monaco, monte carlo

View of the bay of Monaco

Entrance to the Grand Prix tunnel.

Grand Casino

We arrived in Nice at about 8.00 p.m. on Friday night. We had a little bit of trouble trying to find the youth hostel as there were hardly any street signs to find! Today we decided to spend the day in Monaco, which is only a 15 minute train trip from Nice. Once we arrived, we followed a portion of the Grand Prix track around and we went past the Casino which looked very expensive and well kept. All the cars parked out the front would have a price tag starting at $200,000. We did use the toilets in the foyer of the Casino, and the toilet washed the seat by its self before you use it! Bit flash for us, Bronte took a video on his phone of the toilet and flushed it 3 times, child!

We walked up to the old part of Monaco where Prince Albert lives. His house has guards out the front much like Buckingham Palace, except the uniforms were blue. Walked around the shops and slowly made our way back to the main part of the town.

Monaco is an amazing place, all the housing looks like it is hanging off the side of the cliff. There is obviously a lot of money around the town. All the buildings are made from lots of marble, so to are steps and monuments all over the town. The town is also kept clean and tidy all the time, workers were sweeping up all over as we walked around. The gardens and lawns were also manicured immaculately to say the least.

Will look around Nice tomorrow.