La Caravelle Fréjus

It is Sunday and very wet and miserable here in Antibes. Quite a change from the glorious day we had yesterday. Ideal for computer work in fact... (Except that then things didn't pan out as planned and it is now Monday)

It wasn't my intention to have an entry before my departure but the response to my initial circular has been so overwhelming that I feel it merited an ...

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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 ...

... charmed him with our amazing french skills and naturally he fell in love with us...well ok maybes not, but he told us the history of the area and said we could even contact him if we ever needed help with french.

anyway so we went on to see amboise, which was medieval. Chambord, which was built as a hunting lodge. A HUNTING LODGE?!?!?!?? gah crazy castle people. its just about the most amazing and grand thing ive ever seen. the staircase on ...

... are BMW, in Italy they are Alfas, and in France, it's the Renault that pulls you over.

But interestingly, in all the countries (including the little ones we went through) the taxis and the buses are all manufactured by Mercedes Benz. Well, I am not sure that this fact is something my boss & buddy Gary will be happy about..? or not..? I guess you could say that the Mercedes Benz is the "Work Horse ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.

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... to get an alcohol license...so the whole place was shut down. Dramas continued as the security guards refused to let anyone drink onsite, so everyone was forced to walk outside the gates to drink and socialise. Stupid, but kind of amusing and quite exciting. The days in Frejus are all blurred together, a haze of sleeping, lazing by the pool or sea, eating, drinking and partying. It was really great to feel ...

Here in Antibes our grandparents have a beautiful one bedroom apartment 5 minutes from the beach!!! The views were/are spectacular and the weather was perfect. We spent time with them and they took us to lunch in old Antibes to a place they liked. Calamari soup and prawn salad appetizers, swordfish and grilled sardine entrees and creme brulee for ...

... a clue how the train system worked, we jumped on the transfer train (again, illegally) and headed out. We got busted by the official, and in the French I DID understand, we COULD have been penalized, but escaped after a brief and casual warning. Once we got to a transfer station we figured the err of our ways and fixed 'er all up. Getting off the train to Nice, we were greeted with neon signs of 'Sex, Sex, Sex' and the like. Apparently the train ...

... made of jackets and towels because we were off to Monaco! There was a real party atmosphere on the bus and the alcohol was flowing freely and no one stayed in their seats. Once we were there we were free to wander around the casinos, parks or do whatever we pleased. Katie and Brad were jumping up and down with excitement as they wanted to play this horse game. It's kind of a carnival game where you bet on which plastic horse will win. So a bunch of us headed straight to the casino they ...