The French Riviera!

Hello all! Here are some photos from my trip to Nice in the French Riviera. It was amazing! As you can see the water was gorgeous and warm! I hope you enjoy these:)

These two photos are from the front of the casino Monte Carlo in Monaco. A few of us actually went in and tried our luck and I actually doubled my euros..it was great!

The view down the beach...so great!

The girls are excited to be in Nice?! Hells yeah! :)

The boardwalk at sunset our first night, right outside where we found a bomb Thai restaurant!

This church is right in the heart of Nice and also where our hotel was. We could walk anywhere we needed! It was so nice to be in the city center for once!

This is the plazza on the way to the beach. Those statues change color all night...

This is one of my best friends, Jake and I out at the group seafood dinner night, and yes the seafood was very very good!

This is my roomie Toni and I...she is one of my new greatest friend...I will miss sharing a room with her!

These are our friends from the hostel..JR and Timo..one is swedish and one goes to UGA...can you guess which one;)

Group photo!!! With matt from UGA in the background!

It was such a fun trip! I loved france and the beach, the people were great, and I made some new friends along the way...what could be better??

Zurich, Switzerland

The last weekend I was able to have my mom and and my aunt with me, we made a trek to Zurich Switzerland! It was absolutely amazing! I loved all of Switzerland for the people, the area, and the food. I can't wait to go back and take Michael with us!! Above you can see we found a Starbucks...yes Italian coffee is good but sometimes you want a venti carmel macchiato:) (I also got a real muffin..it was amazing after three months without)

This is the beautiful street scene of Zurich. All along the streets we saw the Swiss flag and the blue Zurich flag. The buildings were beautiful but the pride was evident as well!

Of course we had to get some chocolate! We sampled chocolates from the traditional stores of Switzerland, Lindt is cheap and not so good here....

Here are the girls; mom, Toni, and auntie heading into a Swiss tavern for our first meal! We had amazing fish and potato salad....so good!!

On the second day we decided to visit the zoo! It was so different and interesting! The animals were so close it was unbelievable!

Here was one of our favorite monkeys..so cute!

Hello penguins....

We saw simba, nala, and mufasa! :)

Every time I have tried to find my toucan he has disappeared, but not this time! I finally got to see one up close!!

After the zoo we went to the art museum, and yes that is a Monet...they were gorgeous!

Just one of the beautiful fountains around Zurich.

Lake Zurich gives a great place for water sports, relaxing, fishing, and a view of the alps in the distance! The alps cover about 70% of Switzerland, so it was no surprise to see them everywhere!

While enjoying lunch we got to see the Grossmunster church and the lake. The Grossmunster means large church...

Mama and me at lunch! Hooray for having mama share this with me!

Another fountain from around town..this one is actually a part of the outdoor restaurant.

Finally, I must include the Starbucks outing...it was my favorite trip yet!!