Monaco

[Jake]

For those of you who don't know, Monaco is one of the European microstates (tiny countries) along with San Marino, Andorra, Vatican City, etc etc. It's about 30mins away from Nice in southern france.

It's a tax haven consisting mostly of wealthy european 'tax refugees' who flee their homelands in favour of low taxation, resulting in ridiculous property prices (the most expensive in the world, with London in second place).

I went there along with two new friends from Uni to get the country cred.

I was REALLY suprised by the scenery on the southern french coast. It was gorgeous looking out the window the whole time!

Our friendship group has tokens from 3 continents <3

Monaco train station was fab, compared to it's Italian counterparts which are downright rancid!

The whole city/country is on a steep hill, making the buildings literally on top of each other.

Rich woman is FAB

If a tiny flat costs millions, **** knows how much this house is worth.

The steps were PUTRID

We headed to the Exotic Gardens, which didn't accept our student cards so we spited them and refused to go in.

This is where the money is...

and there...

and there...

On the way back down we realised there were public lifts (that didn't smell of piss), SPITE!

Ferrari shop, as you do.

I paid nearly 20 quid for an ice cream and a coke. Meh, this is Monaco...

There was a wedding going on or sompting

<3

I picked Katie a flower. (she's from Taiwan - I see gravity max on my count in the future <3)

Monaco <3

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MINCE

I want to live here.

In the Japanese gardens. How oriental. But not oriental enough....




ahh, I know:

lolz



By the time we got to the beach the sun was going in, but it was nice just to chill after so much mincing around.

So, we then got on the train and headed for Rome, which I didn't take any pictures of because it's a dump.

New headphones <3

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Lol, thanks for reading

 

[jokerman]

Monaco is beautiful. It's even nicer if you catch it on a cool day. When I went it was too hot to do anything.

No sneaky trip to the casino?

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Monaco has never been a place I've known much about, or even where it is to be honest, but after seeing your pictures I think it looks really awesome, and is somewhere I'd like to go one day! Really cool setting and everything, glad you loved it. Can't believe you didn't like Rome though, even just for the historical value!

 

[Antinos]

Your photos really captured the beauty of the country. It's a lovely area, so I'm not surprised. It looks like a more hilly Beverly Hills though.

^Taylor, historical value or not, Rome is a landfill. There may be ruins and a massive basilica, but the rest of the buildings are covered in graffiti. The streets are dirty and there's trash all over(not like Cairo from Jake's other report). Other cities, like Paris for example, have street cleaners and sweepers that accompany garbage trucks, so the cities are very clean compared to Rome.

 

[jokerman]

^I don't remeber Rome being like that at all. Sure it has some scummy bits, but from what I remember it was an amazingly beautiful city.

 

[Jake]

^ It's not so much the condition of the city (although the beggers, junkies, alcoholics and graffiti artists do run riot), but the bloody tourists! Hypocritical I know, but I swear nobody actually lives there. The buildings are amazing, but that's about it. Torino is a LOT better than Roma.

 

[gavin]

I hate looking at pictures like this, as it reminds me of the kind of place and lifestyle I deserve to live in, and it makes me depressed knowing that I never will.

 

[Anonymous]

Monaco is a beautiful city, I love its culture and the view of the Mediterranean Sea =)