angle
      to
      correct
      for
      the
      slant
      of
      the
     
     
      floor.
      Be
      prepared
      to
      realize
      that
      the
     
     
      beach
      off
      of
      the
      famous
      promenade
     
     
      is
      actually
      all
      rocks,
      and
      has
      no
     
     
      sand.
      Be
      prepared
      to
      be
      lured
     
     
      towards
      the
      flashy
      Casinos
      -
      only
      to
     
     
      be
      turned
      away
      because
      your
      apparel
     
     
      is
      not
      up
      to
      par.
      Keep
      in
      mind,
     
     
      everything
      you
      can
      wear
      is
      carried
     
     
      on
      your
      back,
      I'm
      sorry
      but
      there
      is
     
     
      no
      space
      for
      the
      Kenneth
      Cole
      shoes
     
     
      and
      the
      Haggar
      Golf
      pants.
      Oh
      well
      -
     
     
      just
      wait
      until
      the
      Czech
      Republic.
     
     
      Nice
      does
      have
      ‘nice'
      med-
     
     
      ical
      clinics
      though
      and
      their
      doctors
     
     
      know
      how
      to
      cure
      a
      case
      of
      bed
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      famous
      Promenade
      in
      Nice
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      France
      continued
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mites
      in
      a
      jiffy,
      in
      case
      anyone
      want-
     
     
      ed
      to
      know
      of
      course.
     
    

    
     
      My
      advice
      for
      those
      travelers
     
     
      still
      determined
      to
      visit
      Nice
      is
      to
     
     
      not
      stay
      long,
      your
      money
      is
      best
     
     
      spent
      elsewhere.
      However,
      if
      you
     
     
      must
      remain
      -
      hop
      on
      the
      train
      and
     
     
      head
      a
      couple
      kilometers
      east.
      Your
     
     
      train
      will
      disappear
      into
      a
      tunnel,
     
     
      stopping
      at
      a
      cavernous
      terminal
     
     
      carved
      out
      of
      the
      innards
      of
      a
      moun-
     
     
      tain.
      Immediately,
      you
      will
      notice
     
     
      that
      you
      ain't
      in
      Kansas
      (France)
      |
     
     
      anymore
      -
      the
      walls
      have
      elegant
     
     
      carvings,
      the
      floor
      is
      marble,
      fancy
     
     
      royal
      paintings
      line
      the
      exit
      tunnel,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      German
      naval
      guns
      of
      the
      Atlantic
      Wall
      -
      memories
      of
      D-Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Christ
      even
      the
      air
      smells
      better
      -
     
     
      welcome
      to
      Monaco.
     
     
      Geographically,
      Monaco
      is
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      smallest
      countries
      in
      the
     
     
      world.
      With
      a
      beautiful
      natural
      envi-
     
     
      ronment,
      the
      city
      is
      partly
      built
      with-
     
     
      in
      the
      mountain
      while
      the
      rest
      is
      a
     
     
      projection
      on
      the
      sea,
      having
     
     
      reclaimed
      31
      hectares
      through
      sim-
     
     
      ply
      mind-blowing
      technical
      feats.
     
     
      Monaco
      is
      luxury
      and
      celebrity
      at
      its
     
     
      best.
      Fashion
      boutiques,
      glamourous
     
     
      hotels
      and
      restaurants,
      stadiums,
      and
     
     
      of
      course,
      the
      most
      luxurious
      cars
      in
     
     
      the
      world
      just
      start
      to
      describe
      what
     
     
      is
      contained
      within
      this
      tiny
      country.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Downtown
      Monte
      Carlo,
      Monaco
      -
      elegance,
      wealth
      and
      beauty
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      not
      miss
      the
      opportunity
      to
      visit
      -
     
     
      but
      don't
      stay
      long
      and
      pack
      a
      lunch
     
     
      -
      as
      a
      Student
      traveler,
      you
      are
     
     
      always
      only
      window
      shopping
      here.
     
    

    
     
      France
      offers
      a
      solution
      for
     
     
      everyone's
      tastes.
      Whatever
      your
     
     
      reason
      for
      traveling,
      this
      country
      will
     
     
      provide
      more
      than
      enough
      destina-
     
     
      tions
      and
      excitement
      to
      keep
      your
     
     
      journey
      on
      course.
      Just
      a
      note:
      If
      you
     
     
      are
      a
      Canadian,
      I
      recommend
      that
     
     
      you
      have
      your
      flag
      on
      your
      pack
     
     
      while
      in
      France,
      or
      perhaps
      all
      of
     
     
      Europe.
      No
      offense
      to
      any
      of
      our
     
     
      brethren
      to
      the
      south,
      but
      tensions
     
     
      are
      a
      wee
      bit
      high
      these
      days.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sa
     
     
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      mists
      clear
      over
      Vimy
      Ridge
      -
      forever
      scared
      by
      countless
      shells
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      November
      10
      2003
      page
      10