim English fog left our eyes poorly equipped to deal with all the sunlight!
As to be expected, French protesters, taking to the streets for some noble cause:
Managing our way around the barricade we marveled at the loveliness that is Nice including Roman ruins:
Lush vegetation:
Fantastic architecture, including the Regina - once home to painter Henri Matisse:
The city of Nice, with the French Alps in the background:
"The Port" - sporting the homes and yachts of the rich and famous:
And of course, The French Riviera:
Not too shabby for a weeks work - n'est-ce pas?
1 comment:
Hey that's really cool that your work sends you to nice places like that...
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