Minotel La Residence 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 ...

... the Grimaldi family. And where Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly joined in marriage in St. Nicholas Cathedral. In the square of Monaco-Ville, the Royal Palace could be found. From here, you could see all the districts of Monaco including Fontevielle, La Condamine and Monte-Carlo. Not to mention the breathtaking view of Port Hercules, more commonly known as the Port of Monte-Carlo! Here you could see the ...

... and wandered through the harbor. It was filled with Super Yachts. They were huge!! The yachts you see on Lake Minnetonka are the size of the toy boots that these Yachts store inside their hull. Sometimes they even have 2 of these Minnetonka sized yachts in addition to their Jetskis and helicopters. They were ridiculous. I'm pretty sure they are worth more than I would ever make in 4 lifetimes!!<br><br>Next I headed to the ...

... to get some dinner as well as actually see the city we had stayed in before getting on our overnight train. Because of the area our hotel was in (right by the train station), I didn't realize how nice Nice actually was (sorry, I couldn't resist!) until then. In retrospect, we really should have spent some more time there, it's a beautiful city, but I guess that will have to be saved for another trip as we are now enroute to Venice!

... a bit of poker and when I was up, I quit. I have to keep the experience in a positive light, so didn't wanna be a loser there. The best part was the bathroom. Each toilet has a seat purifier. You push a button and the seat will rotate completely and clean itself. It was awesome. I did it a couple times. Afterward, I spent my winnings at the bar and drank Monaco beer. Not bad actually. Sort of like an Amstel.

... miniscule aspects of the building that you knew were quite expensive to create. For example, one building had a flame that was running on burning 50 euro bills. We walked around the harbor, a fantastic casino, and then headed up to the castle. It wasn't much of a castle, but that's where Prince Albert II resides. His father married an American actress who lost her life in a car accident in the ...