Hotel Mediterranee Antibes

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!!!

... wine bottle and then we thought they were off on the trail, but no they got in the car and drove on! <br> At the end of the gorge we joined the road towards Cannes, which was route Napoleon, orginially created by him as a pass through the mountains...very windy. Our destination for the evening was Grasse where we found a good park overlooking the city lights and our first view of the Med.

... 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 ...

... experience at Sababini's was very personable! The eight course meal was superb! We both chose the steak and lobster, otherwise referred to as surf and turf! The service was fantastic! Sabatini's provided a more intimate and personable experience! We were glad we arrived with an apetite. Otherwise, the eight courses would've been too much. The champagne carried us through dinner until the cappuccino's. <br ...

... crepes, crab and asparagus for us and quatre formage for the girls. All topped with the hollandaise in a bag and served with wine from Jean-Michel and Sylvie. They were so rich and filling that dessert crepes had to be put off until breakfast the next day, (bananas and orange and Nutella crepes work for breakfast too). It was a warm, dry, evening and the stars were shining over our Mediterranean camping. <br><br>

... it is pretty easy to get in to see a movie at the Cannes Film Festival. Ross, a few friends and I walked to downtown Cannes in our best clothes (Ross wore a tuxedo) with signs that ask for tickets to that night's premier: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. I didn't really think we would be able to get in. After about 15 minutes of waiting in front of the red carpet, a very nice french man asked me if I was looking for a ticket. His name was Benjamin and his ...

... station with her. We woke up pretty early and got to the train station at 9 o'clock. There are usually trains every fifteen minutes going along the coast. Since there are train strikes right now, though, we had to wait 45 minutes for the next train going towards Italy. We both got on our separate trains (but going the same way) so that I could go to Ventimiglia and she could go to Nice and catch another train to Milan. When I got to Ventimiglia, I was looking at a train ...

... not a good start to the day. Went to catch the train to Nice to find that there was a train strike. There was a train in a few minutes we were told, but unlikely to be any coming back. Into a huddle we went and the decision was made, let's take the car and drive. Back down to our waterfront car park and into the car, GPS programmed, lets find a car park. Ken (our GPS) said turn left in 200 metres. 20 minutes later we still had 50 metres to go. Police had ...

... place also has daily markets other than fruit and veg, which shift around the town depending on what else a piece of public space is being used for. Currently half our car park is closed for filming. No stars sighted, well none that we would know. Probably for general shots of the Marina with the Fort in the background. Di has found several nooks and cranny's where she can adjourn to around the old town, for a quiet time with a book, looking out over ...