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Day 16 - The Monte Carlo
... All of us were now getting very behind on our washing so we set off to try and find a laundromat and explore the coastal city. We took some tourist photos sticking our heads in the jack sparrow cut out and Todd in the Charlie's angels one too. We saw the building where Cannes film festival is held. We went to the beach to but part of the walkway was closed for something. It's strange that we only travelled like 30 mins on the train and we had ...
Riding those Euro waves~~~
I'm no longer in the land of black hair, squinted eyes, and streets stalls lining the beep beep honk tuck tuck, Namaste streets of raw life. I'm now in the land of colored hair, tall, short, tapas, cobble stoned streets, marinas filled with richly fed yachties, polo shirts, khakis, sangria, and non-humidic sunshine. The life here is sprinkled with waves of flowing content Spanish lived culture. You sleep late, work late, go out late, ...
We return to the ancestral manse
... As always, the venerable Colombe d’Or restaurant, which guarded the entrance to the village, was surrounded, like a swarm of black flies, by Mercedes, BMWs and Jaguars. The Colombe is stuffed with original art by the likes of Picasso and Matisse—in the 1920’s and 30’s these unknown and impoverished artists stayed at the hotel and the prescient owner accepted their painting as payment in lieu of cash.
Then we walked past the ...
Over and out ....
... the slightest clue what lies ahead. As I saw here the other day (apologies if I get it slighty wrong) LA VIDA ES AHORA. Life is now. The future isn't worth a dime.
But here are some snippets from the past 3 weeks. Enjoy. I did.
JUICE
Sat in the local market with some dreadful music blasting away in the background. But am sipping the most delicious fresh smoothie which has orange, papaya, pineapple, banana, apple plus some other stuff I ...
OMG only 6 sleeps to go...
... is none. But after? Who knows? We each have to (re)find our own way....
So off I go on another trip. This one bears no resemblance to Cambodia. Or does it? Who knows? I hope that whatever it brings that I can share it with you. I hope when I collapse onto the seat on the plane that I get to relish every moment and that the excitement will finally start to bubble away inside me. I hope we'll all enjoy this trip.
See you in Peru...
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