Le Mas De Pierre St-Paul-de-Vence

ok, it was more "collecting a new country" than being really interested in Monaco. Strange, when you go there from Nice airport by bus it costs you 18 € one way, when you go from Nice bus terminal it costs 1 € one way. Monaco is a very clean city. I have never seen so many big and expensive cars. I saw the casino and the castle. Nice, but not spectacular.

... have an amazing view from Colline du Chateau. On saturday (November 28) we had sunshine and 19 degrees (end of November) and I was even swimming in the sea (15 gegrees), on sunday, November 29 we had rain and thunderstorms so that caused a delay of the plane of three hours. Best breakfast in town you find in "Les pains a tables" close to the market. Nice is a city I´d love to visit once a year minimum.....

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 ...

... peculator brewing, and more often than not scrambled eggs. Lunch is usually a baguette stuffed with loads of fresh salad, stinky cheese (the smellier the better!!) and Parma ham. Our dinner staples are Spaghetti Bolognaise, Pork Fajitas, Hamburgers with the LOT, Cous Cous ala Gill with chicken and of course no meal starts without the obligatory Ham cheese and olive tapas and a bottle of wine. The other stuff We need to make up our bed every evening as it is made out of ...

... of Prince Albert - no joke), then walked along the harbour. The harbour had a full fairground atmosphere with rides, games, food, lights etc. We had the most delicious kebab for dinner from a stall :-) So posh!

We then followed the curve of the harbour to gape at the boats moored there. The amount of money people obviously have is just obscene!

Next we thought maybe we would have a go at trying to win ...

... while she tries things on. Dani even splashed out on some gor-ge-ous black boots, on sale mais oui, they are so pretty, she wants to name them! As she decided to be smart and send them home rather than ruining them, she gave them a quick kiss goodbye and can't wait to return to her new European wardrobe. She's totally building a little winter collection for 2010 and beyond! Very excited to go somewhere, have someone compliment her and say 'oh thanks, but I got it in France!'.

Nice, Provence, France dan-and-dee

... in Monaco. The tourist information office is closed, but the lady at the sovenier shop next door gives me a map and shows me where we are and how to get to the Palace, the Marine and the Monte Carlo Casino.

We are stopped by a small group from Spain asking where to go. They follow us and then we follow them. For travelers - leave the train station, walk down the stairs to the street, turn right on the street and walk to the very end, you ...

... stairs to the site of an old castle, not much remains but its a nice park now with a waterfall etc, and awesome views in all directions over Nice and the mediteranean. The hostel we are staying at is pretty good here, we got upgraded to a triple room with ensuite for the price of a double with shared bathroom, and our room is on the third floor with great views over Nice. There is a bar here with ...

... considering a gondola ride for a laugh, but they were around 70 Euro to rent for 50 minutes. We ended up just getting around on a ferry. In any event, Venice was unfortunately proving too pricey to justify staying there too long, so we decided to head to Milan. Milan: Milan is the second most expensive city in Italy, so things were looking up! We didn't actually stay here too long, as it wasn't really a city suited to backpackers. Milan was chock-full with high profile fashion ...

... pas être un des plus facile. Oups la voiture rate la courbe et se ramasse en vole plané jusque dans la mer. Ca doit être aussi bizzard de sortir la tête de sont appartement et de voir une formule 1 passer en dessous. C'est risquer ca vie que de traverser la rue. Monaco: génial mais c'est un peu comme une ville de lèche-vitrine. On regarde mais on touche pas. ah et g pas vu de prince, en fait je croit.. car je ne les aurait surement pas reconnu