MONACO - BEEN THERE
When I was in Monte Carlo, I expected Cary Grant-lookalikes and Brian Ferry impersonators and the Grace Kellys, but they seemed to have turned into Paris Hiltons.
The casino has a stunning position - below the palace of the ruling Grimaldi family and above the harbour that shelters the floating mansions of the rich and famous. Some of Europe's most expensive and desirable real estate clings to the cliffs and the casino's interior reflects the vast wealth of this most exclusive of principalities.
When I was in Monte Carlo, I expected Cary Grant-lookalikes and Brian Ferry impersonators and the Grace Kellys, but they seemed to have turned into Paris Hiltons.
The casino has a stunning position - below the palace of the ruling Grimaldi family and above the harbour that shelters the floating mansions of the rich and famous. Some of Europe's most expensive and desirable real estate clings to the cliffs and the casino's interior reflects the vast wealth of this most exclusive of principalities.
The gambling palace was built in 1863 and was designed to attract the world's richest people. It still does its job, luring the kind of people who regularly dine at the nearby Louis XV, which has a wine cellar with more than 300,000 bottles. I did however find a great bottle for a bargain price of EU30 that I shared with CC while observing the interesting crowd.
The casino has the inevitable poker machines in the American Room but the European Room is just for roulette, baccarat, chemin de fer and other traditional games. Then there are the private rooms for the very private people who don't want anyone to see them adding to or subtracting from their seriously vast wealth. When I visited I only spent EU10!
After my little adventure with the rich and famous in the casino's I was luck enough to meet French Alex, my holiday romance.
The casino has the inevitable poker machines in the American Room but the European Room is just for roulette, baccarat, chemin de fer and other traditional games. Then there are the private rooms for the very private people who don't want anyone to see them adding to or subtracting from their seriously vast wealth. When I visited I only spent EU10!
After my little adventure with the rich and famous in the casino's I was luck enough to meet French Alex, my holiday romance.
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