.menu {width:auto; height:32px; position:relative; z-index:100;}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;}
.menu ul ul {width:149px}
/* 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:auto;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;text-decoration:none; color:#638CBB; width:auto; height:32px; padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px; line-height:29px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#638CBB url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;  color:#ffffff;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#638CBB; color:#ffffff;}
/* 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:32px;left:0; width:149px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:149px; top:-1px; width:149px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* 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; border-collapse:collapse;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {color:#638CBB; background-color:#ddd; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover, .menu li:hover {color:#ffffff; background:#284E98;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#ffffff;background:#284E98;}

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