Picture of the Week #375 "Changing of the Guard" Monte Carlo, Monaco 1971 Signed & Stamped

No matter how many times I've been to Monte Carlo I am always taken by the Castle where Princess Grace lived. This was taken 10 years before her untimely death in a road accident. I have photographed the Guard and posted it in my Picture of the Week #022 back in 2009. Now I'm up to #375 and thought a different view inside the castle courtyard might be ripe for a new post. So, here it is. Monaco is a very rare place that seems so removed from the rest of the world. I thought about renting an apartment there but there are so many restrictions due to their powerful tax laws as the government earns it's money not from taxes but from the casino and make it very difficult for a foreigner to reside there. From what I understand you have to place 3 Million US dollars into an account and leave it. It draws very little if any interest. Plus rents etc are very high as only the super rich can afford to live there. But it is still a magic kingdom.