{"id":2868,"date":"2011-10-06T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gottobepresenttowin.com\/?page_id=2868"},"modified":"2011-10-07T17:22:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T22:22:53","slug":"french-riviera-day-3-monaco-part-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gottobepresenttowin.com\/?page_id=2868","title":{"rendered":"French Riviera Day 3, Monaco Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from French Riviera Day 3, Monaco Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I had walked all day already so I decided to take a bus to my next destination.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat do you know, the bus pulled up the exact moment I arrived at the stop. I love Monaco.<\/p>\n

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\nAll buses should have this. A display that tells you what stops are coming up and how far you are away from it.<\/p>\n

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\nNot a good look lady. Don’t put huge shield style sunglasses over your normal glasses.<\/p>\n

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\nBus dropped me off at the front doors of Jardin Exotique de Monaco, a cacti and succulents garden.<\/p>\n

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\nThe garden is situation high up on the mountain side overlooking the city and the ocean.<\/p>\n

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\nFontvieille seen from the garden. The garden is nice, but I mostly came here for the great view that it provides.<\/p>\n

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\nIn Monaco, their football(soccer) stadium comes with tiled roof. Opulence baby.<\/p>\n

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\nInteresting…random sculpture in the garden. I think it’s more of a mold than a sculpture though. Inspired by Cynthia Plaster Caster?<\/p>\n

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\nThe walk through the garden starts at the top, then winds down through these steep switchbacks along the mountain side.<\/p>\n

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\nThey looked like grapes.<\/p>\n

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\nLooks like a regular tree.<\/p>\n

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\nUntil you look up and you realize that it’s a giant cactus. Never seen one quite like this.<\/p>\n

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\nDeath grip. Did I mention that I am not a fan of heights?<\/p>\n

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\nMonaco-Ville on top of The Rock. So picturesque.<\/p>\n

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I had a fun full day here in Monaco. If Oktoberfest was one highlight of this trip, Monaco would be the other one for me. The F1 track, the aquarium, and the amazing views!<\/p>\n

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\nWhile walking back to the train station I saw about 8 Porsche 911s all driving together. They were all from Germany. Probably a Porsche club drive.<\/p>\n

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\nInteresting looking house.<\/p>\n

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\nThey had these signs all over town telling you how many spots are left in each of the parking garages around town. As high density as the city is, I did not see many pedestrians on the streets even though the city is very pedestrian friendly. Monaco was car friendly as well as traffic was very free flowing the whole time I was here. They just have it all over here.<\/p>\n

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\nThe multiple levels of the train station.<\/p>\n

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\nTrain station cut away view. 13 levels of parking!<\/p>\n

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I spent some time updating this blog after getting back to Nice from Monaco. Then it was time for dinner.<\/p>\n

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\nI bet the food sucks.<\/p>\n

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\nMy hotel had recommended one restaurant a block away. I walked around, couldn’t find it. Came back to the lobby and asked again, they looked up the info on the computer and found out that it was closed on Monday night. Then they recommended this place above, and when I showed up, it too was closed. Boo. 0-2. Damn you lay back French always not working.<\/p>\n

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\nI found this Kebab place around the corner. At least the Turks are hard working people. Love Kebabs. I am going to eat at the Kebab place in Austin when I get back in town!!<\/p>\n

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\nThe view during dinner.<\/p>\n

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\nHummus.<\/p>\n

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\nChicken meat, stuffed eggplant, Kronenbourg 1664(Used to drink this in Paris), etc. So good! I love cheap good food. Well, cheap is relative. It was still 24 Euros which is over 35 dollars!<\/p>\n

To be continued at French Riviera Day 4, Nice<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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