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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 ...

... wine bottle and then we thought they were off on the trail, but no they got in the car and drove on! <br> At the end of the gorge we joined the road towards Cannes, which was route Napoleon, orginially created by him as a pass through the mountains...very windy. Our destination for the evening was Grasse where we found a good park overlooking the city lights and our first view of the Med.

... 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 ...

We were so excited to have another person travelling with us, that our time spent with Diane was mostly fighting over her for her attention and trying to get her to side with one of us. She was definitely a good friend to both of us ( and didnt favor me, which I thought she should have ...

... the Grimaldi family. And where Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly joined in marriage in St. Nicholas Cathedral. In the square of Monaco-Ville, the Royal Palace could be found. From here, you could see all the districts of Monaco including Fontevielle, La Condamine and Monte-Carlo. Not to mention the breathtaking view of Port Hercules, more commonly known as the Port of Monte-Carlo! Here you could see the ...

... Marseilles) which was lovely. Spent the day here at the pool and lounging around our room which was almost as big as our house! The photo shows the front of the Chateau and the view from our room. We battled the traffic jam in and out of St Tropez to visit this little village with the monster yachts of the uber-rich and the glitzy ...

... curiosity for the extravagant lifestyle in Monaco. We headed back to Nice and our comfortable beds. That night we took advantage of the guest kitchen and cooked our first meal, which consisted of fresh cheese ravioli and sauce. I was also finally able to finish the bottle of wine that I had bought in Nimes. We went to bed early that night in anticipation of our 10:05 train to Milan.

... Speedo/spandex concession!! Late afternoon we rejoined the group for an evening excursion to Monaco for sightseeing, dinner and to try our luck at the world famous Casino. Talk about luxury; Monaco is only one mile square, and no expense is spared by the government to make sure everything works-from the great traffic patterns to special underground parking for residents. It's really clean and tourist ...

... City, leading a group of high schoolers from the St. George area on a trip around Italy. Erin knew one of the girls and found her. It was quite funny ... such a small world. David wanted to go the casino, so headed that direction. The girls and I wandered through the modern part of the city and back to the ship. A rather slow day today.