Our departure from Italy went a lot smoother and faster than our arrival in Italy. After a long but relaxing six hours on trains we arrived at Nice's train station and walked 2 blocks to our hotel. After spoiling ourselves on our honeymoon, Lee-Anne was not a big fan of our 2 star hotel located a loud, drab neighborhood.
On the last full day of our honeymoon we successfully completed everything we wanted to do. First we navigated our way through a huge crowd of French train workers who were on strike for the day (glad we took the train the day before) as we made our way to a spectacular Russian orthodox Church. Next we took the economical city bus to the last site we wanted to see, the Matisse Museum. Both of us were mesmerized by Matisse's mastery of colors in his works. 
The rest of the day was spent just how Lee-Anne wanted...strolling the many shops in Nice's city center. For dinner, we went back to the fantastic restaurant we visited on our first night in Nice. We cherished our last dinner and evening of our honeymoon with a bottle of Margaux grand cru wine. Overall we really enjoyed our honeymoon. Of course it had its ups and downs. Our honeymoon wasn't always relaxing. Trying to see so many sites and traveling to so many locations was exhausting at time. The language barrier also proved frustrating at times. However, despite some difficulties our adventurous spirits loved exploring new places and cultures. The French and Italian Riviera's are truly beautiful places full of amazing art, architecture, and history. The riviera's extremely scenic with beautiful waters along lush, green mountainous land. All of the food we had was fresh and delicious. Overall our highlights were St. Tropez, Italy (Santa Margherita & Cinque Terra) and Nice. We have to say, we liked Italy a little better. The Italians we met were extremely friendly, welcoming, and seemed happy to speak english with us.
Blissfully,
Lee-Anne and Russ
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