After church in Italy, we loaded up the car and drove towards Nice, France. On the way we stopped at Monaco…”a Sunny Place for Shady People!” Monaco’s total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi) and is famous for Monte Carlo Casino and The Grand Prix. We had a great time visiting the Monaco Oceanographic Museum (Jacques Cousteau’s Aquarium) and walking around the streets.

Monte Carlo...where some 35,000 people live

Grand Prix: one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world

The Oceanographic Museum in Monaco rises from the cliff side rock

Many personal items of Jacques Cousteau

Palace guard marching to his new location

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