Where can a 4 day drive get you from Rome

Paris.....yes thats right 4 long days. That is because the highways are quite expensive and plus you see more on the back roads. Up and down mountians that twist and turn it takes a lot of time but is also some the best driving I have got to do. From leaving Rome we made it through Cinque Terre and past but not quite to Genova on the coast. The campsite was 31 euros.....ouch....and wasn't great except for the crazy lady that owned it. She kept coming over and asking us to do strange things like move our car closer to the tent. Well it was only about 6 feet away and we were the only people in the camping field. I said I would and then just never did. She also came by and asked us to put some of the trash outside the campsite in the garbage bin outside. Then another couple came and they got in trouble for having a big tent. Quite amusing to watch.

Anyways the next day we made it to France.....so nice to get a country where I can understand 10% of what they are saying. We did a driving tour through Monaco heading down to the rich part and seeing Ferrari's, Bentley's, and Aston Martins. Our little Ford Fiesta looked good next to them all. After that we drove to the village of Eze and then down to Nice for a while and finally stopping on the west side of Nice to camp and swim in the sea again. We are going to be coming back to France to do it in more detail but we are getting low on money and very tired. Its being almost 2 months since we left England and we have seen a lot.

By the third day of driving we stopped in a hotel in a place called Moulin. Yes it was a cheap one. 35 euros had finally had a shower. (it had been a few days......a by few I am being generous).

Well the 4th day we made it to Paris. We got there around 4 and then set up camp and headed into the city to see Paris by night. We took a long walk along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower and went up just as it was getting dark. It was great since we got to see it during the day and at night for the same price.....Budget travellers strike again. After that it was getting late and we headed back to the campsite.

The 2nd day in the city we went to the Arc de Triumph and walked down Champs Elysees and ate at the fanciest Mcdonalds I have ever seen. Still the same great low price we expected though. Continuing down the street we got the louvre and found it was closed on tuesdays.....forgot to check the book we have. oh well. Instead we got a 2 day bus hop on hop off tour and did the main 2 hour trip round the city. Saw the milatary training camp where Napolean Boneapart trained, Notre Dame, all the sites we had seen on foot. Then getting on a different tour (same ticket) we went down another shopping district and to the Moulin Rouge. It was a fun but long day and we headed back to the camp site, but not before stopping in at the hard rock to get another shot glass for my collection. Its up to 8 on this trip along now. Somewhere around 20 I think in total.

Today we started with a little shopping but it was pretty unsucessful. Everything here is really expensive so christmas presents are going to have to wait. We then headed to the Louvre to see the mona lisa, the venus de milo, and countless other paintings and statues. That was followed by going inside Notre Dame, and then doing yet another section of a the tour....once again same ticet. Last but not least we stopped off at the church St. Sulpice to see the rose line and see the square in front. I will post photos later for all you people who have read the Da Vinci Code.

We tried to make it up to Sacre Coeur but the bus was a little late and we figured at 6:15 it was probably closed so we are saving it for our next trip to Paris when somebody decides to come and visit us. Anyone....????

Well that brings us up to date besides some photos which unfortuantley will have to wait since I didn't bring my camera cable in today. We should be back in England in a few days so I will post some them, and a lot more from our travels so far. Talk to you all soon.