Monaco & St. Paul de Vence

On Monday, we left Paris. We took the train down to Nice (5-hour long ride...) and then took a local train to Monaco -- one of my mom's friends (Jo) lives in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, right outside the tiny country.

On Tuesday, we visited Monaco's oceanography museum and aquarium. That was a lot of fun. We then wandered into the garden next door, the "royal" garden, and enjoyed the ocean views. 

In the afternoon, we headed over to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a French town up in the hills above Nice. It was a really quaint, medieval town which a great view of the surrounding landscape. Jo has a friend, an artist, who owns a gallery (Bang & Lessin) up there so it was really amazing to see and meet working artists and their work. We had lunch in town and maneuvered our way through the narrow, narrow streets and steep steps, shopping in small stores, and drinking fresh spring water from public taps.

View from St. Paul de Vence

Bang & Lessin Art Studio