My trip to France *56K no no*, Lots of pics Options

[Valo666]

So, i got back from France about 2weeks ago now. I finaly loaded some of the pics onto my photobucket account. I kinda dont wanna sit around for a day loading all 600 of them on, so i figured i would show you guys some of my fav pics. So for my trip, my girl friend, sarah, and i flew into Paris, hopped on a train and headed to Nice, right beside Monaco. Took 6 and a half hours on train to get from Paris to Nice. The first day we were there, we were awake for 38 hours straight because of the stupid time change. So we got to Nice where we had to hike for 25 minutes with 50lb backpacks in 32 degree (celcius), 89 fahrenheit weather, uphill. Finaly got to our appartment we rented. Small, but nice. Any ways, we spent 11 days in Nice and the French Riveara and our friends who were backpacking through europe together showed up and stayed with us for about a week. Any ways, enjoy the pics.


View from the beach at the end of our street looking east(towards Monaco)

Looking West

It was cool but weird, the Nice Airport is loacted at the end of the coast right on the water so every day you were on the beach, planes would be flying like 300 feet above you. Cool but weird.

Pic of me, my gf, Jen (gfs life long friend), Stefan and Big Mike(guys i went to highschool with).

Canadian Bacon. Stef was on the beach for 2 hours, no sunscreen and it was like 35 that day. Its been two weeks and the burn still isnt fully gone away.

Mikey and Sarah. Mike decided to drink that entire bottel of wine to him self that night, after 3 pervious glasses and a bottel of beer.

The aftermath...

Hangin the laundry out to dry. We had some ghetto washer/dryer. To get every thing fully dry, the cycle took 2 and a half hours - 3 hours.

The coast at night.

home cooked dinner

we had about 2 bottels of wine a night for dinner. This was only part of the collection. Also, wine, good wine...$5.50 a bottel

Stef enjoying Coca-Cola Blak, a mix of Coke and Coffee flavour. Its actually really good.

[Valo666]

This guy wouldnt move at all untill you put some money in his hat. We watched him for 20 min and he didnt move a muscle. It was weird.

me with an old Mini. These things are like civcs over there, every one has one.

me and sarah ontop of an old lookout in Cannes

our train from Cannes to Nice was sooooooooo nice, all leather. Stupidly swanky. Tobad the ride was only 40 min.


Paris Pictures

We spent two days in Paris. It was pretty nice, but not what we expected. We almost got caught in a student protest one day. That would have been fun, getting tear gassed and arrested our last day in the country.

Ontop of the Arch de Triumph

Stairs going down the Arche de Triumph

sunset on the Efiel Tower

Sarah. This was around the corner from where our appartment was. We were like 15 min walking distance to the Tower.

Me, same place

mmmmm, french hotdog.

After 2 weeks of craving for starbucks, we found one in Paris.

Riot Police. For about a 15 square KM area, every street corner would have at least 3 cops in Riot gear. This area was right were we missed the protest about an hour earlier.

Some guy had one of these Aqua cars on the back of his Yatch as his life boat. Crazy French ppl.

Lotus. So many people had them over there. They go for like 15000 euros brand new over there.

they had this beer over there called Monaco Tango. It was just regular draft beer, mixed with Grenadine. You know grenadine, the stuff they make Sherly Temples with. Pink beer. It was actually pretty good.

I just through this was funny.

So thats about it. I still have like another 450 pics, so if you wanna see more, PM me and ill be glad to share with you.
As for the vacation its self, I LOVED the riveara and Nice. Soooo nice. Paris on the other hand. I spent two days there, coulda gone for 1 more and i would have been good.

[snapshotgt]

Wow, some awesome pics there...looks like you guys had a great time!

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::Jaw drops:: Very nice pic:


~snap

This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Jun 21, 2006 - 11:37 PM

[Valo666]

forgot some pics

Efile Tower at Night, it sparkels.


The riot police vans/busses.


only place in France to get Canadian beer without paying like 15 euros a bottel


Arch de Triumph

its funny, this is the ONLY ONLY! place in the world where if you get into a car accident, your insurance wont cover you. This is the most crazy intersection/round about EVER!. We went up to the top, we were there for about an hour. When we were heading up, there were 3 military jeeps going around the arche, when we came down, they were still going cuz they couldnt get out or move over a lane.

[j0e_p3t]

looks like fun.

[malpaso]

Just amazing... I was last summer in France... I can't help myself, must show off my Eiffel tower picture

[95gtschick]

that's looks great!! very nice pictures

[vincent_doggy]

Jealous!!

This post has been edited by vincent_doggy: Jun 22, 2006 - 8:19 AM

[dustin15brown]

I will dig of my pics here somewhere I loved France. Although I was only there like 9 days and only in Paris for 2 I am pretty sure we saw everything. lol

[nader]

glad 2 see u had fun man....nice pics, that pic of Arche de Triumph looks neverending >_<

[presure2]

its funny, this is the ONLY ONLY! place in the world where if you get into a car accident, your insurance wont cover you. This is the most crazy intersection/round about EVER!. We went up to the top, we were there for about an hour. When we were heading up, there were 3 military jeeps going around the arche, when we came down, they were still going cuz they couldnt get out or move over a lane.

hehe "look kids...big ben...parliment!"
national lampoons euro vac. moment!
awesome pics man.
looks like you had a great time!

[Rayme]

I so want to go there one day, my best friend went to and I'M soo jealous haha...Good picture and awesome trip! How long you been there for ?

[CelicaBuddy]

wow looks like you had a blast! I wish i could go there

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Beautiful pictures I love traveling, I would love to see a lot of Europe on day.

[playr158]

very nice pictures i love paris!
my aunt has a house right on the Sein(sp) river like 5 min outside the city and my cousins all have apts around paris...

very nice pics looks like a great time

[Valo666]

I so want to go there one day, my best friend went to and I'M soo jealous haha...Good picture and awesome trip! How long you been there for ?

We were over in France for 16 days, 1 getting to Nice, 11 in Nice, 2 in Paris and 1 going home. It was actually pretty cheap though. Whole trip without spending money, so airfair, appartment in Nice, rail pass, came out to like $1300

[axelrduvirage]

you lucky bastard!

i was in france last summer in LORIENT working with Radio-Canada at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient on the west coast. it was a real blast. i only saw Paris from the window of our shuttlebus between Charles de Gaulle airport and Orly airport. the French are really helpful when you need them if you are patient enough to explain exactly what your situation is. i wish i could post pics but (please no BS flags) i had a critical hard drive failure on the crap PC is was using and lost everything. it sucks 'cus its almost like i never went (except for the large deposit in my bank account for all the overtime and travel time i cashed in on).

BTW - je t'emmerde colon d'Amérique mal étoffé !!!

[recycle]

Lotus. So many people had them over there. They go for like 15000 euros brand new over there.

u cant be more wrong about lotus:P here in cyprus there are more than us$ 100.000 new... and prices in europe dont have much difference...

[Magic]

Valo666 nice photos!!Reminds me my trip to France last November!! Did you went to Park Asterix?
WE WAS LOOKING FOR STARBUCKS AS WELL!!!We couldnt find Starbucks at champs elyssee!!!Wowww!!
After we found the first one we took a map with starbucks coffee shops in France!!Hahahaha