Hotel Les Armoiries Valbonne

... Black Jack luck was definitely not with me in Monaco. But I did see Princess Caroline (after a bit of internet research, I am pretty sure it was her and not Stephanie) at a fancy shopping mall. She was leaving and all her security were precdventing anyone getting close. She then drove off in a silver Porsche...no joke. She looked a bit old and tired. Maybe too much Monaco sun in her life. Anyways, the pictures say it better than i ever could...

... than i could paint.

so we get to school and i try to figure out where to go. eve (contact lady) said i had a terminale class at 8:30. well according to the proviseur ( vice principal guy) there are no terminales at 8:30 on wednesdays....okay....?

so i call eve ( our contact lady who is supposed to make our schedule but actually does nothing except annoy us), and im like wtf? please explain and it she tells me that she is going to be late for ...

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 ...

... love the sunshine. sorry kids at home, but the weather here is gorgeous!!!!

anyhoo so we're finally moved in and making the place a little home-y. until our landlords get us a futon downstairs im living in the mezzanine above beccas bedroom. its such a cute little nook i feel all hidden away. :) hella mignon. oh and we have really cool door thingys downstairs. theyre the typical ...

Well, I am writing this entry from Switzerland. Sitting at the Geneva airport. My flight from Barcelona to Geneva (to connect onto a flight to Nice) was delayed and then delayed again which meant I missed my connecting flight. Was originally angry about this cause I have lost a day of travel time, but it has given me the opportunity to sort some photos and begin my Monte Carlo relax period. Was fortunate that there was a later flight with seats available and that ...

Just paid a fleeting visit to St Tropez on the way to Avignon (so we thought)... had to be done really.. a quick wander around and a very quick coffee. It was much smaller than I thought. Lots of nice boats but loads of tourists too.... that was about it!

... to say the service they receive (bad) is vastly different to what we received (pretty good). Pete has Salad Fruit du Mer (all Pete knew was it was something to do with the sea). Al has something else (turns out to be just Mozzarella and tomato). We want the dessert, but don't know what to ask for so decide to go to a boulangerie so we can point to what we want - bad move because they're ...

... in my quite spacious hostel room, so plan to eat in and make the most of it the next day. Kinda cloudy the next day, so rather than baring my skin to harsh UV rays from cloudy days... I went shopping! Surprisingly didn't buy too much; probably because I know that suitcase is getting rather full. Bought some very nice few items, and went for a bit of a walk around the main streets (saw yet another ...

... got up and hoped in the car towards the French Grand Canyon. The best thing about the French Grand Canyon is the fact that it wasn't "discovered" until 1905. Seriously, how the largest canyon/whole in the ground for all of Europe go undiscovered says volumes about the French's lack of interest in nature. According to many of the guide books, they are actively working on becoming more nature friendly. Even after it was discovered their initial plan was to damn ...

... lots of bridges, Eiffel Tower- get to climb it tomorrow - can't wait!!Did a quick city tour- saw Notradamus, Notre Dame, Eternal flame [Aussies actually tried to cook sausages on it - can you believe it??] . I definately think I need more than just 1 day in this city, might have to come back. Would luv to go to an opera here, the opera house is just beautiful, gold gates, old style building and the stage is made on water. Contiki cabins great ...