We wanted to take the kids to the Institut Oceanographique in Monaco. Is has a great aquarium and many interesting exhibits. The building itself is pretty amazing:
It was a really hot day and the hike from the train station to the aquarium was exhausting. The kids were happy when we arrived. Here is the octopus sculpture out front:
The first exhibit of interest to the kids was an early submarine [Quinncy looks like a 1920's newsie with that hat]:
Ella was amazed by the size of the whale skeleton:
We signed the kids up for an education class with a touch pool. Unfortunately, it was taught entirely in french. Ella was fine, she just copied what the other kids were doing:
and Quinncy copied what Ella was doing:
On the coast of Monaco there is a concrete platform where people snorkel and sunbath. I was very tempted to jump in, as it was smoking hot. Instead we posed at the top.
Afterwards, we took the kids to a street fair on the boardwalk in Monaco. Quinncy had his picture taken in the F1 car sculpture:
The kids then decided to try a few of the venues at the street fair, including the trampoline/bungee:
and the Roman jumpy house [which the kids rated the best jumpy house they have ever been in].
That pretty much sacked the kids out for the day. We caught the train back to the apartment and spent some time on the beach before calling it a day.
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