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Before leaving Aix we did a quick visit to the nearest supermarket to buy things for lunch on the train, and made a very brief detour to see this little park.11:15:07
Our friends waving us off at Aix en Provence TGV station.12:43:36
In the supermarket I picked up a half bottle of Bordeaux for the train journey.14:13:08
Chie and Erika on the platform at Nice station where we changed trains.
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Me and Erika nn the little connecting train from Nice to Monaco.15:42:58
We had booked a room with a “partial sea view” and I suppose that was fair to say about this direction from the balcony of the first room we were assigned...15:43:08
…but looking in the other direction from the balcony the view was like this.15:43:24
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So we asked to change rooms, and instead were given a room where the view from the balcony was like this.15:55:06
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…and with more of a view of Monaco in the other direction from the balcony.15:56:28
Erika on the balcony. Much nicer I’m sure you’ll agree!
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Erika in our room. We much preferred this one to the first one.17:37:36
After a swim in the sea for an hour or so, I decided it was time for a Negroni from the beach bar.17:37:45
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Lovely.
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Slightly silly selfie.17:54:24
Handful of pebbles from the beach.18:59:26
Dinner at our favourite restaurant in Monaco. It’s called Miami Plage (yes the name sounds naff, but the food is quite good) and is right on the beach, only a short walk from our hotel.
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Better still, they had changed the menu a bit since our last visit to include some of our favourite things. This is a little basket of panisses (like socca / farinata, but a different shape) and barbajuans - the latter being the unofficial national dish of Monaco.19:05:36
As if that weren’t enough - beignets de fleur de courgettes (deep fried courgette flowers in batter) - I was in heaven!19:07:51
This was a great meal.19:23:20
The view from the restaurant out to sea.
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Nice sky now.20:00:17
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The three of us on the beach after dinner.
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Ever present construction work!
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Headed back to the hotel beach after that for cocktails.20:34:00
Erika on the hotel beach after dark.20:34:39
They made a mocktail for Erika, and I had another Negroni.20:35:02
This was really lovely.
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Sitting on the beach in the fading light sipping cocktails with Erika was absolutely magical.21:21:14
Monaco by night from our balcony.21:21:23
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