must be funny, in a rich man’s world!
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| One square kilometre of opulence |
And where else can you find such a concentration of millionaires, billionaires, and gazillionaires except in Monaco where there is no income tax! Famous residents include people such as Shirley Bassey, Ringo Starr and more recently Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Jenson Button amongst others. Nonetheless, you don’t have to have a million bucks to enjoy Monaco as some things in life are indeed free.
First, each car park in Monte Carlo offers free parking for one hour. So being typically Singaporean, we ended up moving our car amongst the various car parks to enjoy this privilege. Its not as bad as it sounds as we managed to go to quite a few different spots and admire the sea view from there.
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| Rich cars, fast cars, nowhere to drive... |
Next while you do have to pay 10 euros to enter the Monte Carlo Casino, you can wander at least as far as the grand foyer to take a look. No photos are allowed but you can always watch Never Say Never Again (the one with Sean Connery) as the casino is featured. Unless you are there to gamble, I think its actually a lot more fun to be outside the casino where all the expensive cars are parked and just people watch. We saw some seriously weird cars like a chrome Bugatti Veyron and the 4 door Porsche but without door handles. For the truly rich, it seems a simple Ferrari or Lamborghini will no longer do, and they have to up the stakes to find a car that stands out amongst all the rest.
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| Monte Carlo Casino |
Finally, the various churches as well as the beach are free as well! We went into Saint Nicholas Cathedral, where many of the Grimaldis (the ruling family of Monaco) were buried, including Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer III. We also popped into Saint Charles Church, where the bell tower is 108 feet above sea level.
We did pay to enter the State Apartments and it was honestly quite disappointing and totally not worth the money spent. All in all, Monte Carlo was quite an eye-opener and definitely worth a visit.
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