Monaco

Thursday 23 April, 2015 - Monaco

We took the train to Monaco where we started our day by touring the Royal Palace which is still occupied by the royal family and caught the changing of the guard.  From there we proceeded to the Cathedral of Monaco where Princess Grace and Prince Ranier were married in 1956 and today houses their tombs.  After, we visited the Cousteau Aquarium, built in 1910 and later directed by Jacques Cousteau for 32 years.  Very impressive displays!  We had lunch at the rooftop restaurant of the aquarium with wonderful vistas of the principality and the Mediterranean.

After the aquarium we hopped a local bus which brought us to the Casino, where along with the other tourists we gasped at the opulence before we snuck in for a quick look.

Monaco is a tiny principality only 2 sq km and as it is built on the side of a mountain has no area that is flat!  You are always climbing or walking steeply down hill!

After catching the train back to Nice, we went for dinner at the "Villa d'Este" for a great Italian meal.