Hotel La Lubiane Vence

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!!!

... seen and spoken to, to date. <br> Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

Cannes is not as glamrous as we thought it would be, it still has all the fancy smancy stores along the beach, but there were definitely no red carpets rolled out when we were there. We did a day trip to St-Tropez, its was the end of a hge sailing competitiona and tons of ...

... menu. Lambrusca. If you haven't had it before, its a wonderful young sparkling red wine. (please disreguard the last comment, the wine was horrible)<br><br>http://picasaweb.googl e.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090927NiceAnti besCannesStTropez?authkey=Gv1sRgCPzYpeu 2gIC7Jw&amp;feat=directlink

... we opted not to return to the Ruby Princess just yet. Instead we chose to visit the casino in Monte-Carlo. Here, we found where the rich and famous come to play! There were BMW's, Mercedes, Audi's, Porsche's, Ferrari's and even a Lamborghini. We even witnessed a Volkswagon wedding car. Hmm! A wedding in Monte-Carlo! Can you say $$$$$$$?<br><br>We couldn't make a visit to the casino without making a wager ...

... Insan su otobusleri biraz rahat yapar, iyi uyunmuyor.<br><br>St. Paul Vence cevresi surlarla kapli, asagida uzum baglari manzarasi olan bir vadi uzerine kurulu bir koy. Ici sanat galerileri, butikler ve super restaurantlarla dolu. Sokaklar cok cici, manzara mukemmel. Burasi guney Fransa'nin 1910'larda impressionism merkezi. Biraz sergi gibi oldu ama cogu galerinin vitrininden iceriyi fotograflamaya calistim. <br><br>800m yakininda Maeght Foundation denilen bir ...

... the stuff we want tomorrow, and have a good time. O and the other thing, Nice doesn't have sandy beaches...they're rocky. No one ever told me that. The hostel even has a picture of Nice, with a white sandy beach....and i asked the girl about it and she said it was not nice in the picture. So my question...'do first impressions really count?' if they do, Nice failed miserably. Anyway, i'll have more for you tomorrow, i just had to vent, thanks for listening

... the same way as l had gone to St de vence that morning. As Laurence opened the large remote control iron gate l was suddenly transported to what felt like my deepest fantasy! Before me lay my parfait (perfect) house! Surrounded by layers of olive trees we waved to the grandparents who were pottering around in their vege patch as we drove towards the Provencal style/ranch/Tuscan house. I feel in love with it immediately. The smell of lemons and thyme and lavender surrounded ...

... still don't know what that smile is about!! Some of the other paintings were as big as a house, Michaelangelo's paintings were on the roof - don't know how he got up there!! Just got a glipse of what is there- want to go back. one thing I did find is that the pick pockets were great there, our backpacks were opened all over the louve - at least there wasn't anything that important in them. Onto Notre Dame- beautiful church with stained windows ...