As previously mentionned St Tropez, Ventimiglia Italy and Monaco Monte Carlo were on the menu this weekend - and what a weekend it has been. MooReece and I have been trekking all over the Cote d'Azur and now we're tired. Here are the highlights of the last few days:For those of you who know me, most of you know I've been following the Young and the Restless for my entire life (and I mean that very LITERALLY). For those of you who know me WELL or follow Y&R yourselves you will be totally JACKED to learn that Michael Baldwin was ON MY FERRY to St Tropez :D (his real name Christian Leblanc). Michael has always been my FAVOURITE character on Y&R and I was totally taken by surprise when I realized it was him.
I was taking picutres of the scenery on the boat when this man came up from the lower deck to do the same. He politely stopped as to not get in the way of my picture, I smiled, said thank you and told him to go ahead. I then thought to myself 
"man, he looks just like Michael..." and never thought too much about it after that UNTIL this lady walks up to him and he takes off his shades and shakes her hand. HOLY 
CATFISH IT IS HIM!!!! I started freaking out (in a very subtle way of course, I surely am not about to show my geek side when my favourite actor is like 2 feet away). So I try and get a picture (the paparazzi that I am) but his back is always turned. DARN! So I tell the girls and they all encourage me to go say hi (which I don't cause I'm a CHICKEN SHIT!) He goes back down and later as we're approaching I go down to go take pictures from the lower deck (and hopefully get a picture or 2 of him to PROVE he was there and I'm not making it up) So here you have it peeps- MICHAEL BALDWIN on MY boat (to and from St Tropez - he's staying in Cannes and doing the tourist thing just like me :))
"man, he looks just like Michael..." and never thought too much about it after that UNTIL this lady walks up to him and he takes off his shades and shakes her hand. HOLY 
CATFISH IT IS HIM!!!! I started freaking out (in a very subtle way of course, I surely am not about to show my geek side when my favourite actor is like 2 feet away). So I try and get a picture (the paparazzi that I am) but his back is always turned. DARN! So I tell the girls and they all encourage me to go say hi (which I don't cause I'm a CHICKEN SHIT!) He goes back down and later as we're approaching I go down to go take pictures from the lower deck (and hopefully get a picture or 2 of him to PROVE he was there and I'm not making it up) So here you have it peeps- MICHAEL BALDWIN on MY boat (to and from St Tropez - he's staying in Cannes and doing the tourist thing just like me :)) 
So if that wasn't excitment enough (although it really WAS the highlight of my weekend and possibly my trip) St Tropez was great too! A HUGE market that we got lost in and this "tarte tropezienne" that puts Krispy Kreme to shame! (YES I'm in France and so I'm INDULGING and I DON'T CARE! Besides I put at least 10 miles/day on these legs...) I DID step in Trozienne waters but with my blisters I didn't swim and had to "operate" when I really I got all this sand in it. GAH! The day started off overcast but when that sun comes out she's intense. All that sunshine, excitement and fresh air had me literally passed out, fully clothed on my bed by 9:30. I had intentions of going out...oh well...Today: Ventimiglia and Monaco Monte-Carlo!
Up bright and early again to head off to the train station to meet Joanna. Off to Italia we go. At first sight we were worried (didn't look too impressive from the train station...) Luckily making our way to the water front lifted our spirits. Stores here are still closed on Sundays for the most part, so there is very little to do if you don't have a gameplan (which we didn't). The beach there is unbelievable. Rock beach with jumping fish. We stopped to watch what the people on the beach were looking at (sparkling
things in the water). Fish were jumping everywhere. TOO COOL! We also decided that if in Italy, we should eat italian. So after pacing and running into some technical difficulties finding FOOD (despite the countless restaurantes along the shore) we settled for some Ravioli and eventually (after more walking) some Gelatto (in Italy = Gelatti... so MooReece asks me why the heck did WE change it to an "o"? Je n'ai aucure idée!) So now when someone asks "what did you do last Sunday?" I can say "I took the train down to Italy and had myself some Ravioli and Gelatto!" Life is GOOD!Did I mention I set off an alarm in the italian supermarket? Like Mother, like Daughter hahahaha
Monaco Monte-Carlo (in search of some millionaires)
CARS, CARS and EXPENSIVE CARS!! Ferraris left, right and centre and Rolls Royces to drool over. $$$$$$$ Very touristy up by the palace but definitely worth the HIKE (like anything good around here it involves a very long hike UP and then back down...) We didn't pay the 8E to get in though. We made our way to the Cathedral which is hosting an exhibit of Iconographs. BEAUTIFUL! I will go back - my camera died and so I have no pictures. I'd love to go to mass there one day... the Cathedral was only built in 1853 but it's beyond words! My favourite site so far.
Of course to get to the casino we have to walk all the way back down, across town and back UP the other side of the port to get to there. At the top of the hill we are greeted by Valentino and Prada and cars that are worth more than the most expensive house in all of Sudbury. I suddendly feel like I'm in Casino Royale (and only slightly underdressed...) We poke our heads in to check out the Casino only to get as far as the grand entrance and the mini slot room. It's 10E to go in to LOSE your money in Monte Carlo. Neither of us gambles so we passed it up. The millionaires are probably in there but we gambled our chances were slim to none of actually nabbing one. Oh well...next time
Ciao ciao!
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