Snack Attack: France - Wednesday, July 1

Hi!

Im back online after a few days with a new update. The next morning in Nice I walked down to the bech and as I got closer I couldnùt help but notice that techno dance music was blasting at the crack of 7 am. then i started noticing massive crowds (usually its only me and a fez old people up and about at that hour) and then i reached the beach and saw ironman nice signs everywhere and it all became clear. so i sat and watched a little of the madness for awhile, there were 2 men over 70 in the race, but i didnt see either one of them; one of them was apparently kicking ass too. so when iùd had enough ironman i walked into old town and the markets they have there....much like a farmers market but of course better, bc its europe and everything is better just in principle.

so then it was back to the train station and off to cannes. i was whateever about nice but i love love LOVE cannes!!!! it was like a cross of ,iami and palm springs....most people were super old, super orange, and super leathery looking. i checked into my hotel and immediately put on my swimsuit and hit the beach for lounging. i got there at like 2:30 and got a good 3 hours in, and when i left the sun was still high in the sky.i enjoyed some dleicious ice cream with a walk on the boardwalk before hitting home for bed (yes i still go to bed before it hits the double digits and while its still light out....i fit in great with the old folks).

day 2 in cannes i awoke and went straight to the beach with plans for like 10 solid hours of laying out (and i DID wear sunscreen!!). i started out at one beach filled with old people and a few kids. it was so cute how all these grandmas and grandpas come out for their morning swim int he ocean. it looked so refreshing and healthful i decided to try, only it didnùt go over so well for me....1. i thought the water was freaking freezing 2. i havent been in the ocean in YEARS and i realized that like most other things, i am terrified of it and 3. the salt water was burning my eyes. so i ran back out and resumed tanning. after a few hours i decided to eat and switch locations, so i got a panini from a beach stand and walked down the boardwalk to the beach on the other end. in betzeen the 2 public beaches there are restaurants that have inside tables but also lounge chairs on the beach where you can lay and be served your lunch. some of them even have piers that go out into the oceans with lounge chairs, i am sure they were all super pricey.

so i reached my next beach destination and settled in, but within 45 mins or so it started getting a little cloudy. i thought it would blow over, but it kept getting worse, so finally i left the beach and got an ice cream cone then i went strolling along rue d antibes, which has all sorts of designer shops where i checked out some 690 euro shoes. when i got back to my hotel i realized that what i thought was a glorious tan was actually a horrible sunburn....thanks A LOT sunscreen?! then i tried to get some aloe from the pharmacie but they had none, so now im just lotioning constantly and praying it doesnt peel.

so next day i was on the train back to paris. back in paris it took me like 45 mins wandering aimlessly to find my hotel bc it appeared as though the street ended when it actually cut diagonally across another street. so i finally found it, checked in, then went over to the arc de triomphe and champs elysees. i had an almost irresistable urge to eat at mcdonalds...But i resisted, while in france i can only eat from places that are not in america, plus i havent even eaten mcdonalds in soooo long, but now i want it so bad, im trying my best to hold out til the airport. i had to wait like 30 mins in line at laduree for some macarons, and since i wiated so long i got a few other pastries as well, which i ate all in one sitting alone in my hotel room like a true fat ass...delicious.

this morning i went to the bastille and did a walk of the marais area trough the jewish quarter and ate some delicious baklava. it was huge and literally drenched in honey. then i went to the pompidou center, which i believe is the worlds largest collection of 20th century art....and i am most definitely not an a appreciator of modern art. not only did i not like most of the things in that museum, but i actively disliked them. after the museum i went back to the jewish quarter to a place reported by many to have the best falafel in the world...and it was for sure the best falafel i have ever had. i may actually go back tomorrow for lunch now that im thinking about it.

so then i walked back toward the bastille and up along this walkway that used to be traintracks but now is a promenade park. i started getting tired and wanted to sit bc its so hot out but all the benches are metal and in the sun so they were too hot to sit on, so I was done with that park.

tomorrow is my last day in paris!! i dont have any firm plans, ive seen all the sites i wanted to see, so ill just be getting some final treats, stuffing myself with all i can, and then probably forcing myself to stay up to see the eiffel tower light up from the trocadero, and then perhaps crying myself to sleep. ill be back just in time to celbrate the 4th of july. i miss you all qnd ill see some of you very soon!!!

xoxo