Tuesday 7 March

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Tuesday, 7 March 2023 In the mid-distance is the breakwater of Port Lympia that shelters ferries travelling between Nice and other French cities along the coast. The beach beyond that is part of Nice. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 The Phare du Port Lympia stands at the head of the breakwater Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Photos taken from Grotte du Lazarette in Est Littoral Tuesday, 7 March 2023 I wuz here!
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 A little farther around the coast, we stopped at Villefranche-sur-Mer. This is looking up the staircase from Quai de l'Amiral Courbet. Another village of spectacular colour. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Sussie poses on Quai de l'Amiral Courbet while we look for a lunch spot. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Waterfront apartments on Quai de l'Amiral Courbet Tuesday, 7 March 2023 An observation I made many times on this trip...properties are built in the most impossible places!!
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 We travel up the coast on our way to Monaco passing Port de Plaisance and arrive at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. This is pretty posh area & hosts (yet another) marina for luxury boats. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Sussie loves these limestone cliff faces; once at the bottom of an ocean. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Tuesday, 7 March 2023 We drive a bit more north through another small bay called Mer d'Èze. In the distance, you can just see parts of Eze on the hilltop. Eze is a stunning perched village, known for galleries & an amazing cactus garden.
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Monte Carlo, Monaco. Sussie attends a work function & I do some sightseeing. Monte Carlo Casino & Hotel de Paris on the right viewed from Les Jardins de La Petite Afrique. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 As we all know, James Bond "made" the Monte Carlo Casino famous. The Hotel de Paris houses so many luxury brand names you can't keep count...Bulgari, Chanel, Cartier, Dior and so on. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 This is a side door to the Casino; it opens into the grand hall. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 This building is part of the Hotel de Paris & contains various "shops" including Prada and Gucci.
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 This is the Port du Monaco or Port Hercule. The boat-like building on the right is the Monaco Yacht Club & includes masts as flagpoles. Monaco has the second highest GDP per capita of any country in the world at US$234,315 in 2021. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 "The tiny city-state is famous for its lavish wealth, casinos, and glamorous events such as the Monaco Yacht Show and the Monaco Grand Prix. With an area of just 0.78 square miles (or 2.1 square km) and a population of 38,300, Monaco is one of the densest countries in the world." Wikipedia The road system is amazing because it's mostly underground. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 I came across this gorgeous sculpture above the Ranier Auditorium...."A unique bronze sculpture is to be found on the west esplanade of the famous Opéra de Monte-Carlo: Main Divition III “Ludus”. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 "It is a large broken and cracked bronze hand with a small globe at the end of the index finger. This massive piece is the work of the Toulon artist Bernard Bezzina. It was unveiled by Prince Albert II in September 2017. The piece symbolises strength, represented by the hand, and fragility, represented by the cracks. The sculpture suggests that we no longer hold the world in the palm of our hands, that it is almost slipping away from us. An illustration of our planet’s fragile balance. This giant work encourages the visitor to reflect on the future ahead. It also calls for action before we lose that balance for ever." Monaco Tribune
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Another view of Monte Carlo with the MYC masts in sight. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 For Jeff...A driver awaits his master/mistress in an S Class Mercedes Benz; Mercedes' flagship full-size sedan. A Bentley waits beside it and a Rolls Royce is beside the Bentley. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Selfie with the Casino reflected behind me. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 From the Vue Panoramique sur Fontvieille. The small bay below is Port de Fontvieille where a small number of small boats shelter. "Not surprisingly, the most expensive apartments in the world are sold in Monaco. Renting an apartment costs an average of 3,500 euros per month. Add to this amount utilities bills of 400-700 euros and get the price of housing for rent in the amount of the average salary."
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 This is the Palais Princier de Monaco. "The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the Grimaldi family who first captured it in 1297. The Grimaldi ruled the area first as feudal lords, and from the 17th century as sovereign princes, but their power was often derived from fragile agreements with their larger and stronger neighbours." The area in front of the palace is cordoned off for cars but pedestrians have free access. You can tour "Ses Grands Apartments" as well; I didn't have the time to do this...next time? Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Some of the gorgeous properties in Monaco Ville Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Souvenir shops in Rue Basse near the palace. I imagine these streets would be heaving with people in summer. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Such narrow streets
Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Rue des Remparts near the palace Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Looking over Port Hercule & Monte Carlo from Rue des Remparts. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Now looking over La Condamine in the foreground...it's the second oldest area in Monaco (after Monaco Ville) & has a farmers market that dates back to 1880. Tuesday, 7 March 2023 This is the Statue of Malizia. Francesco Grimaldi, Frenchized as François Grimaldi and called "the Cunning", born in Genoa and died in 1309 in Ventimiglia, was a Genoese statesman of the thirteenth century who seized Monaco on January 8, 1297 and established the Grimaldi dynasty, still reigning in the twenty-first century."