October 22 – Eze and Monaco

Had a long day of touring today. It was a bus tour to Monaco via the mountain village of Eze. The drive to Eze was along the Middle Cliff Road to Monaco and the views were wonderful. There were scattered showers in the morning and it made the climb to Eze a little more difficult as the cobblestones were a bit slippery in the rain. Our tour guide pushed on to a higher view in Eze but we went back to a coffee shop and had cappuccinos. This turned out to be a great choice as we heard from those who pressed on with the tour that the ground got even slipperier.

View at Villefranche-Sur-Mer

Coffee Shop in Eze

View from Eze

Got back on the bus and continued to Monaco. We toured the gardens where there is a statue of Princess Grace and went through the Old City to the Prince’s Palace. The view of the harbor from the Palace area was amazing and you could see much of the circuit of the Grand Prix

Princess Grace Statue

Monaco Harbor

We then drove to the district of Monte Carlo where the famous Casino is located. While a few people from our group went in and gambled, we just went into the lobby for a photo opp.

Linda in the Lobby of the Casino.

We went from the casino to the famous Cafe-de-Paris and had coffee drinks before going back to the bus. We had a relaxing ride back on the Lower Cliff Road with a different view of the Sea from a lower vantage point. Tomorrow we drive to Aix-En-Provence and then on to Arles to board the ship for our cruise.