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We continued along the coast road looking for a spot for the night. Traffic was horresdous and very slow going. I wanted to turn around and head back into France. Kim on the other hand was all smiles as she loves Italy. Finally found one in the cute little fishing village of Riva Ligure ...

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 ...

Gorgeous morning and a stunning place for breakfast awaited us just outside Scooby overlooking the lake. I went for a run but Kim was feeling a little under the weather so she stayed and made me breakfast - yay! We spotted two girls about our age and attempted to engage in some conversation but their English was limited and French is rubbish. Shame as its manily been the grey hair brigade we ...

... of wine and me and Sylvain decided to jump off some rocks. In the afternoon we stopped in St. Tropez to see some more amazing boats and local artists selling their work on the street. At night we headed to Marseille and went to a Euro Music festival called Masatac. <br><br>In the morning we explored Marseille then headed for a town called Avignon. Avignon was surrounded by old castle walls and we visited an old cathedral that the Pope was brought to 700 ...

Cannes is not as glamrous as we thought it would be, it still has all the fancy smancy stores along the beach, but there were definitely no red carpets rolled out when we were there. We did a day trip to St-Tropez, its was the end of a hge sailing competitiona and tons of ...

... so we entered and relinquished our 10 Euro entry fee to enter the infamous Monte-Carlo casino only to relinquish several more euros once inside. Before leaving, we took a few minutes to appreciate the artwork and interior of the casino. For us, it felt like we were in a scene of Casino Royale with James Bond! I kept looking for Daniel Craig. <br><br>Our dinner reservations at Sabatini's was 8:30pm. The ...

***** in Monte Carlo<br>I played ***** in Monte Carlo again. We were at a min. 10 euro table with x2 odds with 1,000 euros each. I was the shooter when we got to the table and I rolled an 8, 4, 5, 6. At this point I could see that everyone at the table expected a seven to be next although no one dared say it in fear that it would jinx the dice. Then, I shot and rolled a seven out. Stee was next to shoot and he rolled a 6, 4, 4, 4 and then a seven out, which ...

... Figuring that it was something important and/or historical, we decided to walk/claw our way up some extremely dangerous stairs to get there. As an architecture major, I can tell you that those were for sure not ADA-compliant stairs or ramps. On the way up, I thought my legs were going to explode, and on the way down, I was gathering way too much momentum with my backpack in tow. Most of us repeatedly cursed our frugal ...

... the equation.<br><br>One of the quintessential Monte Carlo experiences must be sitting out on the umbrella-adorned pavement of the Café de Paris, looking across to the Monte Carlo Casino, watching the world go by. So that is exactly what we did. A cold glass of beer in hand, sunglasses on, time to look the business. Oh yes indeed. Here I marvelled at ...