Culture @ Monaco

Henna and Aki were kind enough to give me a pretty royal birthday present – tickets to the Princess Grace theatre at Monaco!

Before getting our boost of culture, time for something more important – food. We let Henna, who works in Monaco, do the organization; we ended up in what is apparently a bit of a Monaco institution – le Bistroquet. It’s a nice little eatery serving Italian grub, located just a stone’s throw away from the Casino, in Monte Carlo. We had a nice little meal, and the prices were quite reasonable, considering we were in Monte Carlo. Nice start to the evening!

We then made our way to the theatre. The play for the night was “Victor Hugo, mon amour”. The play traces Hugo’s romance to a lady called Juliette Drouet, through love letters the couple wrote to each other over the decades… All in all, even if the play is somewhat “static”, it was an enjoyable experience – I guess my French is reaching a level where I can begin to appreciate the subtleties of Hugo’s prose ;-).

Big thanks to Henna and Aki for a super birthday pressie!! ;-)