Today has been an interesting day. We arrived this morning in Monaco. I have seen documentaries on it and Grace Kelly so I was excited. Our tour was a walking tour. It was 3 1/2 hours long so it was a lot of walking. And a lot of it was up hill. We walked to what is called the Rock. It was a beautiful walk. We walked through a beautiful garden with the ocean on the side. There was a film crew there. They are filming an Ocean’s 11 sequel. We had a hard time understanding our guide. She had a strong Asian accent and was trying to speak English and French. Then she would tell us something and then correct herself. It was insane. She never counted to see if we were all there she just went on her way. At the end half the group had given up and left.
We decided not to return with her but to stay and go to the famous Casino. It was on the other side of town and too far to walk so we decided to take a taxi. We originally planned to take a water taxi. Art was buying a shot glass and asked how much a taxi ride was and she asked why were taking a taxi since the bus would do it cheaper. We had no idea there was a bus. Art asked what it looked like and she looked him right in the eyes and said it looked like a bus. We found the bus stop and hopped on the bus to the other side of town. And it was the other side in every sense of the word. It has all the high end shops like Prada Louis Vuitton, Cartier Chanel. Just to mention a few. They have security at the entrances and they decide who to let in to shop. We had lunch at sidewalk food vendor. It was lovely. The weather was 98 with a 100% humidity. Yes it sprinkled on and off. At one point we had to use the umbrella.
We went to the famous Casino. It was very opulent for sure but with that said it was a little disappointing. They really miss the boat as well as they are soooo unorganized. But we were super happy we went. I enjoyed all the expensive high end cars. I saw cars that I heard the name but didn’t’ know what it looked like. But I do now. And a ton of yachts. That was a sight to behold. This really is where the rich are.
We decided to take the water taxi back to the ship but we had no idea where it was. It really was a comedy of us trying to find it which we did……eventually. We had absolutely heavenly dinner at the fancy restaurant.
Tonight the cruise director performed. WOW! He was a pianist for Rosemary Clooney and he worked on Broadway for a long time. He was so talented and gifted and the evening was so enjoyable. After we stopped in to watch the ships band perform. They are always fun.
We did get some sad news when we returned from the tour. The weather has turned back so the captain made the very difficult decision to not got o Marseille tomorrow but to continue on to Spain. It is very disappointing but we upstanding it is for our safety. It is supposed to be rough seas tonight and tomorrow morning. I can definitely feel now.
No walking tomorrow, my tired legs will appreciate it.
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