我在威尼斯(Venezia; Venice)只安排了一天,特别紧张。头天晚上到的青年旅社,天色已晚,很快就睡了。早上迷迷糊糊觉得旁边的两个女生一早起来赶火车去了。第三天我来到了佛罗伦萨(Firenze;Florence),突然觉得旁边两个女生的声音很熟悉,于是鼓起勇气问她们前天是不是在威尼斯的那家青年旅社,果然是。我们于是攀谈起来。她们两个是好朋友,来自美国洛杉矶,这次是一起结伴欧洲旅行。我告诉她们我在美国马里兰州读书,这次趁开会的机会欧洲旅行,碰巧我们都安排了类似的行程。后来她俩离开去下一站,还给我留了一张纸条,相约在Facebook上联络。我在Facebook上加了她俩好友,发现之前还都去过法国尼斯(Nice),在几乎同一个旅游景点照过像。后来她们中的一个结了婚,还把我删除了好友,再后来我就再也不用Facebook了。
For those of you who *actually* followed my story, I apologize: I lied, to some extent, when I said my next stop was Nice. In fact I arrived at Nice at night after a very enjoyable, and amazingly fast TGV ride. But I took a day trip to Monaco the very next day. Les Casinos de Monte-Carlo Originally uploaded by yisu1979 In case you haven't know, the Principality of Monaco is a city state with a constitutional monarchy. There are two ways to get there from Nice: a €1,5(!), 40-minute bus or a €5, 15-minute train. I took the bus not because it was cheaper but because I thought the bus ride would have much better views en route given it went along the coast line. I was *so* right. The first thing you saw after arrival was the world famous black tie required casino. Did I remember to wear black tie to get in for the allegedly exquisite interior? Are you kidding me? Symbol of Monte-Carlo Originally uploaded by yisu1979 The whole state of Monaco is built on a mountai...
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