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Erika having some watermelon at breakfast at our hotel.11:19:11
Chie and Erika on the bus to the market for lunch.11:19:14
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I always think this little church looks slightly surreal in this setting.
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Arrived at the market a bit early for lunch so had a walk around checking out the options. Of course we were going to end up at the pasta place though.11:43:23
View of the outside bit of the Condamine market.12:10:46
Pasta! Yes given the simple unfussy serving style and the paper plates this may not look like the most appealing dish but you'll have to trust me the pasta here is excellent. Erika had this filled pasta with pesto.
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Chie went for a simple gnocchi with tomato sauce.12:10:50
...and I went for this pasta with a creamy porcini sauce.12:11:03
The three of us at lunch.12:13:13
Another picture of Erika's pasta for some reason.
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The pasta place.12:52:01
After lunch we stoped for gelato at the nearby gelateria. Although given the heat it was melting very quickly!12:53:56
Chie in the market.13:14:02
Heading back to the hotel.
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Port Hercule on the way back to the hotel.13:21:41
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Back at the hotel now, Chie and Erika with this inflatable ring floating in the sea.14:46:05
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Lovely picture of the girls and the inflatable ring with that crystal clear sea.14:47:31
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Traditional Negroni on the beach.15:07:43
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Rare picture of me in shorts post swimming.
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Erika looking at the sea.15:24:05
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The view from our room.
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The view from the balcony.17:11:06
Trying to get a picture of Chie and Erika who were still down at the swimming pool. A bit difficult to spot them here though!17:16:54
Chie and Erika walking back to the room.17:54:35
I thought we'd try the wine grown on the slopes of St. Paul de Vence.
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To be honest I didn't really like it.18:47:56
The menu at the restaurant where we had dinner.18:52:20
It wasn't quite open yet so we went for a little walk up and down the road while we were waiting.19:44:49
They made Erika a heart shaped pizza!
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My pizza was very nice too - I ended up ordering the same pizza I'd had in St. Paul de Vence - a Quattro Stagioni but without the ham. I joked it was a Tre Stagioni. The waiter didn't find that amusing.20:17:49
In one of the funny public elevators in Monaco on the way back to our hotel after dinner.20:23:13
Went for an evening stroll by the swimming pool back at the hotel.20:23:23
Chie and Erika by the pool.
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Evening view from our hotel room.