First Day in Nice : Spectacular!

Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing day!!! So glad I didn't cancel my trip and rejoicing in the fact that whatever had invaded my GI system is gone. =) Started the day with a free walking tour of Nice, which concluded with a picnic in the sun on castle hill, bus to Eze (really charming medieval village), then bus to Monaco. Mixed feelings on Monaco....slightly disgusted by the absurdly excessive wealth flaunted in all of the yachts and ferraris and at the Casino, but also kind of fun to walk around and gawk. Absolutely brilliant blue sky and sunshine the whole day (walking around in a tee-shirt most of the day) but did have to sport the winter hat and gloves after sunset. =) Felt a little funny, but hadn't brought enough layers with me and the windbreaker was not cutting it. Also felt a bit funny walking around the casino in my typical workout clothes (and new 'poppy' running shoes) but it was all I had and I wanted to check it out. A sign outside said 'proper clothing required' and I was afraid I was under-dressed for entering. However, they said I was fine and it was apparently meant to keep people out who only have swimsuits on. Excellent. Even though I didn't gamble (after gambling $8 in Vegas in 2004 I've never been remotely tempted to gamble again) I did use the toilets in the Casino. Ha! Just because I could. And they had these crazy machines that clean the toilet seats after each use. Snazzy! Thus is my experience in the Monte Carlo Casino.