.menu {
	width:auto; 
	position:relative; 
	z-index:100;
	font-family:Verdana;
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
	width:700px;
}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul{
	width:100;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type:none;
}
.menu ul ul {
	width:100px;
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
	float:left;
	width:100px;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none; 
	color:#000000; 
	width:100px; 
	height:30px; 
	padding-left:30px;
	padding-top:5px;
	line-height:29px; 
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
	width:100px; 
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background:#d4d8bd url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/grey-arrow.gif) no-repeat 130px center;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) no-repeat 130px center;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) no-repeat 130px center;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background:#0000CCfa8;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background:#b2ab9b;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	visibility:hidden;
	position:absolute;
	height:0;
	top:31px;
	left:0; 
	width:auto;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:0;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
	left:0px; 
	top:-1px; 
	width:auto;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
	left:0px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
	position:absolute; 
	top:0; 
	left:0; 
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	background:#d4d8bd; 
	color:#2f2f2f; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding:10px; 
	width:150px;
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
	width:150px;
}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#000;
	background:#bfbfbf;
	width:100px;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#000; 
	width:100px;
	background:#bfbfbf;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{visibility:visible; }
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ visibility:visible;}