Novotel Centre Nice

... staff than patrons. Cost €10 to get in! The interior is like one of the palaces I’ve been too; plush seats; pull levers on the pokies. The tables are old-style with the croupiers using real rakes to literally rake the money in. Even the toilets are self-cleaning. The whole place is quite surreal. Not as big as I imagined, and I think it was quiet because u had to pay, whereas the casino at my hotel was always packed & free entry with ...

... the most beautiful boats in the world are in MonteCarlo...

Language is more interesting in france. If we try to do the simple tourist things then most people can work out what is going on but when we try something else eg. going to the doctor (sue has been sick) going to a chemist.. or finding a Laundamatt.. then the language thiig is a bit more animated....

have some grat pics of Nice and French Rivierra to show when we get home...

... tomorrow. The hotel is the flashest i have ever stayed at. There was a gala ball on tonight and some famous people (tv cameras here and all!). I didn't recognise anyone tho. Had a drink at the bar to soak up the atmosphere. My view is fantastic.

Not going to update the travel blog for a few days while I enjoy the relax time in Monte Carlo. Will summarise it all with photos once I’m on my way to Italy. Here’s hoping the weather shines for me.

... the morning shift I ran to the railway station. The return ticket to Monte Carlo was only 5 Euros, and the journey last 15-20 minutes. The views were gorgeous, but the best one was the old town of Monte Carlo and it`s cars. Jeeez! Amazing! Moreover, they would stop in order to let you pass through - before you even got to zebra. I had a very limited time, but the things I saw there made me convinced it was not my last time in Monaco.

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... the James Bond one) and sat at the cafe outside sipping a coke and watching the Rolls and Ferraris go by. An incredible place to visit. We ordered a very long slow coke at $12 (24 Euros) per glass (it was the cheapest thing on the drinks list, milkshakes were $25 !!!! 50Euros).

Nice was also interesting for sightseeing the people on the beach. Very few clothes on, in fact they also have “naked police”. Obviously not undercover cops?

... it was already five in the evening. Instead, we sat and enjoyed the views from a beach side bar. Then we walked along the path that follows the beach and the sea all the way to the marina area where we sat down and had our first crepes of the trip. They were subpar, but we had a fantastic view. We continued walking and managed to get lost, as always, so we saw a bit more of Nice than we had intended to. While walking, we all ...

... had to get special coins and tickets just to play with our five euro but it was a cool thing to have done. After that we walked around the shops in Monaco, it is such a beautiful and enjoyable city. Then we took the train back and barely made out bust back up to our hotel in La Gaude. We had to grab sandwiches for dinner because our hotel was pretty secluded and that day was the first day that the restaurant would be ...