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Three days in Monaco (part 1)
A helicopter came in from the sea to land, and a young gentleman in glasses with red glasses and a light suitcase made of red leather shouted into my ear, squinting from the sun:
“I want to write a book, get a Nobel Prize in literature, and instead of money I’ll ask the Nobel Committee to be made me a monegasque.” I managed, they say it is real.
– And what is the thrill of being a Monegasque? (The young gentleman is a well-known Moscow journalist Valery Panyushkin, it is worth listening to him.)
– Do not pay taxes …
As soon as the helicopter landed on Cape Fontviy, I felt somehow touching. Continue reading
institutions
passionate
magnate
magnificent
villas
duties
impresario
diamonds
models
glamor
principality
minimum
mentioned
restaurants
church
calendar
tangerines
enviable
casino
interpreter
circus
drinks
gramophone
manifestations
numerous
neighboring
harmony
journalist
stones
centuries
transparent
cultural
sector
oranges
surrounding
navigation
bananas
Visitation
questions
dream
ancient
sophisticated
sorceress
cars
spectator
difficulties
balconies
authorities
restored
friends
expensive
meters
companies
tournament
food
statehood
protection
negative
sponsors
bat
concierge
communicate
lemons
famous
grandfather
children
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