Ok, one of the reasons that I’ve picked Avignon (south of France) for this summer is, I would like to visit Monaco, Italy, and Spain (even Switzerland) easily, because they are closer from Avignon. And since I have always my weekend free, I have to go then. First journey is Monaco-Italy. Why? Because I don’t know yet well this region, so it’d be better if I took a journey which is not so far from Avignon.
So I took a train (TGV, Train de la Grande Vitesse 300km/h and TER, normal train) for five hours. It could be so tiring and boring if the landscape of south of France is ugly. Oh it’s amazing! With a transparent sea and the mountains, wow! I am impressed.
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| The sea is transparent |
So, I stopped my first destination in Nice, because I was planning to rent a little car to explore Monaco and the France-Italy’s frontier. I think it’s better to rent a car, because I’m a bit worried for the public transport it will be not so easy.
Nice is a big city and like its name, it’s a nice city. The beach is not bad, the landscape is amazing, the streets are up down up down because it’s situated in a mountain, with all the dynamic people. So, the journey is beginning! Monte Carlo, I am coming baby!
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| Nice train station |
Monaco is a super duper mini country. Maybe as big as Kemang and Prapanca in Jakarta, lol. Everyone thinks it’s just a piece of France. Just like Vatican in Italy, and Andorra in France too. When I just arrived in Monaco, my first impression is this city is sooooooooooo clean; there’s a police who guard in every street, and the most important: this is the “super expensive car show-off” city. All the expensive and “limited-edition” cars are showing off in front of Casino. Like every city in Europe, it has a town center in Monte Carlo, and the meeting point is front of the famous Casino (situated beside of the French famous chef Alain Ducasse’s restaurant). When I was there, all people is just regarding the car like the celebrities, all rich people are there, too much ‘bling-bling’ stuffs on the girls, I supposed.
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| Monaco, bling-bling city |
At 10 pm, when there’s no more sunshine, I drove until the highest street where we can see this entire city. Oh my God, so beautiful. With those big buildings, nice houses, mountain, beach, port, and the lamps who shines the entire city, it’s just so magnifique! Perfect!
Let’s continue. I drove until midnite to San Remo, Italy. And again and again, the landscapes from Monaco to Italy are too amazing. Actually it reminds me of the Toba Lake (south of Sumatra) landscape, but we found no one in the street. But here, the ambiance is just like Bali. All people do some parties in beach, dining in the great restaurant in the streets, too cool.
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| Brazilian dancers in San Remo |
San Remo, is a mini city of Italy, not so far from the France frontier. I am so impressed because all people here speak French! But it’s normal. This is a nice city I think. And, last but not least, I have to taste pizza and spaghetti in Italy, their motherland. Hmm not so good, and I am a bit disappointed, because maybe I choose the bad restaurant. But the ice cream, wow, the best ice cream ever! And it’s really cheap!
So, I am so happy with my petit weekend there. So great.
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| Midnite in Monaco |
*train de la grande vitesse: train with the fast speed
*magnifique: amazing
*petit: little
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