Italy & the French Riviera Part II: February 2005

On the vaporetto, we were pulled over to allow Venetian Gondoliers' to protest on the Grand Canal. There were so many protesters that boats passed by for twenty minutes straight. That doesn't happen every day!

I know, I know. Everyone has photos like this one after a trip to Venice.

I assure you that with roads like these, I was worried we'd never make it to Venice. Zipping down one-way-sized icy roads, on the verge of falling down mountains, having to honk at every turn to avoid collisions/deer...quite a thrill. 

A humbling experience at Eze, a high-altitude French Riviera village extremely close to Monaco. Yes, that's the Mediterranian Sea behind me!

Here I am back in Nice, despite cloudy weather, rollerblading on the exquisite Promenade des Anglais.

Matthieu looking glam in Saint Paul--a stunning French Riviera village for the rich and famous. Then again...when it comes to the French Riviera, where isn't?!