Monaco
November 4th 2007 06:03
Living in Sydney, I enjoy walking through the city at night. Surry Hills is a favourite with roads lined with trees, every one a timepiece and every falling leaf is a reminder that all is subject to change. Everything and everyone is in a sense, passing through from one state into another, from one room into the next. It is while traversing the streets of this city that I look into the faces of others as they brush past me...and I think on the loneliness that glistens in their eyes and tightens the line of their mouths. And I wonder if they look at me and see the same.
From Nice we travelled our way to the Principality of Monaco. The train ride took us through picture perfect vistas, a spattering of ocean views and green hills bursting with life and colour. There is a distinctive air of wealth as one arrives into Monaco. Even the train station is a beautified version of public transport found anywhere else in the world. We immediately got lost and had to ask a local standing on the platform for our way out. Once outside, the day ahead of us promised to be one of warmed sophistication.
Heading straight down to the waterfront, the number of yachts and boats exceeded anything we had seen in Nice or any other part of France and despite the early hour of the day, people were already preparing their boats for a day on the water. It's interesting to note the number of police officers around the city. Monaco has often been cited as one of the safest places to travel and in our time there, we had to agree that it's a statement well earned, with one officer for every one hundred residents or thereabouts.
From Nice we travelled our way to the Principality of Monaco. The train ride took us through picture perfect vistas, a spattering of ocean views and green hills bursting with life and colour. There is a distinctive air of wealth as one arrives into Monaco. Even the train station is a beautified version of public transport found anywhere else in the world. We immediately got lost and had to ask a local standing on the platform for our way out. Once outside, the day ahead of us promised to be one of warmed sophistication.
Heading straight down to the waterfront, the number of yachts and boats exceeded anything we had seen in Nice or any other part of France and despite the early hour of the day, people were already preparing their boats for a day on the water. It's interesting to note the number of police officers around the city. Monaco has often been cited as one of the safest places to travel and in our time there, we had to agree that it's a statement well earned, with one officer for every one hundred residents or thereabouts.
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Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
I just did one on Grace Kelly which made me very interested in seeing Monaco.
Michaelie