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Monday, September 21. 2009

Photos of my summer trip: A road sign

The pleasant village of Eze (tomorrow's photos) lies right between Nice and the strange, elegant, tax-dodging and mega-yacht haven of Monaco which, as I understand it, is supported by gambling. No taxes. I never went to the Casino. Not my cuppa tea. Not a Yankee sort of thing - except as a rare goof.



A few of my random shots of Monaco and Monte Carlo below -

Early morning, off Monte Carlo. Nice boat: you can rent her for $50,000 US per day -



More boats in the harbor:



 


Just like Nantucket harbor in August:



A random shot of Monte Carlo. The nation (actually, Principality) of Monaco is the size of NY's Central Park.


 



 A view of Monte Carlo from our craft anchored offshore:


 


 

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 06:08 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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These pictures of your trip are just lovely and bring back memories of chaperoning a trip that some local youngsters took a few years ago. I would love to go back and enjoy it again. Your posts are inspiring!
#1 sg on 2009-09-21 09:33 (Reply)
Hi! I enjoyed very much reading your blog about your travel experiences - with all the pictures, quick facts weaved in your interesting style of writing.

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#1.1 Carol Santiago (Link) on 2009-09-23 20:39 (Reply)

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