Day 9: Monaco

Today we got a local guide and went to the 2nd smallest country- MONACO!! I sat next to Alexandra on the bus, and she helped me out with some of the levels on my games on my phone. This place was beautiful! We saw the outside of the aquarium that was literally right on the water, and the high school thats right next to it. We got to see the official changing of the guards, where the grand prix takes place, and had some shopping time! I bought a tshirt, two pins for my lanyard, and had some of other peoples foods. I really enjoyed seeing Monaco, but itd be VERY expensive to live there. We drove on the same street as the racers do, which I thought was very cool.

After that we drove to lunch, where I ordered ratatouille, but got a cheese pizza that was huge, and couldnt finish myself, and an amazing apple pie with raspberry puree!!

After we ate, we went bowling in the same place where we ate. We barely had time to bowl.... we only bowled 4 or 5 times -only a half a game. Chase, Megan, Doniasha, Brianna, and Ana were on my team.. I got 2nd place!

After lunch we went to the perfume factory, where we learned the history of perfume, how they make it, and how the different types of perfumes are made. They gave us smell testers, and I bought a very expensive bottle of perfume.  I probably shouldnt have done it, but it was a "heat of the moment" buy, I didnt look around for other stuff...so i couldve gotten the eaux des toilette which was double the oz's for the same price--even though id have to reapply during the day with the toilette, I still would have gotten more out of it. But with the perfume I did get, it came with a free travel size one that we had to fill up our selves.. well back at the hotel when i filled it up, i kinda knocked it over on the desk and spilt some of my SUPER expensive when i was trying to put the cap on the travel one. I tried to screw the cap on the travel one, and it wouldnt work... two minutes later that one tipped over too. i had to use the room key and a cup from the room to get it back into the original container. I was so upset, but the room smelt really nice! I later realized I was putting the wrong cap on the travel size, i was trying to put the regular size bottle cap on it. 

At dinner, up a very tall hill, we had meatballs and rice! It was actually really good! I sat with Brennah,  Megan, Dylan, Avi, Shiv, Sandra, and Vrishti. It  was the funniest meal Ive had so far!! The boys were SOOOOO funny, and we got "yelled" at for laughing so loudly because the restaurant had other patrons. We were outside, which was nice because nice breezes would come through, and would cool us off after sweating to get up there. We had a chocolate mousse for dessert, and Avi asked if we having a chocolate mouse, not mousse.... it was hilarious. And made the list of stupid things people have said on the trip or have done on the trip. 

At the hotel, we made bracelets for the kids we are meeting tomorrow. But since i had limited time before the perfume would soak into the cup/dry up i stayed in the room and cleaned up my mess. I guess the lesson of the day was, buy cheap perfumes that you dont have to do anything to except press it to spray.