Blogs from Monaco, Europe - page 10

we left Sanremo and drove back into France to get to Monaco, about a 40 minute drive - yes forty minutes to go from the Italian Riviera to the French Riviera.... Our hotel was not in Monte Carlo, but in Beausoleil, France. You could litterally walk into Monaco - which I did everyday! By the end of the week, I think I walked all of Monaco!!! It wasn't what I expected but it was nice nonetheless. I was expecting to see lots of glamourous and glitzy people walking the streets but instead i say lots of young people, in their early twenties. At a certain point, I actually felt like i was in Mexico on spring break surrounded by horney teens!!! As the week went by, we noticed more exotic cars around and things started to ... read more

Holy man! So let me paint you a picture. It is just before dusk, around 8 o'clock. You look at your surroundings as you are driving up these huge cliffs that wind in and out of tunnels. To your left, you drive past scaling mansions made of smooth white and pink cement with 12ft windows and a Exquisite gardens with climbing roses in every colour you can think of. Every inch of each property is pristinely kept and glimmers in the sharp orange sunset glow. You look to your right. Your eyes meet the mediterranean sea that seemingly goes on forever. You can catch glimpses of the world below, the old French architecture of Nice far off in the distance below. The houses climb up the cliffs of the terrain so seemingly effortless. You can see ... read more

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 really close to train station, and luckily for us in an area full of restaurants opened late. The hostel was also full of Americans. They seemed to have just graduated high school and we loud. ... read more

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! I tried to track down this bloke that does Ferrari drives for $85Euro but i couldnt find him! there was the Monaco Boat show on so he had to moved, and i just missed where ... read more

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 on our way back and get some nice fresh fruit and pastries (good practice for Paris) and decide we will have morning tea in the apartment before the cleaner arrives. Only problem is, we get ... read more