When we had our port of call at Monaco, we visited Nice and Eze France. I reported on Eze earlier, but today I would like to talk about Nice and Monaco.
After our visit of Eze, we drove along the French Rivera to Nice. Nice is a large city, but like most cities in Europe, it has an old town section.
Like all large cities, Nice has it's share of traffic problems also.
As we entered the old section of town, the streets are usually reserved for pedestrians because of how narrow they are.
This is obviously a tourist area as the streets are filled with little shops. Most are selling tourist type items, but few shops would be considered to be selling cheap tourist trinkets. In fact, since this is the French Riviera, many are upscale shops.
There are plenty of side walk cafes, pastry, and candy shops.
And of course, it is always amazing to see the latest street cars running near the old sections of town.
As we drive back to Monaco, there are sail boats, motor boats, and yachts galore. They seem to be everywhere on the Mediterranean Sea.
One can not think of Monaco without thinking of Princess Grace. After her accident, they renamed the highway going into Monaco for her and placed this plaque as a memorial to her.
This monument overlooks Monaco.
For those interested, our bus drove over the starting line of the Formula I race and by the pit area for the race. The casino at Monte Carlo is really not that large and does not open until late afternoon. If you just want to go in and look around, it costs you 10 Euros. I saved my money and lost it on the slots on our ship.
As the ship leaves the port, we take one last look at Monte Carlo and the country of Monaco.
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