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The view from our hotel in the morning.07:37:19
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Erika on the balcony.08:54:58
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Al fresco breakfast.09:14:33
The three of us taken by a member of staff.09:14:37
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Portrait of Chie.09:16:22
Portrait of Erika.09:48:11
Erika's apple had a seed inside which had already started sprouting! (The apple itself was perfectly edible apart from this).10:46:45
Walking into the centre of Monaco.
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The Grimaldi Forum. Looks like something out of Star Wars.10:59:21
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Going into the Japanese Gardens.
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Could easily believe you were in Japan!11:00:44
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Erika and the red bridge.11:02:51
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Zen garden.11:07:04
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Erika looking very grown up!11:17:21
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Waiting for the Bateau Bus now, we decided to try out this vending machine.11:34:16
The vending machine in action.
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The very serene harbour.11:36:00
Here comes the Bateau Bus.11:36:29
Having a drink while waiting for the boat to arrive.11:42:31
Chie and Erika on board the boat.
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It's a wonderfully serene crossing - the boat is electric and almost silent.11:43:11
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Clouds looking a bit ominous over there!11:44:39
...better in this direction though.11:44:46
The Prince's palace.
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Erika and Chie on the harbourside.11:50:23
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Took a picture of the menu at Pizzeria Monegasque for later reference, although we didn't end up going here.12:06:27
In La Condamine market - Chez Roger Socca still looks closed again, like on our last trip.
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The pasta place however was doing a roaring trade!12:26:58
Chie and Erika with their pasta dishes - yes the crockery and cutlery is all a bit basic but the pasta is really excellent quality.12:27:06
As hopefully the smiles illustrate!12:27:42
I went for the special of the day - pasta filled with asparagus in a gorgonzola sauce. Perhaps not the most aesthetically appealing dish but it was delicious!
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A picture of the place mat / menu for future reference.12:54:02
Erika in the little playground outside the market.12:54:06
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A passing stranger offered to take a picture of the two of us.
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After lunch we popped into the nearby L'Orangerie, a relatively new venture wherein they're making a liqeur from the bitter oranges grown in the Principality.
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Inside L'Orangerie, where the owner kindly took these photos of us in front of his rather beautiful new still.13:41:00
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I really like this photo!
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We then had a steep climb up the hill in the heat to get to the National Museum.13:57:00
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Going through one of the funny little walkways along the route.
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The view from outside the National Museum.14:06:33
Nice view of the rock from here (although as always a crane in the way!).14:06:36
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Me and the view.
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Nice sky here.16:08:48
After the museum we went back to the hotel for more time at the beach.17:10:08
A Negroni on the beach.17:49:35
Me, Erika and her 8 Euro Cornetto.
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Erika looking at something or other on Chie's phone.18:15:58
Selfie of the three of us.18:34:10
View from our hotel room again.18:34:42
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Selfie of me and Chie on the bus (how glamorous!) on the way to dinner.19:15:54
Erika on the bus.19:46:04
The three of us at Il Terrazzino.
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We seemed to be in a silly photo mood this evening!21:00:00
I seemed to be too overwhelmed by the onslaught of food to take photos of more than a couple of dishes. Here's the gnocchi in a gorgonzola (I think) sauce which was the final main course dish, and we really struggled to do it justice.21:30:23
The rum baba. The table near us were disappointingly English and all making very pedestrian choices. How embarassing.22:29:23
We went to see the beach quickly at the hotel before bedtime.