Hotel Cosmopolite La Condamine

We continued along the coast road looking for a spot for the night. Traffic was horresdous and very slow going. I wanted to turn around and head back into France. Kim on the other hand was all smiles as she loves Italy. Finally found one in the cute little fishing village of Riva Ligure ...

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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... Canadian Prairies to immigrant Ukrainian parents, who's now raised a family of her own, continues to value and be proud of her Ukrainian heritage! So, today, Elsie becomes Lesia, that beautiful Ukrainian Princess! And could there be a more appropriate location than Monaco! For those who may not be aware, the name Elsie translates to Lesia in Ukrainian.<br><br>So, the Ruby Princess takes Princess Lesia to ...

... let's talk about the gnocchi for a minute. I love Italian food. I love gnocchi. The French however have taken a yummy thing and made it melt in your mouth. I'm not sure what they did but I am sure it wasn't a healthy alteration. It tasted like butter. WOW! This food did not help our commute home. We still had a two hour drive home. It was the longest two hours ever. We took the toll roads.... we just wanted to lie down!!!

... and was definitely a beautiful and inspiring town to spend some time in. Then it was down to Cannes (home of the film festival) where a large number of Italian Supercars (Ferraris, Lamborghinis et al) had gathered to raise money for the French Telethon. Finally we moved on to Antibes, a port town where some incredibly large and expensive luxury yachts are docked. The private dock houses yachts that are comparable in size to some commercial cruise ships ...

... this point, we were ready for a dip in the Mediterranean to cool off! After several trips we settled into our street-side room, cranked on the Air Conditioning and agreed that our bathroom should also be entered into the Guinness Book for the smallest in the world (not much bigger than the elevator!). We think that this particular hotel meets all the needs we have been looking for in a hotel, except the small bathroom: free wireless connection, powerful ...

HI Everyone!!!!!!! We're here! Sorry for the delay of us writing a new entry, but we were exhausted by the time we arrived in Nice, France. We slept for a whole bunch and only woke up about 2 hours ago. During our 6hour layover in London, we hoped a train to the centre of town and got to see Buckingham Palace. We also got to see the "New Scotland Yard." Very groovy baby! While we were at the airport, we met some nice people in the airport bar waiting for our plane to ...