Florence was clean and full of shops selling jewellery and leather goods - we bought some!!! You will have to wait to see them though.
Couldn't straighten the tower, couldn't finish the job either so it still has a lean. Looks like it should actually fall over.
Nice was nice!! Caught up with a local "Aussie" Karen Bosomworth who is writing her PhD whilst there. Some people have it lucky don't they.
Monte Carlo and Monaco are fascinating places. Never seen so many Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Didn't lose any money - didn't win any either.
STONE beaches Yuk!! - and you have to pay for your patch of stones. Give me Aussie beaches please. The water looked nice though.
TGV to Paris - woosh!! fast and smooth and quiet. Have to get them in Australia. Make travel a lot easier. The airlines wouldn't like it though.
Paris so far - a Parisienne dinner - didn't try the snails - but what we did have was good. Second day wet, elevators on Eiffel Tower broken, first in line to go up but then moved to another leg where we were about 6 groups back so an hour or so later we actually got up to the second level. That's when the thunder and lightning started then the heavy summer rain! Too wet to stand in the open. We got down before the elevators played up again. Some of our tour group were stranded for about 1 hour. All's well that ends well. They got down eventually. So much for good old Eiffel.
On to Versailles. Rain had stopped by then but wet under foot in the gardens. WOW! What opulence and extravagance.
Ate in a Hippopotomus last night. Not the animal - a restaurant. Good tucker and good atmosphere for a small group night out.
Finished the tour now. Made lots of new friends during the trip and will miss them. On the positive side we now have contacts in a lot of places if ever we get to travel to where they all come from. Likewise, if they come down our way we hope they will catch up with us.
Now. it is off into the wild blue yonder!
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Sounds like you have had a ball in Italy. Yes, sunbathing on stony beaches and wriggling your toes in the stones, or throwing stones in a weakling's face or making stonecastles, just doesn't sound right does it?
Sorry to hear the French didn't put on the best of weather for you in Paris. Maybe the rain was playing havoc with the elevators?
Looking forward to the continuing saga anyway. Keep up the good work.
Back in Califorinia from France with Ian and Judy. What a great tour group. Had a great time talking with Ian and Judy. Sore feet from rocky beaches! Hope the remainder of the trip is as much fun.
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