Sunday, April 17, 2016

Report #108 Monte Carlo, Monaco April 17, 2016 Sunday Mostly cloudy, rain & 62 degrees Part #2 of 2 88 Pictures


Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 9:09:51 PM
Subject: Report #108    Monte Carlo, Monaco   April 17, 2016   Sunday   Mostly cloudy, rain & 62 degrees   Part #2 of 2        88 Pictures    

 

 

Park above the Casino

 

Very green

 

Palms do well here

 

Ducks

 

Bengal tiger painting for an ad

 

Nice place to cool off

 

Heading back

 

Spring tulips

 

Blooming freely

 

Back to The Casino

 

Still raining

 

Amsterdam looking good

 

Port Hercule

 

New addition near Hotel de Paris

 

Hotel Hermitage

 

Modern structure

 

Getting clearance to speed a short distance

 

The fog was rolling down the cliffs

 

Harbor boats

 

A Grand Prix structure

 

The café we chose for lunch

 

Brasserie de Monaco

 

Sun sure felt good

 

But the beer was even better

 

Race car patrons at the cafe

 

Good name for a burger cafe

 

Driving carefully

 

Testing the roadway

 

Another fancy car

 

Many boats

 

Really small car

 

Room for the driver and one small person behind

 

Take your pick…….

 

Police boats

 

Sleek and shiny yachts

 

 

Sail away From Monte Carlo, Monaco……….

 

View of The Casino from the ship

 

Yachts

 

Leaving Port Hercule

 

Leaving the boats behind

 

View of the Palace

 

Waterfront

 

Wall-to-wall boats and buildings

 

The fog is coming back

 

At least the rain stopped

 

Larvotto Beach

 

Another landmark

 

Terminal building

 

A gull

 

The tunnel goes through the cliffside

 

Jetty

 

Leaving the harbor

 

Deep-blue waters of the sea

 

Many vessels

 

Hotel and Casino

 

Casino

 

Sail away held at aft pool

 

The pilot boat

 

The manmade beach

 

Shoreline

 

Some new buildings in town

 

One apartment building looks like a ship

 

Like the copper domes

 

Hotel de Paris

 

Classic Monte Carlo

 

Hotels, apartments, etc.

 

Hillsides full of apartments

 

Sandy beach

 

A gull with odd feet

 

Port Hercule

 

Leaving the port

 

One conservative sailboat

 

Pilot was done

 

Not as cold as yesterday

 

The Aquarium on the cliff

 

Soaring gull

 

The Oceanographique & Aquarium

 

Gull followed us out to sea

 

The fog is arriving

 

Museum and Aquarium

 

Another gull

 

Looking for food

 

Looking at us

 

Better watch our heads

 

A young gull

 

Still following

 

The municipality of Monaco gets smaller

 

A mountain peak

 

Heading towards Spain