Chambres d'hôtes Villa la Moréna Golfe-Juan Vallauris

... or as they say, American) style gaming.

I had a relaxing time. Bit of shopping, eating, drinking and walking around just admiring the wealthy end of the world. It is expensive tho. Meals and drinks are way over-priced (about $17 aussie for a Johnny Walker & coke!). You even have to pay to use the toilet at the shopping centre and main tourist areas. I won some money at the main casino, then lost it (and some more) at the hotel ...

So this morning a grumpy linda rolled out of bed at 6 am ready to get on the school bus and start class. yep that's right. i've gone back in time to highschool.....

The grumpiness wore off tho as becca and i trekked down to the bus stop. i can't even describe how beautiful watching the sunrise over the gulf was. the sky had a pink color, and all the hills were a pale blue/ green in the distance the sea was periwinkle. it was definitely a far better ...

Have had fun in France. Nice is interesting and the beautiful water of the mediterranian was great to woke up to... Mick went for a swim !! we caught a train to Cannes and we looked around all the exclusive spots but noone we knew... just rich people and us tourists..
we also went to Montecarlo.. fantastic.. even swa a kart race in Monaco... had a look at the MonteCarlo Casino.. impressive if only for the flashy cars and people with too much cash ...

Hey team!!!!
so 2 weeks into france and i've yet to write a thing. im so bad at this game. meh.
today i went to the beach, it was wonderful!!!! becca thought it was cold, she was wrong :)

so apparently sainte maxime is infiltrated by german tourists, who knew? the only frenchies on the beach were...well enjoying themselves quite a bit..... ;-)
oh frenchies. :)

omg do ...

... tomorrow. The hotel is the flashest i have ever stayed at. There was a gala ball on tonight and some famous people (tv cameras here and all!). I didn't recognise anyone tho. Had a drink at the bar to soak up the atmosphere. My view is fantastic.

Not going to update the travel blog for a few days while I enjoy the relax time in Monte Carlo. Will summarise it all with photos once I’m on my way to Italy. Here’s hoping the weather shines for me.

Just paid a fleeting visit to St Tropez on the way to Avignon (so we thought)... had to be done really.. a quick wander around and a very quick coffee. It was much smaller than I thought. Lots of nice boats but loads of tourists too.... that was about it!

Brad decided to shave his hair off in order to prepare for his trip.   He actually kept the mullet for a day before I took charge and shaved it all off.  Liberating!    We also had one last blast in Banana bar.  It all started out fun and games until the one drink too ...

... visitor's center and got a map that guided us around the old walled town- there were many cafés, restaurants and many shops of course. Antibes has a very large port and there ...

... loop of the Gran Prix circuit! After about 3 seconds of convincing, Matthew and Emma went to re-park the car while I got some money out of the ATM and signed Matthew up to drive! He was in absolute heaven! The car was spectacular, and he had a blast! After the thrill ride, we went to get our Golf (what a disappointment after driving the Ferrari!) and headed over to the Monte Carlo Casino to look at the fabulous ...

... of the compartment. The compartment already contains two other male passengers who will share the accommodation with the four of us for the rest of the night. Rocio, who purchased her ticket later, is two carriages down from us. The gentlemen have snagged an upper and lower bunk, leaving one upper, one lower and two middle bunks for us. We salute them with a "bon nuit", and their answer is about the only thing we hear from them for the rest of the trip. They are ...