Happy Birthday Dada!! ๐ŸŽ‰

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Mama: It took two tries, but we toured around Monaco today. We got beat by the heat the first try! It’s definitely unbearable... We went to the Oceanagraphic Museum, which was pretty cool. I’m actually impressed by the active role that the princes of Monaco are trying to play in healthy and sustainable oceans. Then we took a trolly tour and saw the WHOLE country, border to border, in about half an hour. Other than the Vatican, Monaco is the smallest country in the world. Then we stopped at the Monte Carlo for a picture for Thatha and then went for a fancy Indian dinner to celebrate Dada’s birthday!!
Bun: We found the same flowers that are on mommy’s watch. And we saw ones that were pink and red and purple too. And we got to see a rainbow fish. We also saw a crab that had an orange for a shell and we touched a giant clamshell. 
Bud: We got to go to the aquarium and see dancing swinging princesses. We saw an octopus and a rainbow fish and a black tipped reef shark. We got to see a beautiful view of the Hercules (Hercule) Harbour. 




I didn’t know that the Monaco Grand Prix raced through the streets of the city. But there’s a LOT I don’t know about grand prix’. Apparently it takes six weeks to set up and three weeks to take down. 



Someone’s lunch! Awwwwwwwe. ☹️


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