| On a free weekend we drove 2.5 hours down to the French riviera to visit Nice.
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| We stayed just outside the old centre and spent a lot of time wandering around, soaking up the atmosphere.
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| And eating! Oysters and mussels... mmmm.
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| Breakfast on the beach... mmmmmmmmm.
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| The market was spectacular - everything displayed immaculately. From spices...
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| ...to veg.
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| We climbed up on the hill to get a view down on the city.
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| And enjoyed a very French picnic. Pate! (Something we are starved of a few kilometers away in Italy!)
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| We visited the modern art gallery...
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| ...and enjoyed a glass of wine on the beach.
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| Still warm enough to have a dip at 7pm!
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| On the Sunday we left Nice and visited the nearby hill town of Eze, with amazing views down the coast.
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| The botanical garden there, on top of the hill, is a highlight.
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| Heading back along the coast we missed a turn and suddenly found ourselves in Monaco. Al struggled to contain his excitement as he tore along the start finish straight at 20km/h, only 2 weeks after Jenson Button had done the same (a bit faster)...
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| ...round Ste Devote in 3rd gear...
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| ...and through the famous tunnel... the wrong way!
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