Nice and Monaco by the kids

On the 11th we went on a train to nice (pronounced: nee-s). Mum’s uncle and aunt lived over there and a couple of other people too. When we got there, we went to Marco and Sylvie’s place (that’s the name of mum’s uncle and aunt), we talked and got to know them a bit, after that we went to sleep.
On the 12th, Marco and Sylvie were holding a barbecue with a few other people, there was another kid there that me and Emma were playing with, he was fun to play with. They had some food too, I manly just had meat, they had a delicious rib bone with scrumptious meat. After that we went to Sylvie’s parents’ house which has a swimming pool, it was pretty fun, they had a dog that every time I went under water it would jump in and try to save me, it was hilarious. When we got out of the pool, we played foosball, and then I played with a diabolo. After that we went back to Marco’s place and then went to bed.
On the 13th we did some blogging and then we went to visit central nice, Marco’s place was not in the centre, it is in fact pretty much on the exact outside of nice. There was a couple of stuff to see, but the main reason we came was because there were fireworks happening tonight, it was for French national day. French national day is actually on the 14th not the 13th it’s just a horrible incident happened on the 14th, so they don’t celebrate on the 14th anymore, they use that day to mourn the dead. When we got to the firework place, we had dinner at a place and then went down to the sand on the beach the ultimate place to watch them, the fireworks were really close to the airport and there were planes landing every 2 minutes, so the fireworks had to wait for a gap. When they started, they were really cool, it lasted about 15 minutes. When it was over we went back to the car and went to sleep.
On the 14th we went to Monaco, it is the second smallest county in the world, it is 2.08km2 and has a population of 38,328, it is a really rich country so there is a lot of expensive cars and houses. 32% of the people in Monaco are millionaires, including multiple billionaires. When we got there, we had a look at some different things, it is very interesting, we probably would have been called poor, and we can afford to travel for a year. When we were done, we went to Cynthia place, we talked a bit, then we went home and to sleep.
On the 15th we took a train to Genova, in Italy, we went to our apartment, set up and then had a little look around, in the night we watched a movie, then slept.
Andrew (10 years old)

On the 11th we took two trains to Nice, (Nice is a city). The first train was late, but we got there. Marco was there to pick us up. Then we went to stay at Marco and Sylvie’s place.
On the 12th we had a big lunch with our family. Marco worked the grill. I had chicken, potatoes and a sausage. It was awesome. there was another kid there and we got along well. Then we went to Sylvie’s parents’ house, and we played in the pool. There was this dog that when we put our head under the water, she would start barking and jump on your back.
On the 13th we visited nice with Marco. He had his dog with him. It is a big place with lots of buildings. We heard music. We also saw the port and it had lots of boats. We had dinner at a restaurant which was expensive. There were dances and then fireworks after. The fireworks were for the next day, which was French national day. French National day is to celebrate the beginning of the French revolution. They stopped having kings and queens and started a republic.
On the 14th we went to Monaco. People call it a city state because it is a city and a state. Monaco is the second smallest city and state in the world. Monaco is a big place with lots of rich places. We saw lots of monuments, lots of palace looking buildings. I found Monaco too crowded for my liking, but it is still interesting and beautiful. Then we stopped at Cynthia’s place for a few drinks and then back home and good night.
On the 15th we took a train to ITALY. I am so excited to visit Italy because I have never been there before and there is so many monuments I want to see. Also I can’t wait to try Italian food.
Emma (almost 9 years old)Read more