Trip To France: Cote d'Azur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And so our adventure in France continues...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The </span>French Riviera<span class="Apple-style-span"> had an elegant retro feel to it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPzBxRU4rsn28jfrZZ5u4wTPHcRVJVCB9gfu9sfQ0BlQP9TCcqZtDOATFtKWUWIhDF2JZWQ7kwe1hbLIllMOVogIvzr1x8jykPiW-A3UfIJ9m3MabStrkgrQ7qCokfxaoCxp_TT1bkf8/s1600/IMG_0009-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPzBxRU4rsn28jfrZZ5u4wTPHcRVJVCB9gfu9sfQ0BlQP9TCcqZtDOATFtKWUWIhDF2JZWQ7kwe1hbLIllMOVogIvzr1x8jykPiW-A3UfIJ9m3MabStrkgrQ7qCokfxaoCxp_TT1bkf8/s640/IMG_0009-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With pebbled beaches</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodGMVzroJF15lpf2P5g_JwA0KbErvbmCM24OpSUks464topmsXJHgp9c4ny_jfnkZG0PPzQCRXH4Vv0XfsgjOJ_V5XmFuaYqkRe7nHzS_xDcDBHTnLMzkCvFFNFmsOEa0jkwCk-18-ws/s1600/IMG_0083-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodGMVzroJF15lpf2P5g_JwA0KbErvbmCM24OpSUks464topmsXJHgp9c4ny_jfnkZG0PPzQCRXH4Vv0XfsgjOJ_V5XmFuaYqkRe7nHzS_xDcDBHTnLMzkCvFFNFmsOEa0jkwCk-18-ws/s640/IMG_0083-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jute mats comfort barefeet</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were cyclists everywhere</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPS21U8ayh4ksxyEfDuGgyf1T7zKZYR_NOopC-DaFK3Oho3dOLqUSLSkJP1xFZ-cyxkQyaEpS9FyQMkFPQFxZK1AEys2U_4E3cqkIkNSewIgg1gBL9HuvEEKIeUxqvq6hcE2BFFaNe7I/s1600/IMG_0313-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPS21U8ayh4ksxyEfDuGgyf1T7zKZYR_NOopC-DaFK3Oho3dOLqUSLSkJP1xFZ-cyxkQyaEpS9FyQMkFPQFxZK1AEys2U_4E3cqkIkNSewIgg1gBL9HuvEEKIeUxqvq6hcE2BFFaNe7I/s640/IMG_0313-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A reminder of the upcoming <a href="http://www.letour.fr/">Tour De France</a><br />(not in this area this year)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Motorcycles too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHitg4So88ibrtz1Yd2Dp_K7g3CgcxFqWrJEMxwPIJ3LR7vdyD8mQnBREqeLjV8OBqQMCQZUlrNHd4XBBCDBlJCrbCyAmBx-skm8ER4zOUTxtVXwt_eEXKWc6sIIcTDSKLCp_Trbm73s/s1600/IMG_0318-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHitg4So88ibrtz1Yd2Dp_K7g3CgcxFqWrJEMxwPIJ3LR7vdyD8mQnBREqeLjV8OBqQMCQZUlrNHd4XBBCDBlJCrbCyAmBx-skm8ER4zOUTxtVXwt_eEXKWc6sIIcTDSKLCp_Trbm73s/s640/IMG_0318-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the 2 wheel pizza delivery</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a charm that only France has</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16mzJRub1EfZpeA7lbBTyc_vxaGV1p9fFnAXlRsp2QMIReiKkRj417C_JB87L-BvIhIT0vKtsdFnZt0np-Th24Zsz3pJ7nsazF4c-mJZHAaD3EE0ybeLCo-ure_-Ud616NkDGrS4Fi8Y/s1600/IMG_0382-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16mzJRub1EfZpeA7lbBTyc_vxaGV1p9fFnAXlRsp2QMIReiKkRj417C_JB87L-BvIhIT0vKtsdFnZt0np-Th24Zsz3pJ7nsazF4c-mJZHAaD3EE0ybeLCo-ure_-Ud616NkDGrS4Fi8Y/s640/IMG_0382-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these shutters, lamps <br />& view down street</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wonderful restaurants literally on the beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">offering the freshest of seafood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m5iEastzWIk4YwU8QAp5hmQsGE2rcEHw3u0i22WavbUuTDPJkE6nqdps5h3mZyBGd90x9UmKemL4yLjUUXTSTnQGbbeLIyYRhPco4NIJx0sgOS7tXQTS37eDA-Sus1OY4ileAO-xaD4/s1600/IMG_0389-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m5iEastzWIk4YwU8QAp5hmQsGE2rcEHw3u0i22WavbUuTDPJkE6nqdps5h3mZyBGd90x9UmKemL4yLjUUXTSTnQGbbeLIyYRhPco4NIJx0sgOS7tXQTS37eDA-Sus1OY4ileAO-xaD4/s640/IMG_0389-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Au revoir, Cote d'Azur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- all photos by me -</i></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Trip To France Series</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Part I: Monaco & A Royal Wedding (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-monaco-royal-wedding.html">here</a>)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Part III: Provence (<a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-provence.html">here</a>)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Trip To France: Cote d'Azur

And so our adventure in France continues... The  French Riviera  had an elegant retro feel to it With pebbled beaches Jute mats comfort bare...

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One gorgeous home three ways...well almost

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may remember <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/08/one-gorgeous-hometwo-ways.html">this post</a>, when I featured one of my favourite houses. It was originally built by artist Marcella Kaspar and her husband, Mark Cooper, and later sold to Maggie Tabberer. Well, Marcella and Mark have since built another home, with a similar floorplan, but this time they decided to change things up a little, and the results are just stunning.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIprUq_VxzUGH3dPPboBMN_QQT47tz7tiTxiTzeFiKgaoHO0BxUJDKs5GNtJH8mfnyBWveoLkC-dEI-7zTm5AO2i5JbLxP3P_5ClNhury0BLEk1aQyFaV0LbK4v8mvA-rF2PWXNCU1E5iB/s1600/2009028954_5_FS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIprUq_VxzUGH3dPPboBMN_QQT47tz7tiTxiTzeFiKgaoHO0BxUJDKs5GNtJH8mfnyBWveoLkC-dEI-7zTm5AO2i5JbLxP3P_5ClNhury0BLEk1aQyFaV0LbK4v8mvA-rF2PWXNCU1E5iB/s640/2009028954_5_FS.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1_w6pfs44Y8PigpS9_wAMBMGuDDBxS7Fu16a6cdeIwurKuhxrXqUAA8omLueCKF8KISYdP96W9Er-VcLL6S7LfefAdLXRdLF9F8Df1RxkIRFePV0GEkhhShMldR_BNJqyUJFTRIbnPex/s1600/2009028954_6_FS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6q8hid5AZCwACbYPnZo3m9DyKeoW_N7ZfhgjIMXijGXo0LcDI0wfkzGZHUjRXkPVe4-v8BqrxJaoudixOjCAelIbw3SQ0u-eYABnUdNqpL8SQqZ6gJgXjoeOVzonwwL5tvbi0u6pLrvc/s640/maggie+tabberer+randwick+home+1les+interieurs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, which do you prefer? Dark and moody, or bright and beautiful? I love nothing more than seeing a house like this, which has fabulous bones and great style, decorated so differently. Love to know what you think.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">i<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mages 1-7 courtesy <a href="http://www.domain.com.au/">www.domain.com.au</a></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">images 8-10 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">photography Simon Kenny, via content agency and Vogue Living magazine</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">images 11-15 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">photography Michelle Holden via Australian Womens Weekly</span></span></span>

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Trip To France: Monaco & A Royal Wedding

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">We just returned from a vacation in the South of France - a real treat for me, for I hadn't been beyond Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwPFdrpQINyiiXp-0PYUMT4rkLLxBKtcbnK6kOQg2lsSpxKIQlDJM5poWbQplMqaV2vXz34_IT6x6Bpfcz95Kx29XV8tLwem4aDNY6aG86yAOc-uVY-tSQDUjSpT4Uf9Hezo1JGXMzrE/s1600/IMG_0044-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwPFdrpQINyiiXp-0PYUMT4rkLLxBKtcbnK6kOQg2lsSpxKIQlDJM5poWbQplMqaV2vXz34_IT6x6Bpfcz95Kx29XV8tLwem4aDNY6aG86yAOc-uVY-tSQDUjSpT4Uf9Hezo1JGXMzrE/s640/IMG_0044-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monaco-Ville (Old City), Monaco</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had talked big, of renting a fancy convertible car for our week of relaxation</div><div style="text-align: center;">But ended up renting a VW Golf  :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We daydreamed of renting a small yacht too</div><div style="text-align: center;">but found ourselves in a kayak for two :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_bmlpBMMqr1weRKL7VuIhXr7xSCTRihLArLpJXVuM5VK9Hgzsf3GBGdt3uH1RiSJ_YmSy9WstylPymqdh3XPgTPyKfhDGT02uelHD8b4zUNcWefnZP8S0Ni092vhSpmmM_sOIHrRo4/s1600/IMG_0053-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_bmlpBMMqr1weRKL7VuIhXr7xSCTRihLArLpJXVuM5VK9Hgzsf3GBGdt3uH1RiSJ_YmSy9WstylPymqdh3XPgTPyKfhDGT02uelHD8b4zUNcWefnZP8S0Ni092vhSpmmM_sOIHrRo4/s640/IMG_0053-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fontvieille Port, Monaco</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we harnessed that little Golf</div><div style="text-align: center;">and headed to Monaco for the day -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Home to the Monaco Grand Prix, </div><div style="text-align: center;">James Bond filming location,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the late Princess Grace Kelly,</div><div style="text-align: center;">second smallest country,</div><div style="text-align: center;">tax haven with famous casinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the world's highest GDP per capita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although clearly this area was dripping with money,</div><div style="text-align: center;">everyone we saw was just a plain Jane tourist like ourselves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And silly me, couldn't figure out why they were flying so many South African flags</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pXi5gf-M1QA1hEJMd8gHrGRitA1YYxyRBZXwQWe9-g2tRzgBD8CRqBl0rK_LpEkXl5XCFm7MBFmJ7g1k9swF3J_-CAuT_X3TL4f6oHE02PhmOpWcRL8VfFHMaKsh1aTK7CKYsOVQDRQ/s1600/IMG_0068-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pXi5gf-M1QA1hEJMd8gHrGRitA1YYxyRBZXwQWe9-g2tRzgBD8CRqBl0rK_LpEkXl5XCFm7MBFmJ7g1k9swF3J_-CAuT_X3TL4f6oHE02PhmOpWcRL8VfFHMaKsh1aTK7CKYsOVQDRQ/s640/IMG_0068-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Palace Of Monaco</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Am I the only one who didn't know?</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a <i>2 day</i> royal European wedding this weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">between Prince Albert II of Monaco </div><div style="text-align: center;">and former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the wedding itinerary <a href="http://www.palais.mc/monaco/palais-princier/english/royal-wedding/the-program/the-program.2148.html">here</a>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which includes a concert by The Eagles </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a reception all citizens are invited to attend</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fxK2pI1LFMX6BAPKL0XBW0Mu0pE29yUEN9EdXs5wS82buuIu-SiwzxIayYNVuiRjSBCkv4mTKxoarD_H8n-hepourCbddhw9t1CyySeAx1JZT9__xu6gT1yU4EaZfvWQRYSljhflSNk/s1600/prince-albert_charlene-wittstock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fxK2pI1LFMX6BAPKL0XBW0Mu0pE29yUEN9EdXs5wS82buuIu-SiwzxIayYNVuiRjSBCkv4mTKxoarD_H8n-hepourCbddhw9t1CyySeAx1JZT9__xu6gT1yU4EaZfvWQRYSljhflSNk/s400/prince-albert_charlene-wittstock.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HRH Prince Albert II & Miss Charlene Wittstock<br />[<a href="http://thequeenmadre.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/monacos-prince-albert-engaged/">source</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">We saw lots of security at the Nice airport and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">expensive cars to pick up the guests </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">for the big day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">(no famous sightings)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">It was definitely a day we won't soon forget</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">You know I have to throw in some flag trivia...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I didn't know it was possible for two countries to share the same flag!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yztd4e0XVjNvTv9ReKKwqd13KJdVxcEXQYk_D6DPPgfX4jZO50ofoPEpHy6oWLlD5UUkNCvfihk9U13BZvGbQv5kvOfANW945CVMv8kgqrPYS6xTvzunVqOP95av_5W1N1E-R8J7Ri4/s1600/Happy+Homemaker+20117-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yztd4e0XVjNvTv9ReKKwqd13KJdVxcEXQYk_D6DPPgfX4jZO50ofoPEpHy6oWLlD5UUkNCvfihk9U13BZvGbQv5kvOfANW945CVMv8kgqrPYS6xTvzunVqOP95av_5W1N1E-R8J7Ri4/s400/Happy+Homemaker+20117-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even if you are not a flag nerd like me,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you have got to admit <i>that</i> is interesting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To be continued...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>unless otherwise noted,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>all photos by me</i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />Trip To France Series</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Part II: <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-cote-dazur.html">Cote d'Azur</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Part III: <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/07/trip-to-france-provence.html">Provence</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Trip To France: Monaco & A Royal Wedding

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