Beamers, Benz, and Seagulls - Monaco

Early October, we took a bus to the country next door, Monaco. Monaco is known for how rich and small it is, Monte Carlo car race, casino, and obviously where Blair is going to live with Prince Louis (GG reference). So when we arrived, we had some free time to wonder the city and have lunch. We also waited around for the changing of the guards near the palace. So the twins and I decided to sit on the curb and eat our bagged lunches. Within literally 3 minutes of eating, a HUGE seagull swooped down from behind us, almost brushing Bridget's head. I don't know what's up with Europe and its birds but they can always sense fear from the twins and then attack. Just the shadow of a seagull made us flinch. Monaco's seagulls make pigeons look like swans. Birds are scary. So then we moved to a bench and after we were done eating/to paranoid to finish eating, we waiting for the changing of guards. Fun fact: police officers and guards are supposed to be good looking, based on height and whatnot, so a lot of creeping was involved. Another thing, in front of the palace, there is a small parking lot thing where some of the nicest cars are parked. I don't even know a lot about cars, but when the car has lamborghini doors and asians gather to take pictures around it, something's gotta give. Eventually, we made our way into the palace for a quick tour. Palace's don't even phase me anymore because I've seen so many beautiful buildings and whatnot. Whatever, it's still cool. Then we went to a Napoleon museum, which I didn't care for but they had a section with cute figurines. After, we took the bus down to the super cool part, Monte Carlo.

First, we went into the casino. You had to check your purse because no camera's we allowed. Inside, the casino resembled a palace, however, you had to pay to get into the actual casino part. One can only imagine how much it cost to play at a table. I did get to use the bathroom! The toilets were cool because there was a machine that washed off the rim and dried it before you used it, which is like any germaphobe's dream. Also, the parking lot outside of the casino also consisted of BMW'S, Benz, and Bentleys. After the visiting the casino, we walked around town where the shops where. Instead of the Buckle, Abercrombie, Urban Outfitters, there was Cartier, Dior, Louis Vuitton, etc. Hence, the reason why we didn't go into any stores.

After Monaco, we made our way to Eze, a small town in France, passing Tina Turner and Elton John's homes. Eze is a city built on top a hill, which was a B* to walk up, but had amazing views of the sea, small cute antique shops, and a pretty chapel.

THEN, the bus dropped off Bridge, Shan, the Katie's and I in Nice for some good ol' shopping. However, it was ridiculously busy but damage was done. After struggling to find the H&M, Bridge, Shannon, and I decided to grab dinner in old town. We went to a very interesting restaurant. When we say, there were legit wooden spoons, knives, and forks. At first, I thought it was a joke until my beef came out with no other silverware. Somehow, we managed to use our caveman silverware. After, the original plan was to grab some drinks in town, however, at the end of dinner we were all struggling to even keep our heads up. So we went down to the train station to buy some tickets and get back. Too bad we couldn't figure out how to buy a ticket. I don't know what the consequence of getting onto a train with no ticket is, but we got pretty lucky and no one found out. The free train ride worked out because when we got back to Cannes, we stole someone's cab and paid to take it back to the college. Side note: Always buckle, especially in Europe, because my face nearly smashed into the windshield. Oh, GT's.

Coming up: Golden 21'st in London and Paris. Haaaaaaaay. xoxo.