Sunday, October 5, 2008

Italy Trip Part 3 - Monaco

One of my favorite parts of our Trip to Italy this summer was when we went over a border or two and took a trip to Monaco. We had a lot of fun at the beach. The French Riviera really is what people say it is. Here is a picture of the beach. I don't know how Tina managed to get a photo without any, ahem, free-spirited beach-goers.

Deacon playing on the beach:
Here's the Palace at the top of the Hill:
What you see in this photo shows about half of the entire country of Monaco. It is very small and it seems like everyone here is extremely wealthy. It's like the rich man's Las Vegas. (One of those boats has a helicopter landing pad).


I've always wondered why a country as small as Monaco is was never taken over by a larger country. It is surrounded by France and is close to Italy. Well, the palace is on a huge hill and is surrounded by this:

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jennie said...

Hey Matt! I got your blog address off of facebook, hope that's okay! You have such cute boys! And I'm unbelievably jealous that you got to go to Italy. I have a friend that just got back from France. I think the closest I'll ever get to Europe is Florida. Anyways, I think I'll check out your blog every now & then if that's okay? It's kind of funny how this has become the way to keep in touch! Feel free to look at ours if you'd like: www.thelokeybunch.blogspot.com
Jennie (Peterson) Lokey

October 8, 2008 at 9:58 AM

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