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After some last minute morning shopping in a still wet Rome we jumped on a short one hour flight to France! We arrived to beautiful sunny weather, although with a little chill in the wind, to the very glamourous town of Nice. In the middle of the Cote d' Azur, the waters are crystal clear and there is wealth everywhere.
Unfortunately, the first thing we noticed was the skinny lanes and terrible drivers! They literally do not know what indicators are. We're burning around in a cute little convertible hire Peurgot and within Nice it's quite difficult to get around.
Driving on the open highways twenty-minutes down the coast to Cannes was much better. Ed really enjoyed driving a car properly for the first time in a while! The film festival was everywhere you went in Cannes. Every single store had a Cannes poster in it, they are very supportive of the tourism it generates. It was a super exclusive town with all the major labels on the boardwalk by the beach. Not that there was much beach to see! All of the film studio's private boxes were set up along the beach beside the Palace du Festivals red
carpetted theatre.
Nice, and France in general, has the most amazing supermarkets. They're called Monoprix. The deli section alone is bigger than entire Zone Fresh back in Australia. We stocked up on snacks and drinks, buying the super tiny cans of Coke and Ice Tea to take along with us. The other bizarre thing about Nice is the homeless people. They all have dogs! Sometimes more than one and some even have rabbits!! They hop around on leashes and all. So weird.
Tomorrow is Monaco! Definitely no homeless people or rabbits in the world's richest country. We are getting all dressed up 007-style and heading to Monte Carlo Casino. Can't wait!
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Shuzzy
Sheryl Robertson
'HI Gracie and Ed
Glad you feel better Edward driving out of the City, do not blame you!! Enjoy these special times together so you both have plenty of reflection times later. Pleased Alyse the pains have subsided, it is a lot to deal with when travelling, your body does take a pounding as Edward would know, your body has to be so prepared as well. Love you both, glad to hear you loved Cannes and would love to return Alyse, maybe it could be your movie premier!!! How did you go at the casino in Monte Carlo? hope you had a little bet or to!!! our lucky family numbers now, not just yours Alyse!!! All the best for the next leg of your journey together, especially for you Ed, take care, I will worry more about you on your bike than over in Afganistan!!! you know me....hmmm you behave Alyse!! I do not need a heart attack too!! Stay well, happy and wise and soak up every treasured moment of this wonderful holiday together, following you on blog, keep them coming, Nana Ruth sends her love to you both as she does not have a computer, wants to ring you!! so cute, I am keeping her informed and she knows exactly where you are following her intinerary you gave her, I just have to tell her what you write in your blogs and emails, get your tooth looked at Alyse, could get nasty, hopefully not, miss you both, Savanna and Fuzzy miss you heaps, just kidding!!, they are spoilt rotten, they are fine and dandy. Miss you both, dad sends his love Alyse, he is not a typer and his very best wishes to you too Ed, have a great time in Amsterdam and stay safe, not high, well it may be hard not too!!! just kidding!!! have a beer for dad and I, we would love to go to Europe one day, you both are very lucky. All well at home, business as usual, looking forward to Sex ansd the City Movie Yeh!! going with the girls hopefully, Lions taking a hiding, not too good, oh well, go the Lions, sorry Edward, ok then , Go the Blues!! someone has to win. Talk soon hopefully, enjoy, love to you both Mumma xxxoooxxxx