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... 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 ...

... charmed him with our amazing french skills and naturally he fell in love with us...well ok maybes not, but he told us the history of the area and said we could even contact him if we ever needed help with french.<br><br>anyway so we went on to see amboise, which was medieval. Chambord, which was built as a hunting lodge. A HUNTING LODGE?!?!?!?? gah crazy castle people. its just about the most amazing and grand thing ive ever seen. the staircase on ...

... are BMW, in Italy they are Alfas, and in France, it's the Renault that pulls you over.<br><br>But interestingly, in all the countries (including the little ones we went through) the taxis and the buses are all manufactured by Mercedes Benz. Well, I am not sure that this fact is something my boss &amp; buddy Gary will be happy about..? or not..? I guess you could say that the Mercedes Benz is the "Work Horse ...

... invest in bringing some of it back to the US.<br><br>Cannes and the French Riviera is really a spectacular place. Again, fancy yachts dock here and along the coast. We took a drive down to St. Tropez to experience the hype: but instead, found delight in an old medieval town called Grimaud, just a few miles inland from the coast. Grimaud had an old castle on the top over looking the now flashy Saint Tropez and Sea below. The old town is so beautiful and quaint, we could ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.<br><br>http://picasaweb.goog le.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20090928Cannes? authkey=Gv1sRgCPHzqZ_hy_fA8AE&amp;feat= directlink

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... picnic lunch. Then, we wandered back down in to the city to find Veux Nice, the old part of the city to explore. The girls had their ice creams, and Pete and I gazed in awe at all the cobbled allies and old buildings. We found the Cathedral, and Millie found the experience of the quiet and stillness quite unnerving saying she felt 'scared'. However, with a few cuddles from mum we managed to look around carrying on the cultural tour. Nice is definitely a must see for ...

... pasta I ate that day was just as good as anything that I ate when I eventually traveled to Italy; the pasta was fresh and soft, the tomato sauce, fresh and garlicy and herby and the meat tender, juicy, fresh and absolutely delish. It is one of those meals that I had in Europe that I will never forget. That was actually my Christmas Eve "dinner" (I ate dinner later on at the hostel but this was my special pig out holiday dinner for Christmas ...

... stop to stop just to cover a country probably isn't the best way to do things... on the upside, I am making travelling friends here and there and it's nice - because I would never be this way in Canada, and you really change while travelling.. oh yeah, and I am getting a sa-weeeeet tan here... the archetecure is amazing, the flora is green and fluffy, the food is amazing and the culture is definitely distinct and prevalent in every aspect of their ...

... segments of the train journeys were long, but the increased space and lack of confinement (in car seats) on trains vs. car/airplane travel is a very GOOD thing. We planned our journeys that incorporated train travel on one day and then a minimum of 2 days in the one spot - at times 4 or 6 days. Would be easier if the kids could carry their own bags of course!; Mind you, the warm gear and winter boots came out as soon as we hit Vienna! Oi oi oi, we were ...