Hello!
So after leaving Florence, I made a day stop in Pisa - essential for any physics nerd. It really does lean quite substantially! But it`s really only a day stop - not tons to see. Then continued to what was probably the most beautiful stop yet. I haven`t decided yet if it beats out crete. And that was the Cinque Terre. WOW. Stunning. I did most of the hike, all in the pouring rain, with a girl from London. We missed out on one small section between Riomaggiore and Manarola, since by that point in the day, they had closed the trail because of the rain. 15 minutes and I would have had fulfillment. Ah well. The towns are so amazing, but I have a lack of pictures again because of the rain. Next time...
From there I went on to Nice, where I stayed the past couple nights. Had a low-key time there - visited the Marc Chagall gallery and walked along the waterfront. It was nice to have a calm couple days! I also really enjoyed Chagall`s work. He paints Old Testament scenes in very vivid colours. So interesting to look at - you would never see all the little things in the painting. He`s also a surrealist, and they had a special exhibit on with some of his more fantastical works. Half men half beast, violins that are part animal, carnival scenes... brilliant.
I am now in Avignon, at a strange keyboard where I can`t find all the punctuation marks, or if I can, I can`t figure out how to type them. Went to The bridge (as in, the one from the song) today, and wandered around. Tomorrow will bring the Papal Palace, and much thinking about schisms.
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Hi Catherine! I didn't realize you were going to Nice and Avignon. I visited both cities in May. I was a little disappointed by the Papal Palace tour, but the architecture in Avignon is pretty incredible. I can also sympathise with the keyboard issues. While I was in France, everyone had to put up with somewhat cryptic e-mails filled with odd symbols... Have a great time on the rest of your travels!
You are living a history nerd's dream (i.e. my dream).
told you so about the cinque terra...pictures can't ever capture the beauty of that place...Julia and I spent 3 days there and I would return in a heart beat even after a good chunk of time there (in relation to most backpacking trips) Enjoy France!
Ah yes, the foreign keyboard...
I was excited to get to England from Germany because at least they had no bonus letters...
But there were still things in weird places.
(The German keyboard had z and y switch places. And you use the letter y a lot more than you think... So all my e-mails and stuf ended up with a whole lot of z's...)
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