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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>

... and not campervan parking friendly. We found a picture perfect stop just after Monte Carlo at the top of a hill overlooking the Med. We had the place to ourselves so we russelled up some brekkie in the sun which was lovely, so much so we were in t-shirts!!!

Gorgeous morning and a stunning place for breakfast awaited us just outside Scooby overlooking the lake. I went for a run but Kim was feeling a little under the weather so she stayed and made me breakfast - yay! We spotted two girls about our age and attempted to engage in some conversation but their English was limited and French is rubbish. Shame as its manily been the grey hair brigade we ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.<br><br>http://picasaweb.goog le.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090928Cannes? authkey=Gv1sRgCPHzqZ_hy_fA8AE&amp;feat= directlink

... first day in Nice was spent on the beach, we couldn't wait to go into the ocean, that we went swimming without towels. Wasn't a good idea since Nice is all rock beaches and we couldn't really sit to dry off... WE had a delicous pasta dinner at Pasta Basta and ordered the finest wine on ...

... experience at Sababini's was very personable! The eight course meal was superb! We both chose the steak and lobster, otherwise referred to as surf and turf! The service was fantastic! Sabatini's provided a more intimate and personable experience! We were glad we arrived with an apetite. Otherwise, the eight courses would've been too much. The champagne carried us through dinner until the cappuccino's. <br ...

... de courgettes, the flowers from zucchini deep fried. The cheese on the BBQ on baguette was great too. The wine was intertwined with whiskey and something that can only be described as pear moonshine. We finished with homemade crepes and strawberry shortcake. It was a wonderful night with amazing food and company. <br><br>The generosity of this community continued the next day when one of the neighbors invited us to join them for swimming ...

... very steep and narrow and are tiled with smooth cobblestone, decorated with many stonestar burstt flower compositions on most steps. This is a medieval village, a pleasure to ...

... the area! After lunch, we headed straight for the Nice airport to return our Golf and fly back to CDG in Paris. We had packed all of our breakable and delicate purchases (aka Christian Lacroix and Pucci!) in a carry-on bag, but the security folks at the airport made us check it through with the rest of our luggage - French airports don't allow ANY liquids on board (unlike in the US where you ...

Maybe its because of the parade of bentleys and ferraris, maybe its because of the gorgeous cliff views, or maybe because you dont have to worry about crime. Whatever it is, monte carlo was one of my favorite cities in europe. We saw the princes car collection, went to the grand casino, went to the royal palace, and went to the aqarium. All in all monte carlo is certainly worth a day trip.