Being another travel day, we awoke to pack our bags and head to the Genova train station. Once again we were pressed for time, but eventually made it on the correct train!
We arrived in Nice, France around 6:00pm. The weather/temperature was much the same as it was in Genova, rather cool and dry! We checked into our hostel, which was about a block away from the train station. Surprisingly in a nice part of Nice! The other roommates consisted of two young people from Chile, a girl from Australia who currently works in London as a comp. programmer, and a guy who recently graduated from Northeastern University.
After unpacking our things and getting a bite to eat at one of the local fast food restaurants with Jared, the guy from Northeastern, we headed out to catch the train to Monaco! In talking to Wesley about the boats in Monaco, he mentioned that they have some of the nicest boats in the world. By my standards he is right! The boats that we saw in Monaco make you wonder how people can afford something so extravagant.
But we toured the harbor and saw some amazing yachts/boats and then we made our way up the hill to the Monte Carlo Casino. Within the most recent James Bond, Casino Royal, they filmed the majority of the casino shots at the Monte Carlo. After wandering around outside and looking at all of the Ferraris, Bentleys, Maseratis, Rolls Royce’s, and Aston Martins, we went inside the hotel/casino. Due to the admission cost of ten euro each to get into the European gambling room we just walked around the foyer. Walking back down the hill to the main city you are offered some amazing views of the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco is truly a beautiful place!
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