Hotel Mercure Nice Centre Notre Dame

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 ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.<br><br>http://picasaweb.goog le.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090928Cannes? authkey=Gv1sRgCPHzqZ_hy_fA8AE&amp;feat= directlink

Bonjour! Today we arrive at Monaco! A district of royalty and affluence! The home of Prince's and Princesses! An area visited by many Prince's and Princesses as well as celebrities, millionaires and billionaires! It's a place to see and be seen! It's a location where wealth is a necessity and sophistication is a requirement! <br><br>Also today, Elsie celebrates a birthday! Her 60th! That little girl born on ...

... 200 euro on pokies, Tony won about 100 euro on the blackjack, Ash and Fleur won 300 euro on the pokies. We just lost our 20 euro and paid 6 euro each for a schooner of beer and that was it! Spirits were 12 euro so we steered clear of that all together!<br><br>It was a good night though and interesting to see how the other half live. We saw Tina Turner&#8217;s house on the side of a hill overlooking the ocean too and it was gorgeous. I wouldn&#8217;t mind living there!

... zor ki! Gerci tramvaya biniyorsun, son durakta seni servisle almaya geliyorlar! Ben ise kahraman Orkun olarak kendi hostelimi kendim buldum (bulamadim) Hostele geldigimde gorevli kiz (Laura), "Bos ver check-ini, sen su olmussun" deyip bana kahvalti ayarladi, su verdi (Esmeralda)<br><br>Oda henuz hazir olmadigindan bavulu bavul odasina koyup zaman kaybetmeden Cap d'All denen buralarin en iyi plajina dogru yola ciktim ...

... started - not quite enough to check into the Hotel de Paris for the night, but just enough for an ice-cream each... * Checking out Cannes and the (rather dirty) red carpet the stars walk up at the Cannes International Film Festival each year * Admiring the yachts and the mega-yachts all along the French Riviera, especially at the Monaco Yacht Show We'll be back soon with some tales from Oktoberfest and Ireland - stay tuned!! Cheers Colleen &amp; Ross

... pictures is the Blue Lagoon in Malta; Cefalu, Erice, Mt. Etna, and other places in Sicily. Hope we have Internet at our next stop. Arriverdeci! LindaD Day 14 Update by Morgan Starting our first offical day in France we learned that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed their 5th &amp; 6th child into the world at the hospital in Nice, France near our hotel. After breakfast at the hotel ...