11.13.2009

My five-year-old’s Monaco

Monaco, home to the world’s best-looking cars, biggest gambling stakes, and best-dressed natives, is also the temporary home of something that would actually interest my five-year-old: the fair! Throughout the year, fairs of varying degrees make their way across the European continent, making week to month-long stops - depending on the size of the city.

When we say “fair” in America, I often picture scenes from an E.B. White-induced dream (prize-winning pigs, cotton candy, and a rickety Ferris wheel), but the fairs in Europe are more like mini mobile theme parks. The fair at Monaco (here for a month) offers everything from swinging upside down in the Monte Carlo skyline at the height of 35 feet to being catapulted into the air faster than your stomach can say “Wait I just ate an entire Italian pizza!”

Here’s a quick glimpse:

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