Tonight we had dinner in Monte Carlo and a visit to Monaco. You can almost smell the money in this place. It is so high up in the mountains and very pretty. We had to trudge up a huge flight of stairs to get there. This trip is not for the fainthearted.
In Monte carlo, they were preparing for the Grand Prix in late May. Barricades being put up everywhere. We stood on the starting straight and gazed in awe at the hairpin bend. We were given a free drink at the Cafe De Paris - not sure I see what the big deal is about that place. Then into the casino. We had to show our passports to get the pass to go inside and the tickets were issued in our own names. Inside - eyes boggling! It is quite something to see - very elegant and elaborate. Unfortunately you were not allowed to take photos and if they saw you had a camera, it was taken off you and checked into the cloakroom. Not many of us had a flutter. Alex won $20 or something on the pokies.
Outside in the car park was just as entertaining. The cars! You will never see so many Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis etc in one place. One car was a 4 wheel drive thing with no brand name badges; it was painted in matt black with super tinted windows. Love to see who owned that! We watched as the porter (?) carefully backed a car out from the kerb, all of 5 metres, then the owner flipped him a tip and drove away lol.
Hotel: Park Inn, Nice.
Wakeup: 6:00 ; Breakfast: 6:45 ; Depart: 7:30
In Monte carlo, they were preparing for the Grand Prix in late May. Barricades being put up everywhere. We stood on the starting straight and gazed in awe at the hairpin bend. We were given a free drink at the Cafe De Paris - not sure I see what the big deal is about that place. Then into the casino. We had to show our passports to get the pass to go inside and the tickets were issued in our own names. Inside - eyes boggling! It is quite something to see - very elegant and elaborate. Unfortunately you were not allowed to take photos and if they saw you had a camera, it was taken off you and checked into the cloakroom. Not many of us had a flutter. Alex won $20 or something on the pokies.
Outside in the car park was just as entertaining. The cars! You will never see so many Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis etc in one place. One car was a 4 wheel drive thing with no brand name badges; it was painted in matt black with super tinted windows. Love to see who owned that! We watched as the porter (?) carefully backed a car out from the kerb, all of 5 metres, then the owner flipped him a tip and drove away lol.
Hotel: Park Inn, Nice.
Wakeup: 6:00 ; Breakfast: 6:45 ; Depart: 7:30
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