Day 22 - Monaco = Money

I didn't get to do everything that I wanted to do the other day when I came out so I ventured back. I stepped of the train into one of the most modern train stations I've ever seen - the place was spotless. As I walked out of the station into the 300m tunnel going to the street, the whole thing was marble - floors, walls, ceilings. From what I could tell, it wasn't the cheap fake stuff, it was the real McCoy.

Eventually I got to the street and the place was Dee-serted. There were a few crews packing up the remaining tents from the weekends world championship rally but that was about it. The cafes that were filled with people, now had more staff than customers.

This was on Friday before the race weekend so you could imagine a wall of people over the weekend:


This is pretty much the same spot today (note the now snow covered mountains)


Such a major contrast. You could now see all the expensive yachts, some would have more floor space than houses with all the creature comforts.