Mesmerizing Monaco 🇲🇨

 

La Condamine, Monaco

We were almost done with our splendid Euro Tour, but our last stop - unbeknownst to us - would make our escapade even grander, exponentially.

Monaco is indeed the wealthiest, most affluent nation in the world... and the dollars are speaking from amongst everything you see in every corner of this miniscule country. It is beautiful, it is organized, it is spotless!

If we saw tiny bits of candy wrappers and cigarette butts in very few places in Italy, we didn't see any gram of litter in all of Monaco!


Beautiful Nightscape of Monaco with Late 19th Century Buildings


Perfect. Flawless. 

I have said several times that perfection is unattainable, but our stay in the microstate of Monaco proved me wrong. In the billions of square miles all over the world, there is a one tiny country where perfection is simply a reality.


Arrival

Our Bus from Nice, France 🇫🇷 to Beausoleil, France 🇫🇷

It was September 14th, my sister's birthday. We were still in Rome, Italy 🇮🇹 about to depart via plane to Nice, France 🇫🇷.

There were no direct flights from Rome to Monaco and the closest airport is at neighboring Nice, a beautiful city in the middle of French Riviera.

While still on the plane, I caught glimpses of the Riviera. I have heard of this scenic region since I was in college and thought to myself that I would be there someday. Looking over from my window seat, I could say that it is indeed beautiful.


Just one of the tunnels we passed by on our way to Beausoleil.


My biggest regret was not taking pictures, but at that time, I wanted to enjoy gazing at all the seaside French Riviera cities I would be seeing. Indeed, I had a great time and the happiness I felt would remain in my heart nevertheless.


We passed by Jardin Exotique but we went to Monaco for other reasons.


From Nice Airport, we hopped on the bus going to Beausoleil, a city right outside Monaco. Beausoleil, which means "beautiful sun," was where our hotel was located. It is only a few meters from the border. But even on before reaching Beausoleil, we already passed by certain parts of Monaco.


Seamless Architecture. Just one of the sights we passed by on our way to Beausoleil.

Immediately, we saw tall skyscrapers lining up roads and streets seamlessly aligned. We also saw dozens of ads showing Prince Rainier III, the sovereign of Monaco for several decades who married Grace Kelly, the American Actress. Monaco celebrated his centennial anniversary in 2023 when we went there.


Just one of the several ads of Prince Rainier III


The bus led us to a stopover in the middle of Monaco 🇲🇨. Afterwards, we strolled to a nearby building and entered an elevator, which then led us to Beausoleil 🇫🇷. 

It was sort of funny that you can go to Beausoleil via an elevator. While other countries can be accessed through airports, seaports, and whatever port you could think of, France can be accessed from Monaco through an elevator!


Beautiful Beausoleil

But before arriving at our hotel, we still need to walk about a hundred meters. It was a little uphill so the walk wasn't easy. Besides, we were a bit tired, after having gone through several cities in Italy.


Everything in this photo is in Monaco 🇲🇨 but this was entirely captured while standing on Beausoleil 🇫🇷

Inside the hotel were the comfiest mattresses and pillows I have ever slept on in my entire life. The rest of our Monaco trip was easy, nice, and comfortable and it was partly due to the quality of mattresses we slept in. 😅











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