Home today…like clockwork feelings of sadness and relief flood over us as we prepare to step back into reality and out of the fantasy that was our vacation.
I don’t know if Monte Carol is too small or has too many rich and famous people, but it doesn't have an airport. In order to begin our journey home we must get to Nice for the flight home. I'm
not sure how far it is exactly, but the drive is about 90 min
utes and costs about 90 euros by taxi. We considered renting one of the many, many Ferraris in Monte Carlo and driving ourselves, but opted for another maybe equally exciting option. A helicopter took us to Nice for twice the cost, a 10th of the time and infinitely more excitement than the taxi. It really was a lot of fun! It was a tiny helicopter (based on my limited helicopter experience). It held 9 or 10 passengers with a pilot. It was pretty much glass all the way around so the view was spectacular. The ride was relatively smooth other than a bit of swooping at the beginning and end of the flight which only added to the thrill.
Other than that the day was long and uneventful. Our flights were from Monte Carlo to Nice (via helicopter!!), Nice to London, London to Vancouver and Vancouver to Calgary. By the time we got home we had been up for a long, long time and were happy to be home – although I will certainly miss someone tidying my room twice a day.
We flew business again, which was terrific – I don’t know how we will be able to fly economy again. Really, other than the long flights to and from London business is no big deal. The shorter flights are basically the same seat (3 and 3 configuration) with no one in the middle seat. Nice extra room, but on a short flight that’s not nearly as big a deal as on the long flights across the ocean. The plane to Vancouver was a 747 which has an upper deck or floor which is where we were – seemed to have a lot more room, was quite and definitely the way to go. The Vancouver airport by the way is very nice. I don’t know if this is a new face lift for the Olympics, but it is very nice.
As usual we are ever so glad to be home, but will certainly miss the luxury of vacation – seeing, eating, experiencing and doing fantastic things. It was a terrific time that we will never forget. Thanks for following with us.
I don’t know if Monte Carol is too small or has too many rich and famous people, but it doesn't have an airport. In order to begin our journey home we must get to Nice for the flight home. I'm
not sure how far it is exactly, but the drive is about 90 min
utes and costs about 90 euros by taxi. We considered renting one of the many, many Ferraris in Monte Carlo and driving ourselves, but opted for another maybe equally exciting option. A helicopter took us to Nice for twice the cost, a 10th of the time and infinitely more excitement than the taxi. It really was a lot of fun! It was a tiny helicopter (based on my limited helicopter experience). It held 9 or 10 passengers with a pilot. It was pretty much glass all the way around so the view was spectacular. The ride was relatively smooth other than a bit of swooping at the beginning and end of the flight which only added to the thrill.Other than that the day was long and uneventful. Our flights were from Monte Carlo to Nice (via helicopter!!), Nice to London, London to Vancouver and Vancouver to Calgary. By the time we got home we had been up for a long, long time and were happy to be home – although I will certainly miss someone tidying my room twice a day.
We flew business again, which was terrific – I don’t know how we will be able to fly economy again. Really, other than the long flights to and from London business is no big deal. The shorter flights are basically the same seat (3 and 3 configuration) with no one in the middle seat. Nice extra room, but on a short flight that’s not nearly as big a deal as on the long flights across the ocean. The plane to Vancouver was a 747 which has an upper deck or floor which is where we were – seemed to have a lot more room, was quite and definitely the way to go. The Vancouver airport by the way is very nice. I don’t know if this is a new face lift for the Olympics, but it is very nice.
As usual we are ever so glad to be home, but will certainly miss the luxury of vacation – seeing, eating, experiencing and doing fantastic things. It was a terrific time that we will never forget. Thanks for following with us.
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