Visiting Monaco - Has anyone ever been?

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by maclovin

Vio,

By any chance are you trying to tell us that you have money? If so, you are doing a fabulous job. Monte strikes me as a place loved by those with some money, but no taste.

Yrs.

I just find it interesting that many people are content to go lie next to a pool somewhere in the Carribean and not move anymore than 1 square mile in 2 weeks, but they rag on Monaco. And what exactly is so tasteless about Monaco that isn't tasteless about Paris or Nice or Cannes? If you're talking about displays of wealth, then you must find London, Paris, and New York even more tasteless. You must despise 5th avenue. I've also seen quite a lot of talk about Vegas here, so the idea that Monaco is tasteless when Vegas seems to be one of the big destinations for people on Styleforum is a bit funny. It s an historic city with few things that are new, besides the apartment buildings. To me it's a great alternative to lying in the sun on some island, because you have easy access to Italy and France. Sometimes all you want to do is sit at a cafe and read a book, eat some great food, and have fun at night. Monaco is great for that, and I don't find anything especially boring about it. Taking it easy in Monaco is just as exciting as taking it easy anywhere in the world.

 

[johnapril]

Originally Posted by Violinist

I just find it interesting that many people are content to go lie next to a pool somewhere in the Carribean and not move anymore than 1 square mile in 2 weeks, but they rag on Monaco. And what exactly is so tasteless about Monaco that isn't tasteless about Paris or Nice or Cannes? If you're talking about displays of wealth, then you must find London, Paris, and New York even more tasteless. You must despise 5th avenue. I've also seen quite a lot of talk about Vegas here, so the idea that Monaco is tasteless when Vegas seems to be one of the big destinations for people on Styleforum is a bit funny. It s an historic city with few things that are new, besides the apartment buildings. To me it's a great alternative to lying in the sun on some island, because you have easy access to Italy and France. Sometimes all you want to do is sit at a cafe and read a book, eat some great food, and have fun at night. Monaco is great for that, and I don't find anything especially boring about it. Taking it easy in Monaco is just as exciting as taking it easy anywhere in the world.

Monaco I find too vertical. All the water views include boat harbors. I do like the train station. But I prefer the laid back areas just to the east in France.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by maclovin

Vio,

By any chance are you trying to tell us that you have money? If so, you are doing a fabulous job. Monte strikes me as a place loved by those with some money, but no taste.

Yrs.


Do you mean it struck you that way when you visited there or are you just making stuff up again and being rude to people for no apparent reason?

 

[LabelKing]

Monaco--I envision myself in a dated Maserati Quattroporte III, the trunk filled with suitcases containing taxidermy and assorted expensive uselessness. I think I would be dressed in dark clothing just to counter the summery aspect of the place.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Sounds like I should do a one-day trip. I'd like to just walk around and eat at a nice restaurant. I don't care for casinos.

 

[dl20]

Monaco is awesome IMO and as another said it is a great place to just chill and relax as well as being a springboard to check out other areas. When I was a young kid my parents bought a chateau in Roquebrune and we spent a month every summer over there just hanging out. Monaco itself can be a bit boring but San Remo and Nice are 45 minutes away (in opposite directions) and there are alot of cool places nearby as well (Menton and Eze).

We would usually spend a week in Roquebrune, then drive to florence, or fly to paris or Rome for a little while then return back for a week or two before returning to the states. I personally hate the islands and was bored out of my mind the few times I went to St. Martin so Monaco is a good alternative for a low stress vacation. The house is nice because we don't have to stay in a hotel and can cook meals and hang out by the pool as we please. It has remained a nice way for us all to reconnect as a family.

DL

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Violinist

Yea you do have to be "loaded". I don't really see what someone would get out of being in Monaco if they didn't have the means to enjoy what is good there. There are amazing hotels and restaurants, but you're dealing with Mr. Chow prices. If cash is an issue for you, which it seems to be, I'd skip Monte Carlo.
Huh? We can't ALL afford $20 tubes of tootpaste, son.

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...932#post875932

Originally Posted by Violinist

Calling someone "nouveau riche" for the above is pretty sad, not to mention that in my case you're quite well off the mark.

 

[dl20]

Originally Posted by maclovin

Vio,

By any chance are you trying to tell us that you have money? If so, you are doing a fabulous job. Monte strikes me as a place loved by those with some money, but no taste.

Yrs.

Why do I get the feeling that you spend most of your time off in Daytona.

dl

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

Huh?

We can't ALL afford $20 tubes of tootpaste, son.

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...932#post875932

If you don't have $20 lying around you might wanna skip Monaco and just go straight to amsterdam and pass out in a cafe with the other walking American backpacking clichees.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Violinist

If you don't have $20 lying around you might wanna skip Monaco and just go straight to amsterdam and pass out in a cafe with the other walking American backpacking clichees.
No one said anything about backpacking. For a child trying to get into university, you're reading comprehension is quite poor.

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

No one said anything about backpacking. For a child trying to get into university, you're reading comprehension is quite poor.

I've already been. You also seem like the backpacking type. Do you have a tatoo of a chinese character on your arm?

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Violinist

I've already been. You also seem like the backpacking type. Do you have a tatoo of a chinese character on your arm?
Tattoos? Backpacking? Where are you coming up with this stuff? Kids say the darnedest things.

 

[Violinist]

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[Violinist]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

you're reading comprehension is quite poor.

Your.

Sick comeback by the way... I'm so hurt by my lack of age.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Originally Posted by Violinist

Sick comeback by the way... I'm so hurt by my lack of age.
Age isn't the only thing you lack...