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Again thanks to Erika waking us up early we were treated to another lovely sunrise!06:13:51
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Breakfast at a cafe on the seafront in Menton.09:37:29
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There was a satelite dish in the spire of this church close to our hotel.10:58:18
Pictures of the bus route for reference.11:00:41
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After checking out of our hotel, we decided to rather unglamorously go to Monaco by bus.
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Chie and Erika on the bus.11:20:01
Failed attempts to take pictures of the lovely views we had from the bus.11:20:12
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Our hotel in Monaco - the Monte Carlo Bay.
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We went for a swim immediately on arrival as our room wasn't ready yet. This is us in the lift heading to our room afterwards.13:22:57
Chie in the restaurant downstairs in the hotel where we had lunch.13:34:57
Me, my lunch and Erika asleep on the chair next to me.14:20:11
Me and Erika in our room.
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Me and Erika on the balcony of our room, with a view of Monaco and the sea.14:22:09
Feeding Erika a late lunch out on the balcony - she was asleep when we had ours.14:22:10
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More view from the balcony.
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Erika on the bed. I plan to assemble an album at some point of pictures of Erika lounging around in luxury hotels.14:56:17
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Some improvised shade on the balcony for Erika.
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Another swim in the pool later on in the afternoon - we took our camera with us this time. Apologies for the unsiightly image of my belly, but aside from that I think this is a rather lovely picture of me and Erika.16:49:11
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Chie and Erika in the indoor pool.17:26:24
I think Chie took this.18:12:09
I changed shirts for the evening, and thought I'd try on the jacket I was planning on wearing to the casino later.18:12:19
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On the lift on the way down to dinner.18:29:26
There was a prohibition party this evening in "Jimmyz" - the famous night club next to our hotel.
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Views out to sea on our stroll from the hotel to the restaurant.18:59:44
Lots of yachts in the bay.18:59:51
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Me and Erika on the seafront.
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The three of us, as Erika took another little nap.19:09:52
Yachts bathed in later afternoon / early evening sun.19:10:06
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Outside the Japanese gardens.19:47:17
Dinner out on the terrace at Mozza, a trendy Italian restaurant.19:48:59
The Degustazioni Antipastini - a big selection of dishes, with some pizza too. This was very good.20:36:21
Night time shots on the way back to the hotel.
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Chie and Erika walking by the Japanese garden.20:41:21
Monaco lighting up for the night.20:45:52
Chie and Erika on the beach.20:46:03
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Back at the hotel.21:04:09
Night views from our hotel balcony.21:04:36
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I headed out again by myself in the evening for a little flutter at the casino.22:03:19
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...and took my winnings to Le Bar Americain at the Hotel de Paris.22:40:00
Walking back to the hotel again.22:41:24
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The cars filing into the Prohibition party at Jimmyz.
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Good night Monaco!