Day  14 - Monaco

Today we woke up at around 10, to get some more croissant breakfast and get ready to head off to Monaco! We made it to the train station, which is only a two minute walk from our hotel, and caught the 12:25pm train to Monte Carlo. We arrived in Monaco and made our way to the port. It is a stunning city, buildings built up along the cliff all facing the port. After seeing some of the biggest boats we've ever seen, we headed in a certain direction, towards the Japanese gardens and the casino.

We walked along the waters edge and found the botanical gardens and the famous Monte Carlo casino, which was really great. After sitting in the gardens for a while, we went to get some lunch at a small cafe along the port, very nice. After sitting here for quite a while, we made it up to the palace via a very steep set of steps. The palace was spectacular, and the view from the top was breathtaking. There was also much to explore along the highest level, many shops and  churches, as well as the popular oceanographic museum. All very impressive. We slowly made our way back to the train station at around 5:30, and were back in Nice by 6.

At 6 we got back to the hotel, got ready and headed to the beach for the last time. The water still perfect at 6:30pm, so good. We sat on the beach and played cards as usual until 8pm. Then we headed back got ready and found a restaurant by 8:30. At 9:15 we finished dinner and made our way back to the hotel, planned how to get to the airport for tomorrow, and then went to sleep!