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16-day whirlwind tour: day 8
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:55 AM by starchicklie
n the morning, we left the fair city of Arezzo and traveled on to Pisa, where we saw the infamous leaning tower. The place was crowded with tourists and there were many vendors selling cheap knockoff sunglasses and other odds and ends. From Pisa, we headed towards France. We took a brief stop in the Principality of Monaco, where we saw [...]
Monaco
Posted July 08, 2007 at 01:34 PM by sgarba
Monaco 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. Its [...]
