Well we didn’t actually get to Monte Carlo when planned. It was a strike day and it took us ages to get a ticket and by then the train east had gone so we changed plans and headed west for Cannes instead. We had a great day – it is quite an interesting place – huge boats, lots of hotels and restaurants and some interesting old streets. We had an excellent lunch, walk along the waterfront and a good look at buildings old and new.
Today we finally made it to Monte Carlo but first we visited the fruit and veg market and the fish market in Nice (we should have been on an earlier train but I was tardy getting up!) There were lots of good things to eat and I wanted to buy seafood and bring it back to our apartment to cook. Common sense took over and I left all of the sea urchins, the oysters, clams, cuttlefish and squid right where they were!
Monte Carlo is another of those places that are great to visit and have lunch but places I could never imagine living. There is simply no space that is free and definitely no back gardens and clothes line. I know life shouldn’t revolve around a clothesline but I could not imagine living without one. ……and I didn’t have any biscuits to eat.
The beaches – well……they are beaches (just!). A few bare boobs around and lots of wealth. Brand named shops of all the really expensive sort all lined up in a row. Monte Carlo is the most expensive of the Riviera towns that we have visited. We found a good bar in a less touristy area and had lunch with the French; it was much cheaper than near the water and we can afford to eat tomorrow.
Tomorrow we take our chances with the strikers and head west to pick up our canal boat. If all goes well I should imagine that we will be out of touch for a week or more.
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