Arnotts Biscuits Part 2 (Monte Carlo & Menton)

We spent four nights in total in Nice. For one day though, we daytripped over to Menton and Monte Carlo to see how the other half live. I'd heard about Menton and how it's one of the nicest places in the French Riviera. It's only a quick train ride from Nice and Italy, and a 15 minute train ride from Monaco.

We didn't find too much to do or see in Menton. There was a lovely long beach with some exxy (and touristy) restuarants on the promenade, a quaint old town centre, a market, and not much else really.






So we left there and headed over to one of the playgrounds of the rich and the famous. We got there late in the afternoon, missing the changing of the royal guard, and walked through town past the hill where the castle is and along the carnival near the waterfront and where the grand prix goes past.




In Monte Carlo, instead of the usual stuffed toys and other dodgy prizes you can win at carnivals, they have flat screen TVs, hifis, electric guitars, electric children's cars, and cool stuff like that. Instead of dodgems, they also have am (almost) scale version of the grand prix track which you can race on in mini formula one cars.




We later on made it to the Casino. We took some cool photos around the casino and in their very well manicured gardens. At last we headed inside, cloaked our daypack, and wandered through the lobby. To gain entry into the casino proper, you need to pay an admission fee of 10 euros (about AU$20). We decided not to do this and waste our money or to go with plan B and pay the admission fee and try to win it back.






So we collected the daypack back from the ladies in the cloakroom (who rudely demanded a tip for their service) and took a sneaky photo (which you're not allowed to do) before being promptly told to leave.