Today we left Nice and sailed about 8 miles to Port Fontvieille in Monaco. The seas were a bit choppy today but we only had about an hour sail. As we pulled into the harbor, we were greeted by an interesting statue (see photo). We tried to get into the main port, Hercule, but they told us we were too SMALL.
We checked in and realized the berth took a bigger electrical plug than we had so we had to leave a 100 Euro deposit and were all fixed up. We grabbed a map and caught the nearest bus (bus #6) and for 1 Euro got the Grand Tour of town before exiting at the casino.
The Casino is beautiful but you do have to pay 10 Euros each to go past the front entry and into the gaming rooms. So we just walked in the door and already were 20 Euros down. They make you check your bags and cameras and don’t allow any photos. Thank God they had no Craps tables, only 25 Euro minimum Blackjack and Roulette. We played a bit of Video poker and slots…left a few more Euros for the Prince
After leaving the casino we found ring side seats at the outdoor cafe right by the casino. So we sat and watched People and Cars for a while. See John standing by the Bugatti? It was a Veyron model with 980 hp and goes 253 mph. Hard to believe it has a base price of 2 million.
Tomorrow…no more casino, only tourist traps :)
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