After nearly 24 hours in transit, we finally arrived at our hostel in Nice. All it took was 2 flight delays, 1 missed connected and forfeiting 128 pounds in airfare. Phew, what a day.

Today was simply one big blur. The combination of hunger, exhaustion, jet lag and frustration made for a brutal, brutal day to get to Europe. The hostel, Villa Saint Exupury, is much nicer than expected. That’s the good thing about having low expectations — you’ll never be let down The hostel is within an old church which makes for an interesting setting.

This is the first time either of us have stayed in a hostel, and the experience so far has been great. Met a group of people tonight from Australia, Scotland and Tanzania. Nothing like getting drunk with a bunch of foreign tourists in what used to be a chapel.

Tomorrow we’re planning on hitting a small town called Eze followed by a trip to Monaco then back to Nice in the evening. We’re planning on only spending a day here before moving onto Cinque Terre to ultimately meet up with Gillian and Sharon in Florence. I’m looking forward to some great photo opportunities and food tomorrow combined with massive sun and heat. Apparently it’s been 42 celcius here the past few days!