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Country #75: Monaco day tripping

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EZES The Exotic Garden MONACO The Monte Carlo putting every single Vegas casino to shame. A few wee dinghies The harbour The Royal Palace CANNES At this moment, I am sitting in a motel room in Jacksonville, trying to put myself back in the frame of mind of someone lounging on the French Riviera. Strangely enough, it is not working. I know I could try, most likely in vain, to express the thrill of walking around the hilltop town of Ezes, looking down upon some of the world's choicest real estate and the majesty of the drive that got us there. I could try to recall how fabulous we felt sipping cocktails at the Hotel de Paris, watching caricature-like women with tiny dogs and frightening tans walking in and out of the Monte Carlo casino. Or lunching on the beach in Cannes, after having walked on the red carpet at the main screening theater. I could write about all the mental notes I was making as I was devising my plans to return. But the truth is th