What
are some of the “things” or activities that the people
of Monaco do for fun?
ANSWER:Sea rowing and a meal at the Monaco
Yacht Club – even if you are not a member – by eating
at the rowing club's café, which is in the same building. Observatory
Cave – in the Exotic Garden, 100 m above sea-level, at the
foot of the cliff, there is an underground cavity adapted for visits.
And
Condamine Market – a daily morning market, located at Place
d’Armes near the Port Hercule. It’s a colorful Provençal
market and center of Monégasque life with local specialties to
sample or buy such as barbajuans. The open-air market features fresh
fruit, vegetables and flowers, and the covered market offers butchery,
fishmonger, bakery, etc.
What's
one thing the public probably does NOT know about Monaco?
ANSWER:Ecole
Bleue – diving school for children by free diving world’s
champion Pierre Frolla. Considered as an international reference in
the field of children’s diving, the Ecole Bleue offers a full range
of courses and training sessions, dedicated to exploration, respect
and protection of the underwater world.
Share
some aspect of Monaco as regards to what it has contributed to the
world.
Crepe
Suzette at Le Café de Paris. Fifteen year old Henri Charpentier,
an assistant waiter, was called upon to serve crepes (a French invention)
for a special dinner party, hosted by the Prince of Monaco. The crepes
were precooked in the kitchen with the dish completed by heating them
in a sauce made from orange peel, sugar, and a combination of liqueurs
in a chaffing dish in front of the guests. Unexpectedly, the alcohol
caught fire, thus flambéing the sauce and serendipitously creating
a new taste sensation. The guests were delighted. The Prince of Monaco
asked Charpentier what he planned to call his new creation. Charpentier
offered “Crepes Princesse.” But the Prince, in honor of his
guests’ young daughter, asked if he would name them Crepes Suzette,
and hence, a classic was born.
Three Musical Pilgrimages: Mozart, Grieg and Hendrix
Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
could read and compose music, plus play the violin and piano, when he was
five years old. Born into a musical family in Salzburg, Austria (then the
Holy Roman Empire), he had a unique ability for imitating music, which first
became evident when he recited a musical piece by simply observing his father
conducting a lesson to his older sister. This led to a childhood on the
road, where the young prodigy performed before many of the royal courts
of Europe.
Treasures of Ireland: The Irish Goodbye (Dispatch
#20)
The Palladian Traveler brings to a close his 20-part
series on the Emerald Isle from an upscale restaurant in downtown Dublin
where he files his final dispatch and then quietly slips away.
Two "MUST SEE" Truly Spectacular Places
in Europe. Here's Why.
The Han Grotto and Culzean Castle. As the name
of my Traveling Boy feature is "Travel With a Difference," it's
important to me to always bring you offbeat and unusual tourist places around
the world you may not know about. These two fit that category to a T, and
they're absolutely worth a visit. One's in Scotland and one's in Belgium.
Culzean (pronounced CULLANE) Castle is located near Maybole, Carrick, on
the Ayrshire coast of Scotland.
Highway 49 Revisited: Exploring California's
Gold Country
In the 1840s, the population of California was only
14,000, but by 1850 more than 100,000 settlers and adventurers had arrived
from all over the world – and they came for one reason: gold. James
Marshall had discovered the first gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in El
Dorado County, creating the largest gold rush in history.
Lake Charles’ Family-Size Low-Key Mardi Gras
The Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras in Lake Charles,
the second largest in Louisiana, does not need parents there to avert their
children’s eyes. This is family entertainment and children are very
much part of it. The main office of the Lake Charles CVB has costumes from
last year’s Mardi Gras but it also has figures to fascinate little
ones from country boys fishing for their dinner to alligators who have already
fed and are rubbing their stomachs.
Puerto Vallarta: Magic and Mayhem on the Malecon
So I heard that you could spend from dawn to dusk on
the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and never get bored and I thought,
"Okay, I'm up for that challenge." Well, maybe not the dawn part
– I'm not a morning person – so I had no problem leaving those
early hours to the joggers and those seeking an early start to catch their
red snapper for dinner.
Two "MUST SEE" Truly Spectacular Places
in Europe. Here's Why.
The Han Grotto and Culzean Castle. As the name
of my Traveling Boy feature is "Travel With a Difference," it's
important to me to always bring you offbeat and unusual tourist places around
the world you may not know about. These two fit that category to a T, and
they're absolutely worth a visit. One's in Scotland and one's in Belgium.
Culzean (pronounced CULLANE) Castle is located near Maybole, Carrick, on
the Ayrshire coast of Scotland.
Relaxing at The Inn at Laguna Beach
There is nothing like sleeping in an ocean-front room
and awakening to the sounds of waves crashing against the sand. It is
one of the finer things in life. And it is exactly what I experienced
recently on a memorable getaway to The Inn at Laguna Beach. The adventure
began when a friend I pulled off the 5 Freeway in Orange County and took
SR 133 south nine miles through winding lush hills and wilderness areas
to the ocean.
