| Page Views: 1,076 Last Visit to Monaco: October, 2005 | La Holandesa in Monaco by La_Holandesa - last update: Nov 9, 2005 |
Wanna see the playground of the rich & famous? ;o) I do! Is a lovely place to stroll around! and i've been here some times :o) just visiting a day or night...or two days or two nights...Its just fun! And if you wanna see BIG BOATS you are at the right address!
Monaco is the smallest but beautiful country in the world.! :o)
Most of the world would not know about the small country were it not for Prince Rainer marriage to Hollywood star Grace Kelly. Rainer met Grace in 1955, at the Cannes Film Festival, when Kelly was there to film Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief.” In the movie, Kelly’s character speeds along the Mediterranean countryside to escape police. During filming, Kelly asked "Whose gardens are those?" Screenwriter John Michael Hayes replied, "Prince Grimaldi's
Monaco is a fairy tale like principality located along the south of France on the " Côte d' Azur " near Nice and the Italian border. The principality is one of the smallest country in Europe.
One of Monaco's main sources of income is tourism; each year many are attracted to its casino, the grand prix and pleasant climate :o).
French is the only official language, but English, Italian, and the local Monegasque language (a descendant of Genoese) are also spoken.
NEVER SEEN MORE Ferraris and Lamborghinis IN MY LIFE!
The Monaco Grand Prix is one of the world's greatest and most challenging motor-racing events; the Monaco Grand Prix is at present, the last 'street course' remaining in the Formula One calendar.
The Monaco Grand Prix is staged around the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo. The main attraction of the Monaco Grand Prix is the proximity of the speeding Formula One cars to the race spectators. |
|  | Playground of the rich and famous If your boat is big enough to have a party with a live band on it, you've got a lot of money. If your boat is big enough that it contains several small boats and has a place to land helicopters, you've probably got too much money..........
The state has no income tax for individuals. Monaco has long been a playground of the rich and famous, thanks to its harbour setting, world-class casinos, and lack of income tax.
And lots people like to come and spend a serious amount of money here, stay on a yacht, go to the opera, see Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, gamble at the casino. That's the way to see Monaco. |
| Oceanographic Museum in Monaco |
|  | Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Oceanographic Museum This exceptional museum of marine sciences is a monumental architectural masterpiece with a grandiose façade rising majestically above the sea to a height of 279 feet. It took 11 years to build.
Want to see a magnificent panorama of the Principality of Monaco and the Italian Riviera?? On the top floor, it is possible to have lunch in the restaurant "La Terrasse.
Inside the musem u can see the spectacular delights of the world-famous aquarium with its extraordinary show of marine flora and fauna. And a great variety of sea related objects, including model ships, sea animal skeletons, tools, weapons, etc |
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| Pros: | "taste some on the playground of the rich and famous :o)" | | Cons: | "taste some on the playground of the rich and famous :o)" | | In A Nutshell: | "A lovely place to stroll around" |
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ukirsari Wed May 10, 2006 00:31 UTC yes, not yet morning in your place anita :) hehehee, when you'll fly to indonesia? miss you!!!! | BeatChick Sat Jan 28, 2006 20:17 UTC Ah, Monaco! Lucky you!! | Firestar24 Sat Nov 19, 2005 01:13 UTC Gives "cross-country" a whole new meaning! Hehe :D |
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