Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe--Anatole France Ah France. Why do I like you so? I suppose the years spent studying the language have helped my bias, but that still doesn’t explain it all I think. The trip to Nice wasn't, perhaps, so smooth (anything that makes me scared that I'm about to become a felon isn't smooth). But things calmed down once we entered the city. Chris, the K’s, and I arrived late the night of 9 April. Despite it being night, we managed to find our hostel pretty quickly. It was [View Full Entry]

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We take the train from Nice for a day trip over to Monaco, a ten-minute train ride. But we hold a breath, not completely sure we're on the right train...there are signs that we are on a train bound for Italy--which we're not quite prepared for. When the train does in fact stop in Monaco, we eagerly get off and start on foot up to the Royal Palace to see the changing of the guard. We had over to the Monaco Cathedral and a nearby park, and then to the Napoleon museum. The weather suddenly changes from sunny and mild to [View Full Entry]

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What else could I start my travel blogging experience with if not with my favorite place in Europe? Despite Monaco being such a tiny country, it has it all. This European "dwarf" boasts of long history, sophisticated architecture, stunningly beautiful nature, lovely weather, and cultural life. Believe it or not, it even has a zoo and several gorgeous gardens, including the Princess Grace Rose Garden and a seaside Japanese Garden, both definitely worth a visit. And, of course, the Monte Carlo casino. [View Full Entry]

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Visited Countries Map CASINO,CARS AND GLAMOUR [View Full Entry]

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MONACO!!!! What can i say, i pretty much had sex with these two Astin Martin DB9's that were parked out front of the Casino Royal... yes that's right, i was there rubbing shoulders with James Bond and his entourage! By the way, Miss Moneypenny is a mole... just so you know... We started out in Nice, Nice is nice by the way... haha... yeah anyways... gorgeous place right there. So with Nice comes Monaco! RRRIIIICCCHHHHH everything, everywhere! That pretty much sums it up. had a great time walking around at night and day. Lots of car pics, as would be expected! [View Full Entry]

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If anyone ever needs a reminder of how little money they really have they should head to Monaco! We went there two days ago with our new friends from Australia. We stopped in a village called Eze on the way there and went through a tour of a perfume factory to avoid the pouring rain. I can still smell the perfume on me, it's that strong! Here in Nice there are a lot of people who are obviously wealthy, but in Monaco it's the people who aren't who stick out more. We mostly just walked around the town and window shopped [View Full Entry]

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Friday 5th September (Geoff) Today is the day that we will board the ship for our long awaited Mediterranean cruise. Before that happens, we have a few loose ends to tie up in Barcelona. We sleep in a little (jet lag is now long past) and after breakfast we head back towards La Rambla. We potter around here for a little while before we decide to head back to the apartment and get a taxi to the port where the ship is docked. This sounds really easy doesn't it? Well it doesn't work out to be so!! We visit the markets [View Full Entry]

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I normally hate traveling tired and hungover, but much of this is due to the fact that I am always apprehensive and stressed about flying and the hangover just exacerbates this. I was not worried when I awoke this Tuesday morning, because I had a car and driver bringing me to Monaco and I knew I could sleep in the car. Being as I was out until 6am the previous night, I had not packed. I got up around 11:30, drank all the evian remaining in the room and started to put my things together. I was still slightly drunk, so [View Full Entry]

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Hannah and I woke up earlier than everyone else in the group since we were taking the train into Monaco, however by the time we left the others were starting to get ready. We walked down to the train station down the road which took us straight into Monaco, but we realised that we had only just missed the train by a few minutes and the next one wasn’t for an hour. We bought tickets and headed down to the beach for a look around. We walked up and down the pebble covered beach until it was time we head back [View Full Entry]

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Monte Carlo, Monaco. Wow, this place just oozes money. Check my video of the automobiles in front of the world famous Monte Carlo Casino--Rolls, Rolls, Bently, etc. That video is in the French Riviera Cars and People Blog. The Monte Carlo Casino is one of the most famous tourist attractions of Monaco. The casino complex is a gambling facility which also includes the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo, an opera and ballet house, and the headquarters of the Ballets de Monte Carlo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_Casino Monaco is a Constitution [View Full Entry]

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