Friday, 06 November 2009

• Le Journal du Matin

  Rocher de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco

  Monte Carlo lies in the French Riviera on the Mediterranan Sea in Monaco surrounded by France and Italy.  Monaco is a principality so there is a prince governing Monaco and his palace sits on Rocher de Monaco:

  

  Rocher de Monaco is a busy tourist location during the summer and features a number of boutiques and restaurants.  Unfortunately I went on a rainy day in cool springtime so it was very empty. 

  Standing in an empty street on Rocher de Monaco.

  

  There weren't many stores open when we got here at 5pm on a weekday.  The whole Rocher de Monaco was so quiet.

  One of the few places I walked by that was open was this bakery.  I peered in and saw lots of yummy breads.  They say French bread is good so I wanted to get one.

  

  The only way I remembered the name of the bakery is this bag:

  

  I secretly ate it in the bus.  I think it was frowned upon so I left most of it for when I got off the bus.

  The chocolate croissant:

  

  Unfortunately I got there at the end of the day and you could taste that in the croissant.  It was still flaky but most of it was hardened.    Chocolate was good though.  They used semi-sweet chocolate chips.  It would've been a much more yummy croissant if they used a thin slice of dark chocolate.

  Maybe I'll try this bakery again if I come earlier and if I don't find another bakery.  What a disappointment for my first croissant in Europe.

  Eric Tummy Points: 2 out of 5

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