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2009-03-06

[Nice - London - Paris] Part 9: Monaco

Monaco is 18 km east of Nice. We spent our third afternoon there visiting the old city, the palace and the aquarium. The No. 100 Bus took us to the foot of the castle.

Walking along the "red carpet":

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Turn around:

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Old style light in the castle:

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Here is Prince's Palace of Monaco:

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St-Mary's Tower is on the right side of the palace:

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Travelers take photo of the guard and the guard take a look at the travelers:

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Let's enter the old city:

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Narrow street:

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Church of Mercy:

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An unknown castle:

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The aquarium building:

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Beatles' Yellow Submarine?

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Everyone knows it hard to take good shots in aquarium, but who cares? It is a lot of fun, isn't it? I took tons of photos and feel so lucky that I can pick up some.

The most impressive section -- eel:

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The most elegant section -- jelly fish:

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Common cuttlefish:

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Some unknown fishes:

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A face of human being?

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Here I am -- Give way, I am SHARK:

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Coral:

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They look like witch's fingers:

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Nemo and his friends:

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Scorpion fish:

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The shrimpfish is so cool:

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Sunset in the garden:

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Night fell on Monaco:

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The harbor:

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Monte Carol:

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Shinny castle:

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