Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Since most of the museums are closed in Nice on Tuesday, I decided to do some exploring along the coast. The train and bus system is quite well organized, so I started by taking the bus to Eze-le-Village, about 20 minutes. This is a picturesque hill town that has been completely converted into a major tourist trap and includes a perfume showroom with parking for tour buses. Nevertheless, I climbed to the top of the castle ruins for a spectacular view, and the took the Nietzsche trail down the lower town of Eze Bord de Mer. This was a surprisingly long and arduous downhill on loose rocks and sharp rocks. After a quick lunch and a check of train times, it appeared that I could get to Monaco in 14 minutes, so why not? Off I went, got off in the middle of Monaco and took one of the local buses up to the top of the Monte Carlo side, walked around and took the bus to the old side. High density, lots of condos, lots of yachts, didn’t see much else to recommend it. Got the obligatory pictures of the Casino with Ferraris in front, but they weren’t really making people welcome to come in.

View of Eze Mer from the top. Cap Ferrat in the background.

Conspicuous consumption Monaco style. Casino in Monte Carlo, check your James Bond movies.

Davidoff store, Monaco.