Showing posts with label Monaco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monaco. Show all posts

Saturday, September 20, 2008

I FOUND NEMO!


This entry goes out to Devan... because I love her more than all the fishies in the sea PLUS the Monoco Aquarium.






















Yes, second part of Monaco consisted of visiting an aquarium, which was strangely more relaxing and awesome than I thought it would be.






















I got to see some totally awesome fish swimming around. Goldfish depress me because they can only swim in circles in a little bowl, but these fish get to interact with each other and have a pretty good life, as far as fish go.




















So, daddy, I think we should stick this awesome one in the tank.






















FISHY... WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING? I'm a pirannah! (Disney references, bien sur)























MY BUBBLESSSSSSS... yes it's the Bubbles fish from Finding Nemo!!!
































This dude was just really cool looking.


























JACQUES!





























Oh my goodness... and the NEMOS!!! There were so many of them, it made me very happy.

























Carmen and I just stood and quoted Finding Nemo for quite some time. Some foreign guy walked up to the tank, pointed and said "Nay-mo!" (Knee-mo, you fool)





















Then I decided that I had to watch Nemo when I got back to the dorm, which is exactly what I have done.



























On our way back we stopped at a town called Eze known for it's perfume making. The woman gave half the tour in French and I understood more than I thought I would.



























It also started to POUR which made me unhappy because we had to run down the street back to the dorm. I hope this rain gets out of Cannes' system because I hope to enjoy this last week on the beach.
























DORY!!!




































This fish was actually pretty funny; while all the other fish kept swimming around he was watching Carmen and I while making faces. Is it possible for a fish to flirt?



























Devaloo, I tried to get a picture of the seahorses for you but they were being camera shy -- so I took this instead!!














I don't know this man. But he spent a while checking out the fish in this stellar tank.


















Jellyfish and octopus.. GROSS!!! I think those are the only two problems I have with the ocean, other than pollution (which I can blame on society) and decaying bodies in the water (which I can blame on CSI for putting that idea in my head.... THANKS).















There was a genocide of mussels.














Don't be surprised.

Monaco


AIFS was kind enough to pay for a trip to Monaco for us. We left on a bus this morning and got to see the really touristy area.












The really touristy area is where the palace and church are. We were there for the changing of the guard, which I decided to sit on the side and eat my lunch during. I got to hear it at least. Carmen came and sat with me because it was impossible to see anything; while we were sitting there this old guy by us let out the loudest fart ever. It took so much not to burst out laughing.













So I wasn't overly impressed with Monaco. It was a lovely place, but I am glad we were only there for a few hours.












Apparently Monaco is the richest country in Europe? Probably because of the casino.. Monte Carlo. Which we were not able to see, because they do not allow buses to merely pass by anymore. You have to go in and gamble your money away.









Oh, this is me deciding whether to eat an apple or apple sauce from a packet. I really wanted to finger paint with the apple sauce, look at the cool thing it comes in!!!











This is Grace Kelly's tomb.



















I don't even have to relate my life to Disney for this entry. It just made itself blatently known.













I love the buildings along the Cote d'Azur. Everything is old yet still so colorful. Paris is going to be such a sharp contrast, being as everything is monotone (which I don't have a problem with, it's gorgeous)










This is a flower. It was pretty. J'ai prendu un photo.












Oh, cute.