http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1186:1186Monaco takes your breath away in every sense of the word, ....until you bring out your wallet to pay for anything. This place is my take on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," with the ridiculous cars, yachts, stores, casino and people. Beyond all the eye candy (and obvious tax incentives), I don't understand how practical it is to live here. ItsSun, 08 July 2007 13:34:05 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/801:801This is from a trip to Bucharest, Romania. Not exactly the most picturesque city in the World, yet still striking by virtue of its history (Ceau?escu), its people and its new found status as one of the recent entrants into the EU.Mon, 28 May 2007 17:53:14 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/206:206With three FIFA World Cups to their name, Italy are rightly held up as one of the great football nations. Their first triumph was way back in 1934 at the second ever global showcase, held on Italian soil. Four years later in France, they became the first team to successfully defend their crown and their third title was secured in 1982 inWed, 05 July 2006 07:10:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/205:205Fans in front of the Colosseum in Rome cheering on the Azzurri after their defeat of Germany in the World Cup semifinal.Photo Source: fifaworldcup.yahoo.comWed, 05 July 2006 06:42:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/186:186These photos are from my trip to Hollywood. The photos are a little grainy because it was drizzling. But it was still pretty chilled. I liked it so much, I decided I'd make regular trips down over the weekends in the year.Sun, 25 June 2006 10:16:00 America/New_York