06:47:34
Monaco in the morning. Some people still hadn't quite left the party t Jimmyz yet.06:48:38
The zoom on my camera just doesn't work does it?06:49:12
07:45:20
Erika on the balcony in the morning.
07:49:34
In the lift heading down to breakfast.07:54:10
The restaurant where breakfast is served - not a bad spot.07:57:24
Rather lovely views out over the terrace to sea, and the ubiquitous yachts.07:57:34
...and still a touch of pink in the sky.
08:05:11
Breakfast.08:22:28
Me looking a bit smarmy.08:46:19
Went for a wander around the pool after breakfast. I was starting to think I didn't really want to leave.08:49:56
Very quiet at this time on a Monday!
08:51:18
The hotel's private jetty for people arriving by boat.08:54:19
View of the hotel from the pool. The building may be a bit modern for my tastes, but I love the pool here.08:56:53
09:04:51
One last shot in the hotel lift.
09:30:34
Just before reluctantly checking out.10:33:32
Now in Monaco / Monte Carlo station, where the vending machine gave us two lots of madeleines for the price of one.11:02:32
Boarding the TGV at Monaco station.11:06:01
On the first little leg of the train to Nice.
11:10:56
11:14:30
Villefranche sur mer, where we'd stayed on a previous trip.11:14:36
11:16:11
Erika in party mood.
11:51:23
After changing carriages at Nice, I think this is somewhere around Cannes.14:04:37
Later on, lunch in the buffet car.19:45:35
The TGV to Paris was over an hour later, and we only just made our Eurostar from Paris with literally a minute to spare.20:06:56
Happy to have made the train, and a bit exhausted from the dashing about!
20:07:01
Bye bye France and Monaco - see you next time!