An evening excursion down the road from Nice to a little place called Monaco. This country is famous for its Formula One race, dodgy tax rules and the Monte Carlo casino. The city itself though is absolutely spectacular at night, and the amount of money in this tiny place is astounding! To own one of the yachts in that harbour… we’ll keep dreaming! The casino itself isn’t actually that big on the inside, quite old fashioned compared to the brash cheapness of Star City. But the stakes are not small, and some people bet very big! We lost 50 euros quick [View Full Entry]

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Ola a todos. Sei que o blog tah meio atrasado, mas hoje arrumei um tempo para dar uma ajeitada nele aqui Um notebook faz muita falta, estou agora pagando 7 euros por hora para usar um computador a lenha na pousada que estamos em Sorrento, Italia NICE - O albergue frances Depois do pequeno stress com o atraso no aeroporto, finalmente chegamos a Nice. Um cara do albergue foi lah pegar a gente no aeroporto, e Lorena, toda feliz, disse a ele: Bon Soir!, ao que ele respondeu, seca e friamente: Hi. Nao foi um bom começo... Ele ficou na [View Full Entry]

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I’m not a motor sports fan. I really don’t understand what compels people to watch a bunch of cars that all look the same drive round a track 300 times. If you want to see the crashes, watch the highlights. But nevertheless, Baz loves it, so at my suggestion we booked the Monaco Grand Prix for the end of May bank holiday 2007. I figured it would be quite a prestigious event and we could book ourselves into some decent seats and he could watch the race, while I explored the refreshment tents and perhaps a super yacht or two. It [View Full Entry]

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Po GP nadszedł czas na zwiedzanie. Pałac, Muzeum Morskie, port... [View Full Entry]

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Grand Prix Monaco, Monte Carlo. Minęło wiele lat od dzicięcych marzeń. Wreszcie dotarłem na najważniejszą imprezę motoryzacyjnej Europy. Po bardzo długim spacerze między służbami porządkowymi dotarliśmy do trybuny E. ROBERT KUBICA!!! [View Full Entry]

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Nadszedł czas na trochę hałasu. Pogoda niestety nie wytrzymała... [View Full Entry]

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Uliczkami Monaco. Wszystko przygotowane do eliminacji i GP F1. [View Full Entry]

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I will start this blog with my only complaint! I knew that this semester in Europe would be expensive, but I did not expect to spend as much money as I did while spending two weeks in France...but then again it is just money! (right mom?) haha...These past few weeks are some of the greatest since getting here. Everywhere I go, and all the people I meet, make this experience sooo worth it. Given, I think I ran into and spoke French with every crazy person in France and Italy, I wouldn't trade it for anything....and our trip begins! For [View Full Entry]

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MONACO 2 sq klms with a castle on 1 hill, casino on the other, and in between, lots of expensive toys - real estate, cars, boats etc. Ferraris, Porsches, Mercs, BMW, and Echos. On hearing we were coming to Monaco, we received an audience personally from Alby, Carol and Steph, but unfortunately our tight schedule didn't allow us the time to call in. We did offer the royal clan the invitation to spend a night with us in Nice but we haven't heard anything back yet. Judging by the abject poverty on display in their nation it's possible the family is [View Full Entry]

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On Friday Alberto drove us to his house in Monte Carlo. The drive there was beautiful as we drove along the cliffs down to the ocean. Alberto's apartment is on the side of the mountain overlooking most of Monte Carlo (and most of Monaco for that matter). On Friday we stayed in the apartment most of the day while some work was done on the apartment, and while that was being done I hung my two paintings that Alberto bought for the apartment. One painting is in the living room and one is in a bedroom. Saturday we drove 15 minutes [View Full Entry]

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