Hotel Cantemerle Vence

... staff than patrons. Cost €10 to get in! The interior is like one of the palaces I’ve been too; plush seats; pull levers on the pokies. The tables are old-style with the croupiers using real rakes to literally rake the money in. Even the toilets are self-cleaning. The whole place is quite surreal. Not as big as I imagined, and I think it was quiet because u had to pay, whereas the casino at my hotel was always packed & free entry with ...

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 ...

... 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.

We didnt do much in Cannes except go to the beach. Got there pretty early and were only planning on spending the day and night but then the realisation dawned that it might be the last chance to be at the beach again. SO... we decided to stay another night and have a final day at the beach. We took a walk around the old town ...

POLSKI:
Ile razy bylismy w uroczym miasteczku Villefranche na francuskim Lazurowym Wybrzezu, tyle razy chcialam pojechac do Monaco. Moj grafik jednak mi na to nie pozwalal. Tym razem spielam sie w czasie i zaraz po porannej pracy pobieglam na dworzec kolejowy. Pociag do Monte Carlo, w obie strony, kosztowal mnie cale 5 Euro, a jazda trwala 15-20 minut. Widoki sliczne, ale najlepsza byla jednak Starowka Monte Carlo oraz samochody ...

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We drove on for a while and stopped for gas where we also found a great Boulangerie, which is essentially a bakery where you could also get café and other fresh foods like sandwiches. Again our bikes with the Canadian flags drew attention. The owner of the place chatted with us a bit and told us about the significance of the mountain that overlooked the area, which funny enough looked similar to the rock of ...

... So thanks to our late evening chats which continued the next couple nights,I learned about Vence and other cool places to see in the area. Vence is an ancient walled city, wonderfully preserved, and in nestled in a quaint little town. Its found up in the mountains that look down on Nice and Cannes. Amazingly, my GPS knew all about Vence and had no problem guiding me up the ...

... came undone, so I asked Dana to fix it. Only the clasp actually broke. I guess if you have to lose your top, a topless beach is the best place to do it. I put my shirt on, but I didn't have a bra, so walking back was very interesting. When we got back to the hotel, we had some time before dinner. Too a quick nap, changed and then it started pouring. We ran out to the internet cafe and got completely soaked. By the time we got to the lobby to meet the group ...

A walk around the old town this morning - the Cathedral where Princess Grace is buried, the changing of the guard at the Palace, shopping Lunch at Cafe de Paris Transfer to our home for the next 10 nts - Radisson Voyager - all we expected it to be Sailing out of the glittering lights of the harbour a highlight