What a soaker!

Changing of the Guards

On Sunday we took a drive to Monaco, a city about 20 mins from Nice. We went to see the palace of Prince Albert, the prince of Monaco and we also saw the changing of the guards. We got to take a tour of the palace which was not even close to the size of Buckingham Palace. It was much smaller and we didn't get to see as many rooms as we did at Buckingham. The changing of the guards was fun to see but very short and their outfits weren't anywhere near as royal as the ones at Buckingham. We also went to go see the Napoleon museum which for me wasn't that interesting because I had no idea what I was looking at in the museum or who this Napoleon guy was. Apparently he was the first emperor of France and although the museum didn't interest me it interested my parents.

Overlooking Monaco

Now this is where it gets funny. After the tour of the palace and the museum, we were planning to walk down to the centre of the city to see the casino. I'm not to sure how to explain it but the palace sits at the top in Monaco and the casino is actually down in Monte Carlo near the port. So as we were walking down along a wall overlooking the ocean we could see the waves crashing against the side of the wall. It was a very windy day and the waves were HUGE! White caps everywhere. One of the waves was so high, that it hit the side of the wall, came up, and gave us a nice shower. It didn't just sprinkle us, it collapsed down onto us and drenched us. 

That was fun....but now I'm wet!!  Ugggh

We were soaking wet and the cold air made it worse. It was unbelievable that a wave could come 30-40 feet up and smash us. My dad and I were laughing, my sister was crying, and my mom was trying to calm her down. My sweater, shirt, pants, socks, shoes, my hair and camera were all wet. I even got a little taste of the ocean. Even though we were uncomfortably wet, it was hilarious that something like that could have happened. Over all I had a pretty fun time, even though we got wet.

Poor Maddy....Hehe!!

If you ever get a chance to go to Monaco you should, although watch out for those waves. You never know when one might hit you!

Simona