After a brilliant, late-night suggestion that Cris and Randy extend their trip in Europe for a week, we found ourselves on the road driving from St. Paul de Vence to Stuttgart via Monaco. What's a European vacation without a little unplanned excitement?! We were pumped. Not only would be get to hang out with my mom and Randy more, but we'd also get to visit Monaco, a place we'd talked about going to many times.
We pulled in to Monaco, checked-in, and enjoyed some snacks on our balcony looking out at the Mediterranean:


We then got ready for our fun night out. Dinner and a trip to the Casino were in order! We all got glammed up and made our way out on the town. After a few drinks and many Euros poorer, we decided to break from the gambling action and head to dinner. Dinner was a delight! Champagne and seafood all around. Refreshed with food and beverage, we made our way back to the Casino for Round Two. Here we are outside of the Casino (I didn't bring my camera out that night, so pleasebear with the iPhone photos):


We ventured back to the Casino to donate more of our money and people watch. The most interesting sight of the night: A mega-rich Italian man who walked in with his model girlfriend, sat down at his own private BlackJack table, and got 50,000 Euros worth of markers. THEN, 20 minutes in to his private game, he started pounding on the table and yelling at the dealer. I learned from a fellow onlooker that he was yelling "Impossible! Impossible! It is impossible to lose that many times!!" After his little tirade the pit boss let the dealer shuffle the deck and start fresh. What a little whiner!
Having gotten our fill at the Casino we headed back to the hotel for a good night's rest. The quiet, glittering harbor was waiting up to say Bon Soir to us:
The next morning we loaded up the car and started the long, but gorgeous drive to Stuttgart. Once in Stuttgart we inundated my mom and Randy with German food and beer; we even squeezed in a trip to our favorite, Rothenberg!
We had a fantastic visit with Cris and Randy. Thank you both so much for sharing your European vacation with us!!
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Heading to Monaco in Nov for a conference. It looks amazing!
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