My Exchange-Year in Germany: Autumn Break

School was out for the past two weeks of Fall (October 8 - 22), my host-family and I went on vacation to the France-Monaco area. Monaco is about a 12-hour drive from where we are in Germany, so on the way we passed through Luxemburg (I had no idea that this and Monaco were individual nations) and France. Everything in the surrounding beaches were very beautiful and we stayed in a condo-type unit.

It felt great to see Palm Trees and lay on the beach in 24 degrees celsius (about 75 farenheit) in October! There are many traders and vendors on the beaches. Monaco is very close to Africa, particularly Egypt, so there are many Egyptians and other Africans selling native towels, sunglasses, tanning lotion, massages, etc. Most of days were spent by the pool at the resort, the beach, or hiking downtown through the cities or countryside. In France we visited the Fragonard Perfumery, which mostly appealed to women, but was still fun. They call cologne for men, "perfume" as well.