Media Garden Hotel Valbonne

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!!!

... seen and spoken to, to date. <br> 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 ...

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 ...

... menu. Lambrusca. If you haven't had it before, its a wonderful young sparkling red wine. (please disreguard the last comment, the wine was horrible)<br><br>http://picasaweb.googl e.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090927NiceAnti besCannesStTropez?authkey=Gv1sRgCPzYpeu 2gIC7Jw&amp;feat=directlink

... Three hours later, we exited Sabatini's! A fantastic end to a very memorable day! Princess Lesia, this day was yours! Every second, every minute, every hour! I was honored to be your husband because every Princess has a Prince! And for the day, as I escorted you, I felt like Prince Richard!<br><br>Bonsoir! Prince Richard &amp; Princess Lesia of Monaco!<br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br >

... Once we stopped we jumped on a bus for a short ride close to our hotel. After walking about 200 meters we arrived at the hotel - the sea breezes are so wonderful, and we are one street behind the water. We checked in, got settled then made our way to the local supermarket to get some ingredients to make dinner and breakfast and some fruit for tomorrow. We walked along the promenade and we both have fallen in love with the ...

... and flood it. This didn't happen, not because of enviromental concerns, but because it was going to cost so much! haha. Anyway, we made the 40 mile drive which took a little over 2 hours because of the winding roads. I was loving the drive - zipping around corners on a tight mountain road. Lots of fun!! We got some good pictures too, I'll post those later. Today we are off towards Nice with a stopover in Cannes for a few hours. Then on Friday I drop off the car!

... Calais, via Paris, to the Côte d'Azur in 1922, and in 1927 the coast's first casino was opened in the Palais de la Méditerranée on Nice's promenade des Anglais. Jazz came to town and Nice's nightlife gained a reputation for being cutting-edge. Nice was included in the 'free' Vichy France zone during the first part of WWII, and became a safe haven from war-torn occupied France. Vichy France was invaded by Nazi Germany in November 1942, and Nice was occupied by the Italians. Allied forces ...