Monaco is an independent country. It is less than one square mile in size, but is only the second smallest country in the world…with Vatican City being the smallest. (So, we’ve been in 4 separate countries in 4 days: Rome, France, Monaco, and Vatican City.)
Monaco has 4 separate municipalities. Monte Carlo is one of these 4. It is the place for gambling.
There were 3 events that made Monaco prosperous. First was the gambling. Second was the Monaco Gran Prix race. Third was Grace Kelly marrying Prince Rainer.
We drove over the Grand Prix streets. (The streets were being prepared for the Grand Prix in 3-4 weeks from now.) One passenger pointed out that there were no manhole covers on the streets. All of the sewer lines were moved to underneath the streets because the race cars generate vacuum to hold the car down onto the streets. If manhole covers were present, the vacuum from the cars would life up and displace the manhole covers!
Photos:
1) The Rock. This is the old section of Monaco that is atop a huge stone plateau.
2) Overlook from The Rock.
3) Joe was here…or at least Joe parked his Rolls in front of the casino at Monte Carlo, and he does not need to have a more complicated license plate than this.
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