Monaco and Nice Carnivale

Last weekend, I went to the most beautiful place I've ever been to. Monaco. What a place! Even the train station was nice. I can get there in about an hour by train, so I plan to go at least three more times. We went there without a plan, with the only goal to explore the city. From the train station, I got lost with my friend Julia and we walked around discovering Monaco.

We walked by the water and found the biggest superyachts I'd ever seen. I'm talking mini cruise ships. Ships that cost probably 10 million euros and employ staffs of 30 year-round. 

We also walked by what appeared to be an international rowing/crew championship, which was fun to see. After, we met up with some friends and walked around the Monte Carlo area. 

First of all, the Monte Carlo is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. Second of all, the cars that are in that area blew my mind. I've never seen so many Lamborghini's and Ferrari's and Maserati's. I even saw a McLaren. The whole time I was in Monaco, all I could think about was how all these people got so unbelievably rich. 

All of us in front of Monte Carlo. I also created a goal for myself: when I come back years from now to promote something I've produced for Cannes, I will stay in Monaco and gamble in the Monte Carlo. 

We then walked over to the older part of Monaco, which is situated much higher than the rest of the city. It had a palace, a castle, a beautiful cathedral, an exotic garden, an aquatic museum/aquarium, and breathtaking views. We first walked around the gardens and saw all kinds of cool plants. The gardens are amazing, and most parts of the gardens overlook Monaco and the water. 

Amazing cathedral

We walked by the museum, but it was closing soon so we decided to come back another time and do it (I LOVE aquariums). We continued to walk around the city until dark, and decided not to buy food in the city because we couldn't find a meal for under 30 euros. I can't wait to go back to Monaco. We're going back for the Grand Prix, which will be amazing. I also saw people hang gliding or base jumping or something from a cliff far above Monaco. I want to do that so badly. The views and experience would be a once in a lifetime kind of thing that I can't miss out on.

The next day, we went to Nice for the carnivale. Carnivale has been going on for hundreds of years and it was fun to experience it and see the floats. I totally ruined one of my t-shirts, because every kid there has bottles of silly string that they spray randomly at strangers (apparently that is socially acceptable here). Nice, as always, was gorgeous.

Look out for my pictures on iCloud photo sharing, I'm having some trouble posting them but they're amazing. Wifi still sucks here, but maybe it will be better in Rome. Oh yeah, I'm going to Rome today. I'm gonna eat gelato in Italy tonight. I'm psyched. My next post will be all about Italy and my experiences there, and also my badass Art History teacher. I'd get into it now, but I'm running late. Short version: he's the coolest dude I've ever met.