Monday, February 28, 2011

I see Monaco, I see France



Good morning American friends!
On Feb. 18th, we drove up the Italian riviera into the small country of Monaco, then up the French riviera into Nice. Both are SO very beautiful; here are a "few" pics:

On the way to Monaco and Nice




Monaco


Steps to the theater and gardens


A great lunch spot :)




The Monocan coastline


Melodie




Hermes


St. Nicholas Cathedral (where Grace Kelly got married)





The palace




Nice, France




Opera theatre





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We also started our Base, Intermedio, and Avanzato ESL classes this past week. We've been busy prepping lessons and teaching, and so far it's going very well! The students who attend are quite friendly and open, and some of them are pretty funny.
Here are a couple pics from our Base and Intermedio classes:

Days of the week

Some of the Intermedio class


View of the upper and lower levels of the restaurant

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Since these pictures, we went to the Parco Botanico Villa Rocca here in Chiavari, and on Saturday, Santa Margherita and Portofino.
We are also starting our second week of ESL classes.
More posts up and coming!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Ah, Joanna, it's beautiful!! I am so jealous! Such a fun experience for you both, I'm sure you're enjoying it. Certainly, there's quite a bit of hard work, but all worth it!

Joanna Knowles said...

kaylee! yes, it has definitely been interesting...haha..it is worth it.