Le Pre Catelan Juan-les-Pins

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.

... 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 ...

We were so excited to have another person travelling with us, that our time spent with Diane was mostly fighting over her for her attention and trying to get her to side with one of us. She was definitely a good friend to both of us ( and didnt favor me, which I thought she should have ...

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 ...

... museum that had a fairly large excavation of Roman ruins. There was no info about the ruins and they were that impressive. After coming from Israel recently, and her next destination is Rome, so we hurried through the site and went to a Franciscan Monestary. It was just a typical small cathedral with some paintings coating the ceiling.<br><br>We then headed down to the waterfront. We split up, she ...

... light clouds- they hid the fact that the sun is still hot and we both burnt a bit!! We went to the main market- Carrefour (big French Safeway chain) at Fonteveille and bought enough ...

... loop of the Gran Prix circuit! After about 3 seconds of convincing, Matthew and Emma went to re-park the car while I got some money out of the ATM and signed Matthew up to drive! He was in absolute heaven! The car was spectacular, and he had a blast! After the thrill ride, we went to get our Golf (what a disappointment after driving the Ferrari!) and headed over to the Monte Carlo Casino to look at the fabulous ...

... then there are the views. Indescribable. It was Good Friday and the village church was open, so we ventured in at exactly noon, just as the bells were ringing. In the courtyard was the small village cemetery, which told the stories of the many families whose members were buried in the family crypt and whose photos adorned the walls. It was very peaceful. We then began in earnest to find the Chateau. We arrived ...