DAY 13.  Saturday July 3, 2004. Transit- PISA/MONACO/NICE

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Breakfast came early and I skipped it. It was a wind-y day on the bus… Many, many tunnels. I don’t do well with the tunnels. We stopped briefly at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, where I of course make sure to get the important picture holding up the tower. Jeff had also arranged for the was it tuk-tuk train thing which played the drivers music which you could buy for 10 Euro- it really wasn’t too bad. We got to the hotel around 5 or so and then headed to Monaco for supper. We tried to get in for supper at the last minute but the spots were full so we just had a nice 10 Euro pizza supper. Monaco was absolutely beautiful. We headed to the Grand Casino area at dark, and it was so beautiful in the lights. A few of us just went for a walk… Lots of nice cars, and a few of the crew won gambling. We also went on the big race track which was sort of neat. And even the moon was red, but my picture didn’t turn out. This was absolutely my favourite hotel. We had a balcony which overlooked the pool and palm trees. I loved NICE. Sat out at the pool and talked and then Kim and I went back to our room and talked some more. It was a late night.

Casino, car in casino parking lot.  Light in Monaco near the castle