{"id":10762,"date":"2021-07-20T19:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T03:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=10762"},"modified":"2021-07-22T20:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T04:26:03","slug":"monaco-rothschild-villa-and-gardens-saint-jean-cap-ferrat-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2021\/07\/20\/monaco-rothschild-villa-and-gardens-saint-jean-cap-ferrat-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco &#8211; Rothschild Villa and Gardens &#8211; Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula &#8211; Op\u00e9ra de Monte-Carlo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve visited Monaco twice. I can proudly say, both times I visited the Principality of Monaco, I&#8217;ve done so while cruising in on the most expensive and largest ship in the harbour. That large and expensive ship would be the Holland America cruise ship Westerdam.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-01.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise view of Op\u00e9ra de Monte-Carlo\" width=\"939\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-01.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-01-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-01-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The early morning Sun illuminates the Op\u00e9ra de Monte-Carlo which was built in 1879 and designed by Salle Garnier who also designed the Paris Opera house. <a href=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2017\/12\/01\/paris-france-part-three-louvre-arc-de-triomphe-palais-garnier-mona-lisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">( the Palais Garnier )<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-02.jpg\" alt=\"An early morning arrival in Monaco displays the low Sun shining off the glass of a high rise. \" width=\"939\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-02.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-02-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-02-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We our early morning arrival, the low sunlight was reflecting off one of the glass tower skyscrapers on the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-03.jpg\" alt=\"The morning fog hangs over the luxury yachts in Port Hercules - Monaco. \" width=\"939\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-03.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-03-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-03-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The fog above Port Hercules with the super yachts of the rich and famous below makes for a striking photo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-04.jpg\" alt=\"The great photographers always take a photo of their reflection while in Monte Carlo. \" width=\"939\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-04.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-04-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-04-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s right, I visit Monaco and take photos of my reflection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10769\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-05.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-05-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-05-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10770\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-06.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-06-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-06-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10771\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-07.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-07-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-07-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10772\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-08.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-08-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-08-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10773\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-09.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-09-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-09-768x616.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10774 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-10.jpg\" alt=\"Reflection of world famous photographer Keith Simonian reflected in a window at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild - France.\" width=\"939\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-10.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-10-768x584.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s right, I visit famous the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and take photos of my reflection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-11.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury motor yacht MORE based out of London and docked in Monte Carlo, Monaco.\" width=\"939\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-11.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-11-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-11-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If my Google research is correct, you can rent this superyacht based out of London for just 115,000 Euros a week. Not sure if that includes the crew or not. The 148&#8242; long yacht was launched in 2003 and had a retrofit in 2019. Luxury motor yacht MORE can accommodate up to 10 guests overnight in 5 cabins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10776 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-12.jpg\" alt=\"William Grover Williams statue located at the first turn of the Monaco Grand Prix. \" width=\"939\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-12.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-12-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-12-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This statue of William Grover &#8220;Williams&#8221; is located at the first turn of city track layout of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-13.jpg\" alt=\"A mirror above the Toutes Directions sign helps oncoming traffic avoid hitting each other in streets of Monaco. \" width=\"939\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-13.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-13-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Monaco-Mediterrean-Cruise-13-768x630.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s right, no mirror in the Principality of Monaco is too small for me to take a reflection photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve visited Monaco twice. I can proudly say, both times I visited the Principality of Monaco, I&#8217;ve done so while cruising in on the most expensive and largest ship in the harbour. That large and expensive ship would be the Holland America cruise ship Westerdam. The early morning Sun illuminates the Op\u00e9ra de Monte-Carlo which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[]},"categories":[2692,3],"tags":[2747,2894],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10762"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10787,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10762\/revisions\/10787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}