The Other Side of the Tracks

I discovered how the other people live today and am pretty sure I’ll never feel comfortable around them. I’ve never seen so many Ferraris, Porsche, or Mercedes in my life. I mean even the taxis were Audis, BMW, and Mercedes!! The place I’m speaking of is Monte Carlo, Monaco.

I visited Old Monaco in the morning and went to the Cathedral where all of the royalty are buried, including Princess Grace. I didn’t realize before today that Princess Grace was Grace Kelly – apparently Prince Ranier met her at the 6th Cannes Film Festival and they married after that – you probably all knew that though! I also visited the Royal Palace which is still in use and it was quite spectacular. The reception room and throne room were most impressive. I tried to picture myself being invited for tea or even living in the palace. The throne room was used in November of 2005 when the new Prince was crowned (I forgot his name).

Next week is the famous Grand Prix of Monaco and the city was already in full gear preparing for the events. The grand stands were set up and the track was marked off which made walking around the city (I guess I should say country – 2nd smallest to Vatican City) quite difficult, but very interesting to see all the preparation. Unfortunately I won’t be back next week for the race and I’m also missing the Cannes Film Festival! It started a few days ago and we don’t return until June – oh, well maybe I’ll still see some rich and famous.

After Old Monaco, I wandered over to the famous Monaco Casino and that was where all the nice cars and designer shops were. Definitely not in my budget!

Time for some much needed sleep!