Appart'e Cagnes-sur-Mer

After brekkie it was onto Menton which is a lovely little town just before the Italian border. Menton is a much more down to earth place than its neighbours and more our scene. We found a park right on the beach and went for a wander and took in sum much needed sun. Next stop Italia!!<br>

Up early as it was a spectacular sunrise - full of pinks and organges. We wanted to hit McWifi before we entered Italy but we did not find one until later in the day in Menton. Before that we drove the coast road through Nice and Monte Carlo, both concrete ...

... seen and spoken to, to date. <br> Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

... Sailboats were docked at the marina (knez, it made me think of you). Diane ordered mussles and Jon and I had our first mussels ever. They were delicious. Thank you Diane for helping me discover my love for sea food. St-Tropez was further than we thought, but thank god we ...

... menu. Lambrusca. If you haven't had it before, its a wonderful young sparkling red wine. (please disreguard the last comment, the wine was horrible)<br><br>http://picasaweb.googl e.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090927NiceAnti besCannesStTropez?authkey=Gv1sRgCPzYpeu 2gIC7Jw&amp;feat=directlink

... br><br>Today's Royal itinerary takes us on a tour of Monaco, including old Monaco and the Royal Palace. It's uncertain whether the schedules of Prince Albert or Princess Caroline will allow for a meeting with Princess Lesia but our respective public relations staff are working on it!<br><br>The tour of Monaco-Ville, also known as Old Monaco included a walk through the narrow streets that once ...

... of sponsors' vehicles and floats drove along the route, and the crowd went wild! as free gifts and samples were scattered from the floats - hats, T-shirts, fridge magnets, balloons, pens, newspapers... Small scuffles and minor contretemps were witnessed, and Paul mourned the death of chivalry evident in one regrettable exchange, but generally the mood was one of great good humour. <br><br>Having had our beers, we made our way back along the front ...

... crowded out by newer construction on all sides. If I have the opportunity in August when we get this way again (we have three similar but different itineraries that we do 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 for a total of 6 cruises and then I debark) I definitely want to see it, but today I didn't mind the rest from the hustle and bustle. My friends went to the beach in a small town ...

... our time racing throught the lavish streets of Monaco to find a takeaway pizza store before the bus picked us up for our return to the hotel.... this we did just in time and total class as we were all dressed in class wearing our best we had taken on tour! The pizza was tops! The city has sooooo much money.... the journey was made fun in the end... i will post the photos to prove as soon as i return! Au reviour France..... Italy and gelati here we come!

Got off the train in Monte Carlo on our way from Cinque Terre to Cannes. BEWARE!!! There is NO place to leave baggage in the Monte Carlo train station. There is a hotel 10 minutes away that will let you leave it, but just make it a day trip and don't bring bags with you. Plus, it's too expensive to stay there anyways. The Yachts in the harbor and the cars outside the Casino made the entire trip worth it. There yachts ...