It costs half the price on the bus than to fly from London to Parma, Italy.
The downside of it was it takes 24 hours with stops in Paris and Milan involving slightly frantic bus changes. The upside was the bus will cross the France - Italy border, going along the coast of Cannes - Nice - Monaco and then into Italy. It would be a cheap way to see an expensive part of France. It would be a good deal. It would be a smart plan. Would.
It was as if the folks at the tourist board had thought of this already. There will be no freebies, especially for the cheapies on the bus. If anyone wanted to see any bit of France, they will have to stay the average 3 days and pay the required tourist dollars.
The best daylight portion of the journey was wasted on miles and miles of motorway not worth looking up for. By the time we hit the coastal border and the landscape was looking up, the sun was coming down quickly. It was as it someone had come and drawn the curtains - sorry, show's over.
So instead of the nice villages, they only allowed us the twinkling lights of the villages.
Fuckers.
