| | Alright, today I finish with my photos from that trip. Here are the pictures from a church at the top of a hill:
Pretty, huh? That was on Tuesday or something. Anyway on Sunday, at really really early in the morning, we took a boat ride to Nice, France, and then took a train to Paris. The boat was extremely cold in the inside parts, so we sought out less-windy parts on the deck where we could get sun-tanned. I read 2666 obsessively because it is amazing. The boat was less Soviet than the other one, but generally weird.
So we get to Nice, where I had some immediate comments to make about signage. First, this one is pointing to the "Cyber heart" of the city:
Hahaha. It probably has 1 internet cafe.
Second:
That is a Best Western hotel called New York, but in Nice. I mean, it looks nothing like New York, and anyway it's in France, and also it's an American hotel chain so there is no excuse for that kind of perplexing name. I do not approve.
Anyway, here is a square with some plastic men sitting on tall poles:
We almost went to a Bollywood restaurant near there because we were tired of charcuterie, but then it was really empty and thus kind of scary, so we had steak + frites.
Here is the beach in Nice:
There is probably a lot of nakedness, but it's hard to see in that picture. Sad for you guys.
Here is a protest that sprung up right as we were walking by:
It is not protesting us. It is about maybe the desire to put a tram on the promenade, and it says "_____ pas ma prom." For some reason "ma prom" is a really funny series of words to say.
Here is a trashcan, on which you can see that even the men throwing away trash are naked in Nice:
And here is the sign showing where the English promenade and the US quai meet. It's the trans-Atlantic dialogue, in signage:
Then we passed what is clearly the most important part of Nice, which is the carousel full of adorable children:
David and I then had a dispute about whether adults are allowed on this carousel. You can guess who took what side.
Here are some streets in Nice:
It's a kind of disorienting picture. But it is a really nice city.
I have video of the French countryside but I didn't upload it yet, so that will come later.
The next day, I had a few hours in Paris, and so we went for a walk and ate Middle Eastern food. Yum. This is my only picture from the day, which I forget if I have uploaded yet?
That sign says: "Restaurant Turc" and "Sandwich Grec." It made me wonder if it was really a sign of cross-cultural dialogue, or just an attempt to maximise clientele.
PS - I finished 2666 the other day, and it is still amazing. Possibly more amazing. I am in awe. |
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