10.19.2009

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Our second leg of the trip was in Monte Carlo. This small country on the French Riviera is slightly over one mile wide, but still home to almost 4,000 people, making it the smallest and most populated country.






The Opera House


This casino needs no introduction



With such a small area to cover, Troy and I decided to hike outside of Monaco and into France because how often do you get to say you hiked into France?


In the courtyard


These stunning gardens lined the steep, rugged coastline


At the Palais Princier


The view of the city from atop the mountain


Our last view of Monaco as we sailed away

3 comments:

Tammy said...

What a gorgeous place. Oh...By the way, cute skirt. I love it!

Tammy said...

Okay, you'll have to tell Troy this. Yesterday I asked Mason if they learned about Jesus in nursery, and he replied, "No, we learned about Troy." I said, "Oh Troy." And he again repeated that they learned about Troy in nusery. So funny! I even have the conversation taped. I'll have to send it to you and Troy. It's pretty funny

Laura Strate-Madsen said...

Ha- that is a great story! Mason is so clever, where does he come up with this stuff? I just told Troy and he laughed. I'm sure he's flattered the nursery decided to bypass the teachings of Jesus and jump straight to the good stuff: Mason's uncle. ;)