My study abroad experience in Nice, France and any voyages taken in the spring semester of 2013 as illustrated by the food that I've eaten, either prepared by myself or had in restaurants. The former is not impressive but the latter is awesome!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Saint-Paul de Vence

We took a day trip to Saint-Paul de Vence, which is a small city pretty close to Nice. It was the home of a medieval duke and a fortress or something along those lines. It was so quaint! 

The old town in the background. 
I also had my first crêpe of the trip! They sell them everywhere, but some of the places are a little pricey. The most popular crêpes are the ones with Nutella, sugar, or some kind of fruit. Mine with ham (jambon) because it was around lunch time.

He made it on a large crêpe stone but then cut it up for me.
I guess I looked like I couldn't handle eating it the normal way. 
 We toured the city museum, which is filled with awkward mannequins portraying the town's history (spoiler alert: a bunch of white dudes signed a lot of papers once and built walls). We also saw a church that looked super old on the outside but inside was filled with really nice modern artwork.

This entire wall was a mosaic! Super amazing. 

The icing on the cake was a chocolate shop that we visited. All of the goods were made in Bayonne, France which is the southwest corner near Spain (where my friend Savannah was born!). The guy gave us lots of free samples. Of course I had to buy something so I got 100 g of dark chocolate. 

I really had no idea how much 100 g was when I ordered it, but I'm not complaining. 
 I have a feeling that now I've had a crêpe and good chocolate I won't be able to stop eating them. Oh well....

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