Munich's Italian name diverts tourists from Monaco

[ugly_boy]

Here's an interesting story from Reuters. It's short so I'll post the full text:
BERLIN (Reuters) - Two women led themselves on a wild goose chase from Italy to Munich after arranging to meet their niece in Monaco -- which in Italian can mean either the tiny principality on the French Riviera, or Bavaria's capital

Comments

[nenena]

Oh man. I want to laugh, but I just feel so sorry for the women and that girl. That's a really scary situation to be in. I hope that nothing happened to the girl, and I hope that the women found her all right.

[ugly_boy]

I'm assuming nothing happened given the light nature of the story, although it would have been nice if they had provided more follow up.

[nekosensei]

der...

*headdesk*

[eee_eph]

Awww, this is completely understandable, before I got the train from Venice to Munich I had no idea the Italian for Munich was Monaco. That said, the signs on the platform next to the train were a huge clue, they read: Muenchen/Monaco!