Les Coralynes Cannes

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>

... and not campervan parking friendly. We found a picture perfect stop just after Monte Carlo at the top of a hill overlooking the Med. We had the place to ourselves so we russelled up some brekkie in the sun which was lovely, so much so we were in t-shirts!!!

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 ...

... 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 ...

... br><br>Today's Royal itinerary takes us on a tour of Monaco, including old Monaco and the Royal Palace. It's uncertain whether the schedules of Prince Albert or Princess Caroline will allow for a meeting with Princess Lesia but our respective public relations staff are working on it!<br><br>The tour of Monaco-Ville, also known as Old Monaco included a walk through the narrow streets that once ...

... tanning himself. Many of these parties were invite-only, with the guests all wearing shirts of the same color (party crashing, anyone?), while the hotels themselves appeared from the outside as if they surely cost a lot of money. Upon first impression, Cannes seemed like a laid-back beach town for rich playboys, with a distinct air of "French-ness" about it.<br><br>Of course, I got pretty excited when I saw the familiar movie theater and red carpet upon which Vinny and the boys had ...

... relax. Stress free. We had lunch at one of the restaurants near the one we drank coffee (which ended up to be our favorite area). The three or four restaurants right there had the best prices, best food and best views from anywhere else in town. I had a margarita pizza. We walked around some more after lunch and made our way over to the whole Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Square area (less than a 10 minute walk from the place we stayed). We ended up at a random ...

Over the past few days I've had more time to explore Cannes, with groups and by myself. Last weekend, five of us decided to take a bus to Grasse, which is a tiny town in the Esterel, the mountain range behind Cannes. It was only 1 euro 30 each way, which is a little over 3 dollars, for an hour long bus ride in a super comfy bus (ie. not at all like Seattle Metro buses...more like a tour bus feel). Anyway, Grasse ended up having ...

... even remember once running through Grand Central at light speed, flying around the corner, entering the platform, bolting down the incline, and diving into the very first door jjuuuuusst as it closes behind me. It's become somewhat of a game. But when one is in Europe and catching a train is a daily activity, then it becomes a sport. How to play: Without a reservation or an accurate train schedule in hand, one merely enters the station of the town he/she ...

Beautiful city, there's a lot of money in this area. I could tell it gets really crazy during the movie season. I remember seeing an awesome yacht in the harbor. One of my buddies saw the owner and chatted with him for a while. We found out he spends $2.5 million a year just to keep it up and pay the workers.