We then walked back to our car. We got in the car and started driving. We got closer and closer to the mountain until we were driving right on the side of it. We were very high up and it was a small little road that was suppose to be for 2 cars. The worst part about it though was it had hardly any guard rails. Driving I was completely freaked every time the car turn I was uneasy. We stopped at a couple places along the road and I was fine then. Being out of the car I felt much better about the heights. The first place we stopped we just kind of looked over the edge down below but the second place we stopped was much cooler. There was an old broken house on the other side of the road and we went up and looked around a bit and then found a little cave probably used to store stuff. We then walked down a path on the other side and we found a more modern house. This one actually had an outhouse. There was also a path that looked like it would wind down the mountain into the gorge (This part wasn’t very steep compared to later on). We continued and it got much steeper very fast. We went up and up until we were on top of the mountain. Once up there it was like you were still on the ground. It was just fields and little lakes with little villages and towns. We stopped in a little place called Sault. We just kind of looked around then kept going. We then found a tiny little village. It had a beautiful view of the peak of this huge mountain and it was all snow at the top. We grabbed a drink from there cool fountain and went home. We started planning our next big trip... Monaco.
Before the Monaco there was a big day for us. We went to a Crocodile farm on Sunday. It was really cool. It had over 350 Crocodiles. We walked around a bit and saw big crocodiles, little crocodiles, weird mouthed crocodiles and even and albino crocodile. We also saw some tortoises and some exotic birds. This wasn’t the highlight of the day though. When I got home I awaited eagerly the Gold Medal game Between Canada and USA. It was a very close but Canada was winning to whole game. When the U.S. scored at the end I thought Canada was going to lose because of the momentum but that goal by Crosby was awesome and the pass by Iginla was pretty amazing too. I was so happy they won. I was sad to not be able to be in Canada at time like that, when the county is in frenzy. Well I will continue with Europe. The Monaco day came around sooner than I expected and I wasn’t able to get the previous days blog post’s in so now I well just attach them.
We woke up at 6:00 am on the 2nd of March and got ready and were out the door at 7:00 am. We stopped in a place along the Riviera called Bandol. We got some croissants and baguette (as usual) and took a walk along the port. It was a beautiful day and I was bummed out that I didn’t where my shorts. We saw a bathroom and we decided to take a pre-emptive strike and all go to the bathroom. These bathrooms are self-cleaners, so after someone goes it sprays it down then lets the other person in. So first my mom went, then I waited, then I went in, Then Chelsea waited and waited then just decided to go in. The bathroom light thingy said it was going to spray and so we yelled at Chelsea and she got out just in time. It was pretty funny. We turned around and walked back to the car. We drove for a bit more then stopped in St. Tropez. We walk along the port and saw a lot of big expensive boats. We then went to a little shopping place (I have noticed that I use the adjective little a lot, but I am really describing something peaceful and beautiful). On the way back to the car we got some gelato. I don’t much care for gelato so I took a pass on this, but I will still tell you what my family got. Chelsea got all Raspberry (I tried some and I actually wished I had gotten some), my mom got a mix of lemon and cookies, and my dad got a mix of chocolate and raspberry. We got back in the car and kept driving. We stopped in a town a couple minutes later for lunch. We got some sandwiches and Fantas and started eating. I got some sand from this place (I am just going to say it’s from St. Tropez) and we kept going. Our next stop was Cannes. So we drove till we came across these beautiful Rocky Mountains. We stopped and took pictures and had a good time. Then it was back in the car. We were in traffic in Cannes and there was a parking spot just up ahead so I hopped out to grab some sand. It turned out it wasn’t a parking spot so they kept driving. I met up with them a couple minutes later down the beach and we had a good laugh about it (It wasn’t the first I have been left behind...Love you mommy) We played around a bit on the beach running away from the waves(unsuccessfully sometimes). Then it was back in the car with our wet and sandy feet. We were gonna stop in Nice (pronounced knee-se like niece and nephew) but decided not to because we were planning on doing it the next day. It was beautiful there. We were driving through right as the sun was going down so it was glistening of the water. It is actually really hard to explain how beautiful it was. So I won’t. We got to our hotel 5 or 10 minutes later. We had a huge room. There was a room for my parents, a room for my sister and a pull out couch for me. We didn’t stay long though. We put our stuff in the room and headed out to Monte Carlo. The whole point of this trip for me was to get awesome pictures of cars, so I had my camera out and was looking for some good shots. We found a good place to park in a pretty big parking garage. On the way down I saw an Aston Martin, the first of many nice cars seen. We decided to get supper first, so we walk down to the port and looked around. Going down the Street there was a Lotus dealership (very nice car), then a Ferrari race car thingy (they were having some sort of party or conference in the place) but in the window they had the engines. It was super cool. We then found a grocery store. We got a bit of candy and I was also able to find a cherry 7up. This was much better than the Cherry Coke. I have decided to put in the blog side bar cool drinks I have had in Europe. Continuing, we decided to walk up a side street in search of a good restaurant. Lucky for us we came across a Ferrari dealership. It had 7 Ferrari’s just sitting outside and 4 more inside. Not only that right next door there was a repair shop full of Ferrari’s (doesn’t say much about their reliability). We came across a nice restaurant and decided to eat there. We looked at the menu and I found it a bit suspicious that they didn’t have drink prices so I decided to get water just in case. The guy came back with bottled water. I just drank it anyways. We also decided what to eat. My dad had a grilled cheese sandwich (with ham), Chelsea had Cheese Pizza and so did my mom and I had a fries but this time with the chicken. It was delicious. We played a little guess the bill game and we were all wrong. The drinks cost 6 euros each(9$) except the water, It was 5 euros (7,5$). We paid 34,5$ for drinks. Luckily that didn’t faze us. We decided to go up to the famous Monte Carlo Casino and look for some nice cars. When we got up there was some loud rumbling. It was a beautiful Ferrari. It was pretty cool. We went around the circle in front of the casino and saw another nice Ferrari and I got a good picture with it and then we went back to the earlier mentioned one and I got picture with it as well. When I was walking back, the owner of the car asked if I wanted to get in. I said yes right away. Next thing I know he is starting it up and telling me to rev it. I have never heard a car so loud. He then tells me to scoot over so he can take me for a drive. He puts it in to gear and starts driving but Stalls it. You haven’t lived till you’ve seen a guy with a pretty big ego stall a Ferrari and the try regain his composure. I could tell he had been drinking, maybe because he smells like alcohol or maybe because he keeps say F*** about random things. He drove me around the circle then hit the gas hard at the end for emphasis. The G-forces were crazy. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It was so cool.
We decided to walk around a bit in the park in front of the casino. In the park we talked about how my Grammie stole towels from the hotel of the casino. Her and her friend Grace went in with some excuse and came out with some towels. I think that is a pretty good souvenir. We took some nice family pictures in front of the casino and then some picture of the fountains and so on. On the way back to the car the same guy asked my dad if he wanted to go in the Ferrari. My dad said yes and on the way to the car the guy turned to my dad and said”I am so drunk” it was pretty funny. So my dad was in the car and the guy says rev it. So my dad pushes softly on it and the guy pushes down on his leg, it was so loud, but the best part is the cops came over and was telling the guy that he can’t be too loud. The cop was angry too. He was mad. So then my dad got out and we walked back to the car with some good stories and some nice pictures. On the way out of the parking garage we saw some cars under covers. So each one my dad would hop out and lift it up to see what kinda it was. They were all Ferraris and Aston Martins. I must have seen probably 20 Ferraris because of the dealership and parking garage and you know the one I was in. We drove back to the hotel and just crashed. In the Morning it was all rainy and yucky out. Me and my dad went and got some frosted flakes and came back. Then me and my mom got some croissants and jus. We decided to take the fast way home and not stop in Nice because it was so yucky out. When we got home we watched episodes 2 and 3 of survivor (which were really funny and interesting) and now it is 2:00 am and I have to get to bed. Thanks for reading as always.
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