Hotel La Farigoule
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Monaco: The best of it all in one little country
... water is calm and blue and the sunlight dances on the tiny ripples even on a cloudy day. The people are friendly and the streets are lined with charming old buildings full of boutiques, homes, and gelato (mmmmmmmm).
A short trip around the hill takes you from the harbor to where the rich and famous play... The Hotel de Paris, Casino Monte-Carlo, Gucci, Prada, Versace, and more ...
Day 16 - The Monte Carlo
... per item not load and that would cost like a weeks accommodation to have clean clothes. We had afternoon tea of macarons on the wharf at the beach. The French man at the macaron place got confused because meg and I ordered after the boys and he said 'I thought the guys bought enough for four' hehe no. Meg an I got three each. I got a vanilla, Nutella and a caramel. Very yummy! Walking back to the hotel locals had set up some stalls selling ...
We return to the ancestral manse
... by our house and looked in when we lived there. As I stood, looking at La Golondrina, so many memories packed away in the archives were released: puppy Pandora tearing up the underground plastic sprinkler pipes (they weren’t cheap to replace!), the raucous concerts that lasted most of the night that took place in the space just on the other side of the city wall from the house, the swallows at twilight sewing complicated patterns over the vineyards, the bottle ...
Neanderthal man alive and well in France
... On the edge of the village is Le Musee de Prehistoire des gorges du Verdon where they show the 500,000 year history of man in the area. The museum is full of pictures and models of neanderthal man struggling with the environment.
I stay outside with Madame as Monsieur enters the museum. Madame whispers "with any luck Bruno, the curator will take one look at his forehead and keep him in as a living exhibit!!!"
Bruno (Le chien)
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A real rollercoster...
... mechanic was cleaning his motorbike and didn't speak English but a smile and my best "problemo, suspensiono, please lookio" and sign language and bless him he had a wiggle of the steering and started to look concerned. Out came the jack - more wiggling, more clonking. "Si, problemo" was the answer. Pointing at the right front suspension upright (wot holds the wheel on) - "needs replacing". Bugger.
He then starts scribbling on a piece of paper. I presume ...
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