(Continuation of previous Monaco Trip - Friday)Saturday: We woke up fairly early on Saturday to get our day started. Our hostel was really nice (it was voted the best in all of France), and they even provided a complimentary breakfast. We ate fast and the whole group (our group of 5 and the 9 other who stayed around Nice on Friday night) got a shuttle from the hostel into downtown Nice area. We walked/shopped around “Old Town” and caught a bus to Monte Carlo after enjoying a delicious three cheese Panini.
The bus dropped us off at the Casino in Monte Carlo and it was obvious why it is considered such a swanky place. Every other car was a Mazarati, Bently or Roles Royce and you couldn’t even get in the main casino without paying 10 Euros! (as if I wasn’t going to end up giving them all my money anyways haha). We decided to forgo that and went to the cheep, easily accessibly casino nearby to check it out. I played Roulette and only ended up losing 5 Euro…which by my standards is a success!! Then we walked down to the harbor and checked out all the yachts and stopped for happy hour to people watch. After that we went up to visit the Castle of Monte Carlo. It was really amazing: on a hill, beautiful views and full of super important royalty! We didn’t see any of them though. From there, our big group split up into smaller, more manageable groups. Most of the people went to the Circus, some went back to Nice and 4 of us planned to eat dinner and hang out until the others got out of the circus around 11:30. The way the bus system worked from Monte Carlo to Nice, you either left at midnight or 4:30 am. Since we figured we are only in Europe once, we opted for the 4:30 bus.
We went to a bar called Stars & Bars, which could not be more American! We ordered chicken fingers and potato skins…talk about authentic hahaha We were there until 3 others from the circus met us around midnight. We stayed there for a little and then moved on to another dance/night club for the rest of the night and had a blast! The bus ride home was a bit rough and the 2 hour “nap” until we had to wake up to catch the train was even worse. We went to the Ventimiglia stop and had about 3 hours until our train back to Milano left. We hung out in a cafe for a bit and then walked around the little town and by the water. Finally we got on the train and passed out for most of the way home. We made it back around 8:30 to the Villa and needless to say were pooped so it was and early night. I had an amazing time and strongly suggest visiting Monaco!!! I don't have much planned this week but am headed to Venice this weekend. Ill update soon! Love Love
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