Random Tash

“I must leave, I have to go . . . to Las Vegas or Monaco . . . and win a fortune in a game my life will never be the same” – Money, Money, Money, by ABBA.

So now I have been to Law Vegas and Monaco!  And I must say that the Monte Carlo casino in Vegas is much cooler than the actual Monte Carlo casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Tim and I were staying in Nice, so we didn’t spend the night in Monaco.  We took the local bus along the French Riviera (for 1 Euro per person) for 45 minutes to get to the principality.  Monaco is totally lifestyles of the rich and famous!  It is an amazing place!

Here is part of the city of Monte Carlo, seen from part of the Monaco Grand Prix racetrack.

Our first stop was the Monte Carlo Casino.  We stopped to take pictures outside . . .

But no pictures were allowed inside.  We played slots.  I started with 10 Euros and got 30 Euros – so I made my money back and could pay our entrance fee into the card rooms (10 Euros per person).

It was super intimidating in the table games room.  Now, I’ve been to A LOT of casinos in my time.  In fact, I worked at one for 5 years, so I know my way around a casino.  But this place was intimidating.  Possible because it was pretty empty – we were there at 2:30 pm and it only open around 2:00 pm.  And possibly because they had a million people working.  Seriously, there were 3 dealers at each roulette table!  And it was dead!  In the main part of the casino the games have reasonable limits – 10 Euros +.  But there are A LOT of high limit rooms.  Which we never went into of course

Tim found some nice cars in the parking lot . . .

and he spotted his teenage “dream car” cruising about . . .

We walked by the marina and looked at the pretty boats . . .

and I found my dream boat . . .

We went to the church that Princess Grace (aka Grace Kelly) was buried in.

and we checked out the fancy train station . .

before we made our way back to the hotel on the cheap bus

Stay tuned for recaps of . . . Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens and Santorini!