A rainy start to the day. We went to a perfume factory, in Grasse. The town has been in the business of perfume since 1782.
The "Nose" is an expert perfume producer that needs at least 10 years of sniffing experience. It's the top spot in the factory.
The "Nose"
After this tour, we went to Nice to a chocolate factory. It wasn't Willy Wonka, but it was pretty good. I didn't take any photos here..
After the chocolate factory, we started off to Monaco...
The border police. Monaco is one of the world's smallest city-states. The Grimaldi family have ruled since 1309 AD, the world's oldest ruling monarchy.
It was raining heavily, so not a very good photo day..
A few dollars worth of yachts
They were very professional and courteous to me. They gave me a private tour of their office while the others were watching the change of the guard.
Since its inception, the Carabiniers were tasked with guarding the Prince's Palace, ensuring the security of the Sovereign and the Princely Family, to provide services to honor, and to assist law enforcement in times of need.[5][1][14] The Palace is guarded at all times, twenty-four hours a day, with two noncommissioned officers of varying rank, one Maréchal des Logis, and eight Carabiniers.[5] The Changing of the Guard, is performed daily at 11.55 am, and announced by a musical element.
Monaco boasts the world's highest GDP nominal per capita at US$153,177, GDP PPP per capita at $132,571 and GNI per capita at $183,150.[6][92][93] It also has the lowest unemployment rate at 0%,[94] with over 48,000 workers who commute from France and Italy each day.[68][95] According to the CIA World Factbook, Monaco has the world's lowest poverty rate[96] and the highest number of millionaires and billionaires per capita in the world.[97][98] For the fourth year in a row, Monaco in 2012 had the world's most expensive real estate market, at $58,300 per square metre.[99][100][101]
Rainy day for our group. This caused some travel problems for us on Sunday.
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