The number of yachts and other forms of water entertainment in the harbor hinted at the staggering opulence the locals enjoy.
Here we have just disembarked from the cruise ship.
As we started up the hill towards the train to Nice, we saw the Grand Prix race track which wound it's way through the city. We walked up and up and it was only on the way back in the afternoon that we figured out there were escalators that could have taken us most of the way.
We hitched a train to Nice at the top of the hill, but that gave us a chance to blog about the previous day.
When we got there it was foggy (and we didn't even ride a cable car this time). But it eventually cleared up.
At the end of the of the beach was the Monument aux Morts which commemorates the 4,000 citizens of Nice that died during World War I.
At this point, we tried to turn back to catch a tram to the train station, but ended up walking up the wrong hill. At the top, there was a park and a cemetery which offered some stunning views of the city below.
Eventually we found the correct hill and caught the tram. Well actually a few went by while we were trying to figure out how to operate the ticket machine. Once we finally made it back we grabbed a quick drink from "Flunch". Turns out the French don't put a lot of thought into their fast food joint names. We'd passed up another on the way back named, "Quick".
Once back in Monaco we trudged up the final hill of the day, on top of which sat the palace, where the prince of Monaco still resides today. It's also where Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier back in the 50s.
We snapped a few more shots of the bay before meandering back down the hill towards the port.
On the way, we found a Grand Prix statue which Ming promptly jumped in, starting a trend of tourist photo ops:
After that, we jumped back on the tender which jetted us back to the ship.
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Location:Monte Carlo / Nice
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