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moving again…

Monday, July 24th, 2006

(put up more photos, go to the my photos link on the right)

any sense of stability I though I would have doing this nannying thing has gone, as we’ve now moved out of the campsite into a flat. Not that I mind moving, it keeps with tradition of not spending more than 7 nights in one place.
Anyway had a cool day in Monaco wih Grader,Tom and Kate, very crazy place, super clean and pretty much just for rich people. All built into the side of this rocky hill and theres a big port full of rich yachts. We saw the flash casino from James Bond, tried to sneak in but were stopped by security…and saw parts of where they race in that big race they have there. Luckily Grader was with us to explain all of this as I have no clue!

We also went for a big walk over the hill down to the big Aqurium there, in a very cool biulding right on the water. Unfortunately I forgot my student ID which ment I was going to have to pay about twice as much, luckily I charmed my way through and got in for student prices. It was very cool lots of crazy fish and weird sea creatures. After that it was back on the train to Nice and off to the see the Strokes!

They were awesome and had super cool lights, the support band was also very cool. The next day Grader and Kate headed to Italy and I headed back home to the campsite. Spent the last few days moving into the new flat and hanging out in Cannes at the beach working on my tan as its looking like I’ll be heading to London next week far away from any beaches. Well any decent decent beaches! So one more week in the cote d’azure then it’s time to move on…

World cup action

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Another week of exciting nannying adventures, actually in terms of nannying jobs it probably is a bit more interesting as a few soap opera type happenings have been unfolding. The current situation means that we (mum,kids and me) have moved out of the house into a hi-de-hi style campsite, in a flash (but small) cabin. There is theme nights every night, my favourite was a battle of the sex game translated into english on the notice board as the ‘sex war game’ hmmmm….

Did get a chance to get away a bit and was in Nice to watch the final of the world cup, already for a great evening, france would win, everyone would go mental, it was going to be awesome. Unfortunately they lost which wasn’t really part of the plan! I was staying in a hostel and meet 2 very cool Irish girls so we had some tea and watched the game on the big screens set up by the beach. Was very depressing when France lost to Italy but we did joke about just driving over to Italy cause its only about 1/2 an hour away!

Did however have a great evening dancing the evening away on tabletops in a crazy english bar where the band ended up too drunk to finish, good times!

Also got to spend a night in Antibes which is another town along the coast. Pretty much taken over by Kiwi’s, Aussies and South Africans all looking for work on the boats that are there over summer. Stayed at a hostel where pretty much everyone is looking for work so had a few chats to find out a bit more info as its a possibility for next month. Don’t know if it’ll work out but will see….still nice night in Antibes and hung out at the beach the next day.

And on Saturday kate and grader arrived to stay in nice for awhile, randomly found Grader on the side of the road so we waited for Kate for a bit who unfotunately had her bags left onroute in Dubai. Had the night of so sneakily stayed in the nice airconditioned hotel room. Ate ice-creams and just hung out. Very cool to see them both and Kate brought some fuin things from home for me from my parents, like shoes (which I didnt actually have) and chocolate and of course more vegemite! Met up with them and also Tom who, incidently, is in Antibes looking for boat work, in Cannes for the day.

Am now in Nice for 2 nights off with Kate and Grader. Really great to see people from home and have people to hang out with. Had a fun day walking up to this waterfall which had great views over the city and ate chinese takeaways on the beach. We also did a bit of shopping for Graders fiance, heather, always interesting in girlie shops with Grader trying to decide which style of singlet top and what colour underwear to buy. After a bit of a rest back at the hotel we went out for icecreams and to have a look around the very busy streets. Its pretty much middle of high season here so everywhere is packed with tourists, buit its kind of cool as its busy and stuff is happening. Did see possibly the greatest busker of all time, dressed in a kind of ripped leather outfit dancing hardcore to Michael Jackson….hilarious….

So tomorrow is of to Monaco for the day then I’ll be back at the campsite for the rest of the week and have 2 more nights off before I’ll be leaving! Am looking onto jobs in the UK now as earning pounds sounds like a good plan to actually get some money!! But who knows where I will end up for the rest of the summer, could quite happily just sit on these beautiful beaches for another month…..

so much cleaning…

Friday, July 7th, 2006
You would all be surprised how domesticated I’ve become! I’ve been spending my days doing never ender loads of washing and never ending dirty dishes. Think I forgot how messy kids are! Guess my most exciting stories now are that ... [Continue reading this entry]