We drove for almost 6 hours to reach Monaco, the most famous part of the city being Monte Carlo. We traveled along the highway to Genova and then took the scenic drive along the coastline starting from Imperial, San Remo and a few other towns which I had forgotten. The view along the road trip was beautiful. I don’t know why but I have a thing for scenic route with houses on hilly slopes and blue sea.
We passed the Italy-France border on the hill top route and reached Mentone, the 1st town in France. The architecture in France is neater than in Italy and you can no longer see those typical rounded balcony as in Italy. Enter into France, all the signboards began to change into words starting with "Le ...", "De ...".
We passed the Italy-France border on the hill top route and reached Mentone, the 1st town in France. The architecture in France is neater than in Italy and you can no longer see those typical rounded balcony as in Italy. Enter into France, all the signboards began to change into words starting with "Le ...", "De ...".
Drove for about a short distance, we finally arrived in Monte Carlo, the city where all the rich people reside. I have only one word to describe it- OVER-RATED. I had imagine it to be like the Las Vegas of the States with all the flamboyant cars, mansions on hilltops, glimmering lights on buildings and handsome men lying on sun deck chairs on their yachts. There were only a handful of Ferraris, Carreras, SLKs, Z4s, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Rolls Royces and only one Lamborghini. It was unlike what I was told - everywhere you turn to, you will see a flashy car zooming past. I only see a number of them parked outside the Monte Carlo casino and the glamorous Hotel de Paris (We were staying in this hostel called Hotel de France... but it was heaven and hell!).
Nothing interests me there. Maybe another highlight of the place is the Formula 1 route. Nothing special though; no signboards to say this is the F1 track if you are not aware of it. It is just a normal stretch of road along the sea where you can see yachts with female names painted on them. Wish I had a yacht naming after me... How about Maiden Janice? Haha!
