Mas photos

We added more photographs from our trip to Antibes, as well as photos of our dinner party (the setup was glorious), and some delightful shots of the pretty day we had today.

Click on the right to enjoy them - I know you do!

Here's a sample:

Part of the port in Antibes - when I say 'part', I actually mean like this is 1/100th of the boats

Let it rain..... but only when Apes 'n Ju are outside

So we thought we'd play it safe and just hang out at the apartment today, before our interviews at the pub tonight at 6:30. Stupid us. We hung out inside looking online to see what the most economical way to get to Vimy Ridge would be - turns out it would be by overnight trains. More on that at a later date.

So the weather was pretty nice all day - sunny, and although not overly warm, still nice. We, however, did not go outside. Research had to be done. It was kind of like trying to study for an exam in April when the weather is finally nice after months of snow, but you can't go enjoy it because you had to study. Well... only kind of like that, because it wasn't mandatory that we stay in.

Anyway........ to get to my point: when we finally left the apartment at 6pm, the rain started to come down (clearly after we had straightened our hair). UGH! Fortunately enough, I had a lovely pashmina to protect me. Hooray!

The interview was quick and painless. The job doesn't pay well... and they say we need a bicycle to work there if we want to get home late at night (since the tram only runs until 1:53am), and no one wants to walk past the train station late at night (AGREED). We figure we would buy bicycles off of the waitresses that were leaving. Who knows? He will call us tomorrow and let us know if we're hired. WEIRD!

The weather is supposed to be nice all weekend - so I am very very excited. We were thinking of going to Antibes or Cannes, just to check out what the big deal is and all (we've heard so many things). That just means that we'll have more photos to put up. We're limited to 100MB of photo uploads a month, unless I pay.... so I was thinking of getting a yearly subscription to do so... then there won't be so many people begging for more photos. I think this is a good idea.

Anywho, toodle-loo until the next time. Miss you all!

P.s. April has a fancy/shmancy interview on Monday in Monaco (again). It's for a secretary position for some big company (woo for her... *rolls eyes*). I like dirty bar jobs, okay?

Job prospect #1

So this Irish pub called McMahon's is hiring TWO people. April and I handed in our CVs without knowing this and we got a call a few hours later. Instead of calling back, we were moseying past the pub so we stopped in to talk to the monsieur. Turns out, he just needed a photocopy of our visas to prove that we were legal and he said he would call us tomorrow to set up a meeting with the manager. Strange enough, he asked what our zodiac signs were.... not important information, but funny nonetheless!

It's been raining here non-stop for a week (well, it stopped for a few hours on Sunday). There is rain predicted in the forecast for tomorrow... and Thursday.. hey and even Friday. We're surviving though - even if the bottom of our pants are constantly soakin'!

Depending on how this job situation goes, April, Ryan, and myself may be headed off to Normandy or Arras for Remembrance Day. What better way to remember than by being where it all happened to begin with? It would be an amazing trip indeed!

Time for sleep... or to watch election coverage - it's on every station here. But instead of it being non-biased, the European channels are all about Obama, and some even have his posters up in the background. Party!

Power outage - shocking!

Woke up this morning to no power. Luckily I pulled a Beth and lit the gas stove with a lighter (thanks mom)! I did, however, singe some hair off of my hand. Vive la France! We cooked eggs and boiled some water to make some sweet coffee with our amazing coffee press that we got on SALE!!

So all in all, the moral of this post is: don't be jealous of our gas stove.

Gas, it's in you to give

C'est pas classique!

So, every year for the past four years, the city of Nice puts on a weekend full of free concerts - free CLASSICAL concerts. These contain pieces from the opera, as well as the symphony. On Saturday afternoon, we attended one of these concerts with Katie and Seabass, and lucky for me - I made a movie of it!! YAY! Please enjoy the sights and sounds of the Nice Philharmonic Symphony! Sorry that I filmed kinda crooked for a bit:

♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

I thought Chicago was the windy city

It was a beautiful day today, just a little windy, but we thought we'd enjoy it by heading down to the Promenade des Anglais - a long touristy path along the beach. I took this video - April didn't want to be in it though, so you won't see her. Sorry that my face looks so hideous in the freeze frame of the video below - but enjoy anyway!

My face - sorry; The view - not sorry

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