Monte Carlo, Monaco – Splash To The Finish Line!
It took me quite a while to write about Monte Carlo and to ‘digest’ about Monaco other than the rich and famous, the bold and the beautiful and the swanky, glitzy society. After Vatican City, Monaco is the second smallest country in the world. It owns only 490 acres of land with three mile coastline. But! Monaco has the most number of tycoons, superstars, billionaires and their presence and chattels kept here somehow ‘endorsed’ to its status as an interesting tiny prosperous country. It is very apparent that Monaco has the legendary names in showbiz and sports. Monte Carlo, Monaco can be reached by car, yacht, cruise ships, helicopter or by bodyguards! And we chose by train … obviously, no bodyguards ha-ha! Didn’t even need a map, and this is the only place we didn’t get lost! Monte Carlo, besieged by the Mediterranean peaks 'Monaco' gets its name from 'Monoikos' (In Greek means 'living apart') ...