Sunny Skies in Monaco

Dave and I arrived to Monaco early on Tuesday. As always, Dave left to play a tournament within an hour of arriving as I attempted to get settled in to the apartment.

I spent the first day getting caught up on articles, but was able to venture out on Wednesday for a bit. It was SO NICE outside. Everyone was hanging out on the beach and enjoying the sunshine.

Welcome to Monaco! :) The entire town is basically landscaped by the way. I guess the richest principality in the world can afford that sort of thing. 

The ocean is always tempting you here! 

National Museum of Monaco! 

So beautiful! People are catching rays. Beware: The water is NOT WARM. It is freezing actually. Not even Dave would jump in.

Winding streets of Monaco.

Can you see the EPT sign? That is where Dave is playing in the tournament. 

On Wednesday evening, Dave and I did get the opportunity to experience a bit of the Monaco nightlife, and the pricetag that goes along with it. We started at the casino bar, purchased on drink for each of us, and was shocked to see that the bill was 30 euro!! That is basically $40 USD for two drinks. I think we should probably just invest in purchasing the entire bottle for 135 euro. What a ripoff!! Hopefully as the trip goes on we can check out some more places, and hopefully the price won't be as outrageous. We also visited one other bar for a quick drink and they served us gummy bears and marshmallows as a pre-drink appetizer...pretty interesting. The menu was also provided on a personal iPad. Things are pretty over the top here in Monaco if you couldn't tell...

Thursday was another sunny, beautiful day so we decided to head to the beach for a little bit. Besides there being screaming children everywhere, it was nice to relax by the ocean...and get some sun. I might have gotten a little tan, and as always, Dave is RED. Next 40 euro investment will have to be sunscreen!

Well, that is all for now! I am back to working on articles for a bit. I will venture to more of Monaco and the casino area tomorrow to take some more pictures!