Inside Europe
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Riviera
This trip was to the French Riviera, to conduct another training class
for Compaq engineers. They have a very impressive training facility in
Sofia-Antipolis, which is about halfway between Cannes and Nice, off of the A6.
My hotel was in Cannes, only a block from the beach, and a block from the place
where they have the Cannes film festival.
I had all day on Saturday to drive along the French Riviera, from Cannes, to
Antibes, to Nice, to Monaco, and on into Italy. While I was in the casino
in Monte Carlo, trying to win some of Prince Ranier's money (I ended up winning
500 Euro!), I saw the singer Shakira playing Baccarat!
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A view from my hotel balcony in Cannes |
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Another view from the room |
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More from the balcony |
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Another view |
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Back up into the hills of Cannes |
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In front of the Cannes Film Festival, they put the handprints from actors into the sidewalk, like in Hollywood. |
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More handprints |
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There can be only one |
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More prints |
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The building where the film festival is held |
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It's like, you know, cool man |
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More prints |
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He had huge hands! |
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A look down the beach in Cannes |
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Looking back the other way down the beach |
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The beach at night |
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On the way to Monaco |
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More of the Cote d'Azur |
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A town on the beach |
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Princess Grace memorial |
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The famous Casino in Monte Carlo |
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A view in Monte Carlo |
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Another shot of the Casino |
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A view of the beachfront in Monaco |
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A shot of the back of the Casino |
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