Country #75: Monaco day tripping

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EZES

The Exotic Garden


MONACO
The Monte Carlo putting every single Vegas casino to shame.



A few wee dinghies
The harbour

The Royal Palace


CANNES





At this moment, I am sitting in a motel room in Jacksonville, trying to put myself back in the frame of mind of someone lounging on the French Riviera. Strangely enough, it is not working. I know I could try, most likely in vain, to express the thrill of walking around the hilltop town of Ezes, looking down upon some of the world's choicest real estate and the majesty of the drive that got us there. I could try to recall how fabulous we felt sipping cocktails at the Hotel de Paris, watching caricature-like women with tiny dogs and frightening tans walking in and out of the Monte Carlo casino. Or lunching on the beach in Cannes, after having walked on the red carpet at the main screening theater. I could write about all the mental notes I was making as I was devising my plans to return. But the truth is that there is a guy with a leaf-blower that keeps passing by my window every few minutes. My best chances for lunch right now lies in a Publix supermarket which I will have to dodge six lanes of traffic to get to. And my one working light bulb is expressing a desire to quit this world. In short, I am way too far removed from the glamour and beauty of Provence to even attempt to describe it. Plus, I have pictures. Those have to be worth a couple millions words. Right, right?

Comments

  1. RamblingRolandSeptember 9, 2008 at 2:11 PM

    Welcome back to Reality 101! Kinda gives you a glance into the lives of the rich and famous huh? The pictures are nice though, and the Riviera road trip is certainly charming.

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  2. Laura's PixMay 18, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    the pic wit the globe its just amaizing !!! love it !!!

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