Bliss St-Tropez

... wine bottle and then we thought they were off on the trail, but no they got in the car and drove on!
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.

... tour for monday and spent the day seeing 5 different castles.
Our first castle was chenonceau, which remains my favorite. if i'm ever a fairy princess thats my castle. I think what made it so incredible was actually the fog. it was so ridiculously foggy you could barely see the outline of the castle which added to the surreal feel of all of it. unfortunately we made it back to the van late and our driver got all ***** and french at us. later ...

... Table wine....

But first, a little commentary on our observations. As I mentioned from Germany, the European people love station wagons. We have all seen them at times in the states but they are everywhere in Europe. We saw the German versions right off, but through the rest of the countries we visited it is also clear that the wagon is the car of choice. All sizes, all makes. In Italy, Fiat, Lancia, and ...

... spend the day sitting outside the old church listening to the "Women of Handel" do a dress rehearsal for their upcoming concert, a tribute in honor of the death of Handel, 250 years ago. You can enjoy the sounds of Handel in a video below.

Despite all the glamor in Cannes, there's also the old town of Cannes (le Suquet) and the vistas of the fancy harbor below. It's those picturesque moments, the tiny bistros, and photo opportunities that have made this trip real.

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.

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The Yacht arrived in the Vieux Port around 8:00 AM on Tuesday. The seas were a little rough on the way in and there was a lot of wind, but overall the passage was uneventful. We spent the night in Marseille and in the morning we drove to meet the yacht in St. Tropez and arrive close to 11 AM. We just pulled up to the yacht and hardly even boarded until ...

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... and the beach, we got a chance to explore the city a little. My favorite was the castle. Now mind you, the thing about 'The Castle' is that there is no longer a castle at all. Basically now it's just a really beautiful hill separating the town of Nice from Nice Harbor. Still, there are a few ruins, a park, and...a Jewish Cemetery. Kind of an odd mixture, but the whole thing was amazing. I love Nice!!

... our luck that it was overcast and raining on our free day. For lunch I lashed out a Maccas and got a Royale with Cheese and a beer. Rest of the day spent cruising around town and lazing around the beach. I didnt get to see anything intersting at the beach though! The water was very refershing but walking on the stones was a pain. That night a large group of us had a room party and played drinking games for a few hours. Tomorrow we head into Italy.

July 4 We woke up early to catch public transport out to the site of the Busabout pickup (another campsite). The morning went by quickly as we had an hour stopover in Pisa and had a chance to see the infamous Leaning Tower. It´s really strange that the city´s claim to fame is a tower that was built on a foundation of sand and is now a lesson to all those impetuous architects. Apparently the tower will one day ...