5 Things To Do in Monaco-Ville

That's me, my little brother and my step sister!

Our first stop was at a palace were the changing of the guard took place at 11:55. The Prince's Palace is right on top of the mountain and was built in the 12th century so it's pretty old. What makes it a bit peculiar, however, is its design. While others were building glorious baroque and renaissance castles, this one in Monaco was built in a much more simple way. That's me, my little brother and my step sister in the last photo!

After seeing the palace it was time to wander the streets of the old town. There are tons of ice-cream stalls where you can get heavenly Italian ice-cream. We went dining in a restaurant whose name I unfortunately can't recall. So helpful, eh... But it was wonderful! The menu included a starter salad, the main course and a desert. I then decided to have a salad niçoise, spaghetti bolognese and a chocolate mousse. All this charged me only 18 euros even though we were moving in an area packed with tourists!

The Roman Catholic Sainte-Dévote Chapel was an extempore attraction. We had no plans to visit it, mainly because none of us had never heard of it. The chapel turned out to be a very beautiful, peaceful and silent one. Of course places like this are always quiet, but this one had absolutely no people although it was midday. We lit a couple of candles as you do in these places.

I just had to post lots of photos of fish! They look so nice and colourful... some even scary. Anyway, it was very interesting to follow the sealife and see so many different species of fish. This place is The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. I say this attraction is really a must-see in Monaco as it is one of a kind. One has not been to Monaco without seeing its cute fish!

Last but not least the exotic gardens are worth a visit. I can only say that this park is very aesthetic, very well-kept and peaceful. As it overlooks the sea, the view is terrific (if you don't mind the seagulls) and will give you a little break in between all the sightseeing. I already mentioned this garden in an earlier post click! I hope you people got inspired to see a lot more in Monaco, as it's not only about Monte Carlo Casino, Grand Prix and luxury yachts - even though they are pretty fine as well!

A Few Words about Monaco

Oh, Monaco. The place famous for its Grand Prix, Louis Vuittons and expensive yachts. We spent our first Saturday of our language trip in this very place. It was kind of weird to go to Monaco, because of a funny little coincidence: we visited Monaco already in May with my family!

Nevertheless, I had an awesome time in Monaco again. I got to do things I didn't have time for last time, such as visiting a beautiful shopping centre and exploring the exotic gardens. We were simply eating our little snacks on a bench in the garden, which overlooked the sea. It was just breathtakingly beautiful.

Those seagulls came across pretty disturbing, because they were extremely tame and were standing right next to us... ugh

Anyway, feeling a bit busy as high school started again last week... There's so much to do again!

I'm really happy now that I'm part of our local newspaper's youth. This means I'll get to experience the everyday life of journalists, write some articles for the newspaper and also decide some of the contents of the daily paper. Yay!