From Nice, we decided to take the 1 euro intercity bus to a small medieval town called Eze Village and then hop another bus to Monaco. Eze village was similar to some of the other medieval villages I'd been to, except it had an AMAZING cactus and succulent garden. Entry was 5euro and the bonus was the best view from the entire village.
This picture doesn't do this garden justice, it was one of the coolest gardens I'd been to. A swedish prince, in the 1920s shirked his swedish, princely duties and just hung out at this site until the mid 1950s. Saw some fine specimens of cactus, agave, aloe and other such succulents. 
It was Prince Day in Monaco, which meant that the Monte Carlo casino was closed. We went to the world class Museum of Oceanography instead (Prince Albert in the early 1900 was an avid and devoted oceanographer). The museum is part of his legacy. This is me, trying to figure out how to work the one-person submarine developed in the second half of the 18th century. It's as fun as it looks.
And...some amazing aquariums in the basement. The museum is large building tucked into the cliffs, right on the water. It was impressive, both inside and out.
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j'adore this paul aquarium picture, everything about it. it has 'facebook profile picture' written all over it.
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