Charlie Chaplin in Monaco

We don’t normally go to Monaco very often. But due to various reasons, we’ve been there for the last two weekends. And for this weekend we had tickets for a rather special event at Grimaldi forum for Saturday night. They were showing City Lights, a truly classic Charlie Chaplin film; one of the funniest films I’ve ever seen, with the Monaco Philharmonic orchestra providing the soundtrack. Obviously, an event not to be missed.

My parents were back in France together with Tutta, so we got them tickets as well. Due to the schedule, dinner in Monaco before or after the concert-cum-cinema was out of the question, hence we decided to invite the gang over for an aperitif/light dinner to our place. Shopping turned out to be a bit of a challenge, since today was “Victory day” (hence most shops were closed)), but we managed in the end.... A few drinks, and with relatively filled stomachs, we hit the road for Monaco in my parents trusty Scenic.

The event itself was brilliant. The movie really is a true comedy gem, I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard in a movie... And the live music kind of added an extra dimension to the proceedings. Truly a worthwhile event, I hope they do more of those in the future...