Monaco!

A McLaren Senna can sell for over $1,000,000.

Monaco is a tiny independent city-state on France’s Mediterranean coastline known for its upscale casinos, yacht-lined harbors and prestigious Grand Prix motor race, which runs through Monaco’s streets once a year. Monte-Carlo, is a major district, home to an elegant Belle-Époque Casino complex and the ornate Salle Garnier Opera House. It also has many luxury hotels, boutiques, nightclubs and restaurants.

On October 17, we were driven by coach from Cannes to Monaco. After leaving the coach, we were carried to the top of the “Rock of Monaco” by escalators and elevators and started our tour of Monaco. On this level I walked passed the Oceanographic Museum, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, and to the Prince’s Palace. We were then driven to the Monte Carlo Casino square, where I could have shopped, but instead I took pictures of luxury cars at the Hotel de Paris.

In 1297 the Grimaldi family took the lordship of Monaco. Two soldiers dressed as Franciscans (with swords hidden under their habits) were allowed to enter the fortress. During the nigh they killed everyone which allowed the Grimaldi family to take over Monaco. Note; the two monks on their crest of Arms.