Residence Rachel Le Cannet

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 ...

Vanmorgen om 6 uur vertrokken met de bus vanaf station Sittard naar vliegveld Köln-Bonn gereden. We hadden een half uurtje vertraging met de vlieger. <br>Om ca.12 uur landen we op het vliegveld van Nice. We werden met de bus naar het centrum van de stad gereden .....

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 ...

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 ...

... so we entered and relinquished our 10 Euro entry fee to enter the infamous Monte-Carlo casino only to relinquish several more euros once inside. Before leaving, we took a few minutes to appreciate the artwork and interior of the casino. For us, it felt like we were in a scene of Casino Royale with James Bond! I kept looking for Daniel Craig. <br><br>Our dinner reservations at Sabatini's was 8:30pm. The ...

... the footpath! How random. We eventually found the Champions Walk where Hernan enthusiastically took photos while Steph and I shrugged over the names (some at least sounded familiar and I definitely knew who Diego Maradona was...). There wasn't much in Monaco that we where keen to see, so we decided to drive to Nice which is about 30 km west. The drive was quite pretty and probably further testament to why Monaco is favoured by the rich - it ...

Just minutes away from Eze, i tangled with the crazy Italians and made my way to Monaco. Its not immediately evident what part is Monaco and what part is Monte Carlo. I finally realized that Monte Carlo is limited to the island like presence right there in Monaco. Again its like a walled city that sits on a small mountain almost completely surrounded by ...

... narrow steps, onto a small balcony - until we found ourselves - indeed - at the back door of the train station. The elevators from the station entrance to the departure level were hilarious - they were dark, with eerie red lighting, and played space music. The kids said they definitely expected to ride a roller coaster after the lift. Back at the port, we stopped at a small café on the walking street for coffees. Then walked back up the Rock, to the car. The cost of parking was ...