Tour of the French Riviera from Monaco to Cannes, 21 April 2003
---We drove the entire Grand Prix racetrack which can be seen along the water edge where the red-white dotted line appears. The race is May 29-June 1 this year.---
---We drove the entire track, including the famous hairpin curve, but I couldn't take a good picture. The race requires something like 78 laps.---
---Greenery is everywhere as 1/5 of the area is set aside for parks and gardens.---
---In the town of Monaco---
---Narrow streets attest to the age of the city.---
---Cathedral where Princess Grace is buried. The cathedral, built at the end of the 19th century on the ruins of an ancient church is of Mediterranean style with Byzantine influences.---
---Museum of Oceanography built in 1910 by the scientist-prince Albert. Jacques Cousteau was curator here for years.---
---The Monte-Carlo Casino, shades of James Bond where fortunes are made - and lost.---
---Part of the casino---
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