Hotel Versailles Villefranche-sur-Mer

... the local bar and settled in for a few drinks and complimentary tapas.<br><br>Wed 11 Nov<br>Riva Ligura even better in the sunlight had a pretty little piazza and church which had a beautiful painted interior - much unexpected by us. The novalty factor was it had automatic sliding doors!

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>

Up early as it was a spectacular sunrise - full of pinks and organges. We wanted to hit McWifi before we entered Italy but we did not find one until later in the day in Menton. Before that we drove the coast road through Nice and Monte Carlo, both concrete ...

... 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.

... Three hours later, we exited Sabatini's! A fantastic end to a very memorable day! Princess Lesia, this day was yours! Every second, every minute, every hour! I was honored to be your husband because every Princess has a Prince! And for the day, as I escorted you, I felt like Prince Richard!<br><br>Bonsoir! Prince Richard &amp; Princess Lesia of Monaco!<br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br >

... of constantly getting lost.<br><br>We stay for three hours and I eat local sword fish, Parker pizza and Alex moules.<br><br>Waitress so adorable and takes loads of photos of us.<br><br>We explore the town after lunch and then board the 81 bus back to Nice.<br><br><br><br>Went to Chz Freddy next door to resturant last nite. Parker's checken was eighteen euros-they ripped us off. First ...

... sink eets viral." "Cool. Can I leave?" "No." "I'm contagious?" "Yes. I sink so. Stay for sreee days inside." Great. Solitary for another three days. I battled through it and felt much better on day 3, which was perfect as I was about ready to take the next flight to the good ole Etas Unis for some home cookin' and some Harry! :) Doin' week 4 the right way After being sick and overall disappointed with our "vacation" experience thus far, I realized our problem ...

... and scarves on when I'm wearing sandals without a coat, looking very much like a tropical bird who somehow escaped her cage. People are actually looking at me in amazement as I walk down the street. Not the kind of attention I was looking for! lol I know, I know, poor baby on the riviera; I get it. But I'm hormonal and drained, so cut me some slack. I'm sure I'll be happy as a lark again next week. One thing that's awesome, Aaron hasn't proven to be perfect, so ...

... with strawberry jelly. No wonder I could feel my wine after a half glass! lol Aaron's been freezing a lot the last few days, so I wrapped the comforter over him like he is a burrito. A creme and blue toile burrito that spouts and snores. hee hee. I took some pictures of him. We plan on going into Nice tomorrow because it's the last day of carnivale, but who knows if it's raining. That's about it for now. I'm just so nervous about my "first day of school"! Wish us luck Monday!

Been back from Provence for little less then a week now, and miss the sunshine and life style. Our "base camp" was in the town of Villefranche next door to Nice, we had rented a flat that we had found on Craig's List, and along with an Alfa Romeo rental, we explored Provence. Collected up the approximate 400 photos that we took into the following videos, I know that sounds intimidating (400 photos), but the movies breeze through them fairly quickly. Enjoy....