Villefranche, a very quaint little coastal town on the french Riviera. We walked around the small town trying to decide how we were going to spend our short day. The town is too small to stay in, but would we have time to go anywhere else? How to decide? Drink coffee! We stopped at a little cafe and found it a little easier to understand and be understood in french. Mostly locals were there, we could tell at first glance, because almost everyone was smoking. I had by far the best looking cappuccino so far. The microfoam was piled in a dome on top of the espresso and then sprinkled with a little cocoa and sugar. Nice touch, tasty too. Linda had a limonade which she found too light tasting. Over coffee we decided to take the train to Monaco.
The train ride was only ten minutes and then we found ourselves in a gigantic train station cut into the mountain. It took us a while to walk out, access tunnels have you popping out into the town only about two blocks above the waterfront. We took a walk down the street and saw a car dealership that sold Ferraris, Maseratis, Hondas and Mazdas! The newest cars you only see in magazines are parked on the sidewalk in Monaco! There was also a VW dealership the size of a butcher shop, they shoehorned two cars into the showroom but I don't know how they would get them out. We walked down to the yachts and gawked at countless multi-million dollar boats, though only one that we found on our short walk had a new Rolls Royce parked by it, along with the guard at the gangway.
At a real estate office we saw that you (not me) could by a 2 bedroom flat overlooking the harbour for 3 million Euros. The price for front row seats to the GP of Monaco.
That's two more countries in one day, then tomorrow back to Spain where we disembark in Barcelona. I can't believe it's over, but now I have a pretty good idea of what parts of the Mediterranean I would like to visit again. Looking forward to Germany by tomorrow supper time. We've crossed a dozen borders but haven't seen a customs officer since getting off the plane in Heathrow. How many people would be out of work if we opened the border between Canada and the US, how many tax dollars would we save? What if we shared a currency with another country? Nevermind the USD, what about the Euro?
3 comments:
What a wonderful time you seem to have had. Can't wait for you to tell us about it in person.
1st let me say...Wow, that leaning tower is REALLY leaning, a lot. It looks like it is going to fall over. I would also like to say, Linda...how do you remember what you are writing, it is quite detailed? Wayne, 68K last night at an average of 29.7 (i wanted that last .3kph after i saw it) and that was into a fairly strong wind on the way out. Enough biking (until your bike show anyway). It looks like Missy and I should be there with you, maybe someday. Bye for now.
Hey, are you taking a break lady and gent...i don't see any writing for the 5th or today....a bit tired are we?? Everything sounds exciting so far and glad to hear/see you are enjoying your 20th, for I know, Linda, you had/have to put up with a lot in the past and in the future. Enjoy your remaining days and look forward to your safe return.
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