Our day in Monte Carlo was different this trip in that we traveled outside of Monoco to visit Cannes, Grasse, and St. Paul de Vence, France. In Cannes, we strolled through their outdoor market and shopped. The view was beautiful.
Ask me what was so funny about this pay toilet booth in some future conversation.
From Cannes, we drove to Grasse where perfumes are created and sold. Greg - Be glad you were not on this portion of our tour as your nose would not have survived the overpowering scents.
We ended the tour at St. Paul de Vence, a walled city that was so neat! We had lunch at a neat outdoor restaurant then shopped till we were almost too late to catch the bus.
Saturday David and I decided to take a day or rest missing the Super Tuscan Day. Our friends said we missed a great day in Tuscan wine country.
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| Livorno, Italy from the ship |
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| What a sail boat! |
Sunday, September 30, 2012
We docked in Civitavecchia then instead of going to Rome for the day as we normally have done in the past, we took a tour into Castelli Romani (Roman Castles). We drove past Rome and then to Frascati. The village was spread around a volcanic section south of Rome. It was the location of a gorgeous lake in the crater of the volcano surrounding many scenic restaurants.
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| Swiss guards at the Pope's summer residence |
We dined at a very upscale italian restaurant that was memorable. I had a mixed Mediterranean seafood dish cooked in a special bag. It was a different style of italian seafood that wouldn't make a hit in the US I think. It contained shrimp, fish, calamari, clams, and OCTOPUS!
Dinners on the ship were wonderful. We've sampled the alternative restaurants multiple times and love them. Prime 7 was the best!
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