Monaco: Land of the Rich and Famous

Monaco is the land of the rich and famous where per sqm (in condos) sells for 25,000 euros (roughly PHP1.6M!).  And that’s just technically air space we’re talking about. Whoa!

 

Excitement was in the air when we were there last May because it was just 2 days before the Grand Prix.  The streets and stores were all dressed up for the Grand Prix. Too bad, we couldn’t stay for it.  Our sked was too tight. Sigh…

 

We also missed to see any of the royal family members (apparently, they were all out of town).  According to our tour guide, if Prince Andrew is there, he asks the palace staff to serve tea to visitors.  That would have been some experience!  Anyway, there are lots of beautiful pieces and portraits inside the palace (including that of Princess Grace Kelly’s). I couldn’t share any pics though since cameras are banned for security reasons.

 

As for the luxurious yachts, we chanced upon a Pinoy cleaning one of the more beautiful and bigger yachts while we were walking along the harbor and we were dying to know who owns it! Haha… But true to his job, he didn’t squeal such highly confidential info.