Southern France

Winter 2008

My trip to Southern France was much different than I could have ever expected.  I stayed in Nice, and travelled to Gourdon, Cannes and Monaco.  The weather was fantastic the entire time, and although it was at the end of December, the temperature was pretty managable (except for when I decided to take pictures of the beach in Nice at 6am).

Being in such an interesting place made me want to go out on adventures.  I would wake up before sunrise to start taking pictures, and then I would stay up until the city went to sleep to take some more.  In the middle of downtown Nice was a huge ferris wheel, surrounded by elaborate marble fountains.  The image above to the right was taken early in the morning, a few blocks from the beach.

Both of these images were taken shortly after the sun began to come up.  On the left was a very creative alley between buildings, leading to the shore.  Opposite of that is a photo taken close to the hotel I was staying at.  It was an artistic piece composed of a pile of cellos, and being a musician and avid classical enthusiast, I had to take a few different shots.