Our ship anchored in the morning near Cannes in France. They do not have a dock for such a big ships so we were tendering – they took us ashore in the ship’s universal motorboats.
Cannes is elegant resort city with the elegant coastal promemade and a film festival palace but I wanted to take the opportunity to show my family famous Monte Carlo in the Proncipaute of Monaco. I myself was there once only – in 1973.
For the budget travelers the best option is to buy day ticket for train. It cost around 9 euro per person and allows you travel round trip and make an extra stopover in Nice.
Trains go every 30 min and after slightly more then 1 hour ride we were already on the Street of Monte Carlo. Everybody goes here to Prince’s Palace. No need to board the bus – it is an easy walk uphill. The view of the bay, city and mountains in the background is unforgetable! Then back on the port we climbed to the historic Casino Monte Carlo. After security control everybody is alloved to enter the big hall of the casino. Playing rooms are open from 2 pm. It was the great, sunny day and what an excursion for just 9 euro!
