Hotel Le Parc Vence

... br>Hotel was fantastic. 5 star luxury with sauna and steam room, which I enjoyed. Roof top pool overlooked the Mediterranean coast line. Ferrari's frequently pulling up out front with people arriving to gamble at the casino (the hotel has its own and is right next door to the main Monte Carlo casino). €500 notes being handed over at casino tables.

I went to the main casino on one night with high expectations. It was v quiet. Probably ...

... the most beautiful boats in the world are in MonteCarlo...

Language is more interesting in france. If we try to do the simple tourist things then most people can work out what is going on but when we try something else eg. going to the doctor (sue has been sick) going to a chemist.. or finding a Laundamatt.. then the language thiig is a bit more animated....

have some grat pics of Nice and French Rivierra to show when we get home...

... Monday’ by the Bangles at the airport. Too true...

12hrs after i checked out of my Barcelona hotel, i am in Monte Carlo!!!!! Luckily got the last bus from the Nice airport to Monaco. Amazing bus trip here. I think i was wide-eyed and jaw dropped for much of it. Although it is night, you can see some amazing views, yachts and cross some bridges with HUGE drop-offs down into the coastal valley. The streets truly are Grand Prix style. Can't wait to ...

... was really pretty. Loads of lovely restaurants that we just drooled out... and went back to the van to eat pasta and tuna.. again :)

The last beach day - so we thought was nice. The beach is long and sandy but it got rough and windy and a bit cooler later in the day so we called it quits.. sadly.... oh dear....

... the morning shift I ran to the railway station. The return ticket to Monte Carlo was only 5 Euros, and the journey last 15-20 minutes. The views were gorgeous, but the best one was the old town of Monte Carlo and it`s cars. Jeeez! Amazing! Moreover, they would stop in order to let you pass through - before you even got to zebra. I had a very limited time, but the things I saw there made me convinced it was not my last time in Monaco.

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The next morning I awoke and strode confidently to the toilets for my morning drop off only to find that there was no toilet paper. As we hadn't come across this before, we weren’t packing any either. Now came the mad scramble to find a substitute, which I did with not a moment to spare. We packed up and got out of there in record time, not bothering to stop at the camp restaurant for a morning café before getting on the road, which had ...

... a plate for my chips. "Je vois que tu fais un pique-nique!" I grinned back. Hey, I'm just getting started. He then spied the juice and left to get a glass. Before I knew it we were chatting and snacking on the cashews that I had bought earlier at the Saint Tropez market. He was definitely the snooty type, but was a bit amused at my lack of pretense. If I'm hungry I'm gonna ...

... artist colony in an old Medeival walled city. It was almost untouchably expensive, but lots of fun and the views were great. Lunch was hood too. A little bit of trout, some pesto pasta and Salade Nicoise.

... well i must go sip some cafè while the french treat me like ****. actually so far the french have been cool. but i must go cause this is a french keyboard and all the keys are in different places so its kinda hard to right with, but check out all the cool letters i have on this thing çà耵£$¤^¨§ cool huh??? love you all christoph