Nice is nice

This morning, we went to a traditional French outdoor market in Uzes. Everyone loved the market and many bought souvenirs as well as baguettes, fresh fruit and cheese. We drove to Avignon where we had a picnic next to a small field of lavender and the bridge of Avignon which is on the Rhone River. It was very cute and we all felt very French!

After our picnic, we toured the Papal Palace in the town of Avignon. The palace was built in the 12th century when Pope Clement decided to move the papal offices to Avignon instead of Vatican. The palace was neat and full of history! 

Then, we continued on to Nice. Unfortunately, we didn't get as much time in Nice as we originally thought. There was a bad tractor trailer accident on the highway which put us in standstill traffic for quite some time and then we got to Nice to find the town preparing for an Ironman race tomorrow morning. We only had a little over an hour to tour around and it was very busy since there were thousands of triathletes there. Some of our group went to the beach while others went on a walking tour of the city. 

Because of the Ironman, we couldn't get a hotel in the city of Nice so we are staying in Cannes which is about 15km away. Cannes is the home of a major film festival. We had a dinner of steak and frites with creme brûlée for dessert before getting to our hotel. The hotel had an infinity pool and many of the students went swimming before heading to bed. Tomorrow, we have to leave France and head on to Italy!