Sofitel Mediteranee Cannes

... Black Jack luck was definitely not with me in Monaco. But I did see Princess Caroline (after a bit of internet research, I am pretty sure it was her and not Stephanie) at a fancy shopping mall. She was leaving and all her security were precdventing anyone getting close. She then drove off in a silver Porsche...no joke. She looked a bit old and tired. Maybe too much Monaco sun in her life. Anyways, the pictures say it better than i ever could...

... if she tries to sort all this out now we'll figure it out at noon when she has off. so i called her back and said it wasn't acceptable, i still had a class at 9:30 and i didn't know with whom or where, and made her look it up for me. I wasn't about to skip my first real day of work because someone didn't do her job! fyi she's also the lady who tried to force us into that dark smelly apartment that didn't have internet, and was in sketch town.

So i make ...

... 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...

... blue/green shutter doors. i feel all french like whenever we open and close them.

so tomorrow is my first day of school for real. eek. little nervous, its a class of terminal and then the professional school. definite potential for them to be older than me. oh *****, i already look like im 12 haha.

yet another part of this lovely adventure!






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... 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.

Just paid a fleeting visit to St Tropez on the way to Avignon (so we thought)... had to be done really.. a quick wander around and a very quick coffee. It was much smaller than I thought. Lots of nice boats but loads of tourists too.... that was about it!

... There was the cheese course, which was followed by chocolate mousse that Jerome helped make. We were then rushed off with Jean-Claude for a walking tour of the old part of Lyon. The tour was very interesting, given by an English speaking French woman who showed us everything. We had some hot chocolate at a little pub type place after the tour and then went back to the hotel before meeting up for dinner. My mom and dad took us all out to dinner at a little French ...

Hey Guys From the rich and famous to more rich and famous, Cannes, were the world famous Cannes trop movie festival is held. We made a day trip from Nice on the bus to visit a beach with sand, haha. Still a pretty ordinary beach compared to Australian beaches. The bus took about 3 hours and it was hot so we were keen for a dip when we arrived, Jen was more excited that it was ...

... amazingly beautiful. Plus it is on the boarder of Italy, so you can go to Italy for dinner if you want, a quick pizza maybe. They were setting up for the Monaco Grand Prix, so it was pretty busy when we were there. We spent a couple of hours there, enjoying the weather and the sights and then headed to Cannes. Cannes, what can I say, it was my favorite place in the South. Eventhought there were so many people there for the 60th ...

... pretty much ignore everyone else. The average Englishman doesn't know the difference between Sweden and Switzerland. They don't know how big countries are, or even where the borders are. Not only do we not know the names of the county's leaders, we don't even know what sort of government it is, or what currency they use. In a lot of cases, we don't know what language they speak". "Sounds a little, er...." she was lost for words. "It's the English way", I said. "Why do you hate the ...