Our day trip to Monaco deserves its own post. Garry felt well enough to trust me on how to get there and it was a great day.
We were advised not to keep our car in Nice, not because of it hard to get around in, but the scarcity of parking…and that the bus and train and tram systems would be all we need. Boy, was that the truth! Nice is super easy to figure out with great signage and convenient locations all over the city.
We took a short underground ride from right by our apartment to downtown where we caught a tram to the Garibaldi stop. We walked a very short distance to the port and caught a bus to Monaco.
The bus to Monaco was 1.5 euros each and it was a spectacular 45 minute ride along the beautiful French Riviera. We spent several hours wandering around there; had a very expensive lunch and looked at mega yachts in the marina. You could walk right up to them…..just don’t try to board one!
All boats Med tie which means stern to the dock and lots of fenders between boats. We met a man as he was docking a boat the same size as ours and we got to see the complicated way they do it, but like he said, if it is what you are used to it is easy. We asked the cost of moorage but he said since he was born in Monaco and lives there it is like a gift. He only pays €5000 a year but he said in a marina like in Nice it would be more like €25,000 to 30,000 a year.
The bus ride back was during early evening commute time so it was packed and lots of traffic so it took a lot longer. The tram was packed too but it all was part of the experience.
We really enjoyed our short time in Nice and it is definitely a place we could see ourselves coming back to again… beautiful city, wonderful beaches, friendly people, tons of restaurants and hotels…
Perfect name for a Northwest boat
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