Monte Carlo is not far from Nice as it took less than an hour on the bus from Nice. We just walked up to the bus in Nice and purchased the tickets from the driver. I think they were about 1.50 Euro per person. The view getting there along the mediterranean coastline was beautiful.You pass lots of nice looking homes, two or three stories high usually on sides of mountains overlooking the ocean.
Monaco definitely lives up to the hype. When we first got off the bus this was immediately apparent with the incredibly clean streets, and all types of expensive cars around. It was uber posh and aesthetically beautiful. Monaco itself is a pretty weird-to-navigate place with all kinds of fancy underground walkways, stairs and elevators. Monaco is built up the very steep mountains surrounding it. Monaco has 35 public lifts and travelators to help with the hills, so its not challenging to stroll around Monaco, if you do your homework.
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| View from the Palace |
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| Harbour |
We strolled around the old town. The old town doesn’t seem that old but the palace is grand and the garden has some pretty views of the Blue ocean and green hills. We strolled down around the bay to the harbor and walked around the streets which is part of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. The harbor had great views of the expensive yachts and water. From there we walked up to the mountain known as Monte Carlo. It is here the famous Monte Carlo Casino is located. We walked over to the casino which was lined with some of the flashiest and most expensive cars in the world.I have never seen so many pretty and expensive cars in one place! It was almost like I was in a car show. The building is old and looks impressive . However, Monte Carlo is more than the casino; it's actually an entire district. Lots of restaurants and shops.
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| Monte Carlo casino |
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