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Walking in Monaco

  • January 29, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by UK Flower Girl from Market Weighton, England
Walking in Monaco

We decided to park the car and just start walking in Monaco. We first strolled down to the harbor. There was an ice-skating rink for the children set up right next to the harbor. We walked among the very expensive yachts and dreamed of having one ourselves.

We then headed up the steep incline to reach Le Roche (The Rock). This is the small area of Monaco that is restricted unless you have Monaco plates or local French plates on your car. Up here you will find the Exotic Gardens, the Oceanography Museum, and the Princely home of the Grimaldis. This area has very narrow streets and little shops tucked in all over. We walked around this area, visiting gifts shops and taking pictures before heading up to the gardens. We watched the sun set behind the hills and mountains around Monaco.

Coming down was much easier than coming up. On the way down we stopped to admire the city again - since nightfall there were thousands of lights everywhere. We could see the famous Monte-Carlo casino off in the distance.

From journal Weekend in the French Riviera

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Sinfully Wealthy Monaco

  • February 7, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by jmineo from L.A., California
Sinfully Wealthy Monaco

Monaco was a must see on our trip to Cote d'Azur. It was only a thirty minute drive from Nice, but we opted to take the train, which runs every hour. Going by train was a good way for us to take in the sights along the way. We emerged from the tunnel to the train station into the bright light and gleaming white hulls of the harbour. Monaco is wealthy city. We noticed right away looking at the architecture. The yachts that grace the harbour are the size of ocean going liners and every second car on the street is a Ferrari. From the harbour we walked around the stands and banners for the upcoming Grand Prix and took a brief stroll down the famous straight in front of the swimming pool. The yachts rolled on as far as we could see, some with helicopters, some with their own flotilla of small boats on deck. At the end of the harbour we turned right out of the harbour and up on to Le Rocher ("the rock") to the Musée Oceangraphique established by Prince Albert I in 1910. From the rock we walked down past the palace (flag down, no Grimaldi's in evidence) and out through the town to the beach. The beach turned out to be a disappointment. It was small, studded with concrete and littered with garbage. We sat for a while and then turned back towards the harbour seeking lunch. We eventually succumbed to desperation and found lunch in one of the small, nondescript Italian restaurants by the harbour. This one was doing a lively take-out trade to a bunch of teenagers diving off the back of the harbour pier. The food was barely edible but at least the coffee was good.

From journal Sexy Cote d'Azur

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