Blogs from Monaco, Europe - page 4

French Riviera & Monaco 7 to 9 Aug 2013 – from Ventimiglia to Hyeres It had been a very hot night at Sam Remo and we had a few mosquitoes as we left the camper door open. But despite this, we got up and left at 7.45am to try to beat the traffic. From Sam Remo to Nice…it didn’t work! The traffic and narrow roads were incredible. Despite reading advice that Monte-Carlo traffic and available parking was incredibly unfriendly to campers, we tried…and failed, so we decided to take the written advice and drive to Villeneuve-Loubet which was 45 kms further west along the Cote D’Azur (French Riviera). Our drive through Monte-Carlo looking for a park gave us a picture of the busyness of this port-based city, and that walking around was the best way to ... read more

Today I explore the principality of Monaco. The second smallest country next to the Vatican, which Ive also been to. Im excited to see Monaco and Monte Carlo, and all the yachts I imagine. It did not disappoint. I hopped off the train and looked at my directions I had received from a client about an amazing walk On the far side of the cliff. Im in a church square that opens up to the harbor where, as you can imagine, a ton of big yachts, bobbing slowly in the marina. To my left is a long hill that goes up towards Monte Carlo. To my right I can see a cliff around the other side of the harbor, and a stone castle tucked away on top. I walk over to that direction and get lost ... read more

Woolly was up with the birds, showered and dressed in his bow tie, we checked his temperature and double checked that he was still the same Woolly…. Woolly says – I was really excited about our adventures today, into a Principality and another flag for the blog. Having decided to take the train, Ian had a quiet word with Ollie who was sad not to be joining us, we waved him goodbye and walked the few minutes to the station. There was an impressive queue of Americans waiting for tickets so we joined the line, but the Americans all started leaving which left us only two away from the counter. The information board was flashing red, a 40 minute delay due to ‘personal accident’, no problem we thought and we collected our ticket and handed over ... read more

We arrived in Monaco and walked down the hill to the harbor. What an amazing place! We were really liking it here and that was just in the first 10 minutes. We walked along the water towards the Palace. We found a place below the palace to eat lunch and we had pizza again. It was a very good lunch and soon we were climbing the path to the palace. It was so nice up there at the top and the views were amazing! After walking around for about an hour, we went and toured the inside of the palace. It was pretty cool to see some of the rooms and learn about Monaco. After the palace tour, we had some gelato before going back down the hill. We got a bus to the casino so ... read more

Nachdem wir uns heute morgen gestärkt hatten und die die Tupperdosen mit Nahrung gefüllt waren, verließen wir unser Hotel und fuhren weiter Richtung Westen nach Monaco. Das Auto stellten wir im Casino eigenen Parkhaus ab und begaben uns hinaus in die brütende Hitze...vorbei an all den Bentleys, Ferraris und Lamborghinis hinunter zum Hafen, wo uns die waren Prachtstücke Monacos erwarteten: eine Yacht größer als die andere...wir konnten uns gar nicht entscheiden, welche die unsere sein wird...ein gewisser Casiongewinn vorausgesetzt. Natürlich durfte einen Besuch beim Fürsten nicht fehlen und so schauten wir wir uns heute auch den Palast an. Als vierte Attraktion des Tages machten wir noch einen Spaziergang über die Formel1-Rennstrecke zum Japanischen Garten. Wir ließen es uns auch nicht nehmen zumindest schon mal unseren Füßen eine Abkühlung in dem Blau grünen Meer zu gönnen. Ehe ... read more