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07:07:40 I woke up early in Villefranche, and caught a bit of the sunrise. | 07:07:56 Not sure this picture really does it justice. | 07:08:06 The wind was up as well, as is hopefully made evident by the flag on our balcony. | 07:08:20 I rather liked this effect of the sunrise through the flag. |
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10:10:52 Leaving the Welcome Hotel to head to the station. | 10:13:30 Winding our way through the passageways of Villefranche en route to the station. | 10:34:21 The train that would take us to Monaco. | 10:57:35 In Monaco now - here's a little church near the station. |
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11:16:32 Our room at the Hotel Hermitage - rather impressive don't you think? The ceiling was about three times Chie's height. | 11:16:36 More pictures of our room. | 11:16:41 | 11:17:13 The view from our room, out over the harbour filled with super yachts. |
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11:17:49 Our bathroom. | 11:25:13 | 11:31:54 More views out over the harbour. | 11:32:01 |
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11:32:55 | 11:36:27 I rather liked this odd collection of mirrors on the wall. They all seemed to point in very slightly different directions. | 11:40:39 Some welcome macarons from Laduree. | 12:05:06 The corridors at the Hermitage were very grand too. |
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12:05:34 The courtyard in the centre of the hotel. | 12:06:36 This skylight was apparently designed by Gustav Eiffel. | 12:10:37 The Hermitage as seen from the outside - our room is the leftmost on the floor below the topmost. | 12:13:36 Some of the yachts in the harbour. |
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12:15:49 Unfortunately the bateau bus (ferry across the harbour) was closed due to the strong winds today. | 12:21:37 | 12:26:03 One of the shopping streets in Monaco. | 12:33:26 We just managed to catch the tail end of this market (we bought a lemon!). |
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12:35:01 On the way up to the Palais Princier and the old town - I hope this picture illustrates how windy it was! | 12:35:33 More windswept pictures of Monaco. | 12:35:43 | 12:36:21 Even that tower over there looks windswept! |
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12:37:47 One of the gateways on the way up to the Palais Princier. | 12:39:00 The original Grimaldi, founder of the Monaco dynasty. | 12:39:28 The square around the Palais Princier. | 12:40:19 Into the old town... |
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12:41:56 A little building next to the cathedral, not sure what it was exactly. | 12:42:27 The cathedral. | 12:45:50 A fountain in a little square in the old town. | 12:49:07 Interesting projecting (oriel?) window. |
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12:49:18 Another fountain. | 13:28:45 Outside the little cafe where we had lunch. | 13:28:52 They had a little royal dedication to the Prince by the entrance to the cafe. | 13:31:48 View across the harbour. |
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13:31:55 Quite liked this lamppost. | 13:32:04 More harbour views... | 13:34:42 | 13:41:28 The mairie - unfortunately closed on a Saturday. |
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13:54:51 The yellow submarine outside the oceanographic museum. | 14:01:48 The Chocolaterie de Monaco, where we bought some chocolates. | 14:40:44 Back in our hotel room. | 14:40:52 I rather liked the look of this chair, although it was a bit weird to actually sit in, as you ended up surrounded by an echo of your own voice. |
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15:02:30 The other side of the Hotel Hermitage. | 15:08:29 The casino in Monte Carlo. | 15:09:29 Quite nice views in the square up from the casino. | 15:11:26 |
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15:25:08 The side of the casino. | 18:04:39 More views of the casino as the afternoon turns into evening. | 18:20:12 The view of the harbour from our room looked particularly as the daylight started to fade. | 18:22:16 Gratifyingly indulgent picture. |
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18:25:29 | 18:33:21 Added indulgence with the chocolates we had bought earlier. | 20:36:46 Later on that evening, just one picture from our fantastic dinner at Il Terrazzino. |