08:32:20
Me not yet at my best having caught an early TGV.08:51:11
Nice morning sky as the TGV hurtled through France.08:53:30
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Quite misty in parts.
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Tres mignon coffee cup.12:01:41
Love that first glimpse of the mediteranean from the train.12:01:44
13:14:24
Unfortunately we had a long delay in Toulon. Most of the other passengers rather disconcertingly got off, leaving me in a carriage by myself.
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Me on the TGV.14:14:57
Seem to be moving again now.15:05:40
Finally got to Nice about an hour and a half late. Frustratingly the next connecting train on to Monaco was then cancelled. I wasn't having much luck!16:21:39
Finally made it to Monaco about two hours later than I'd originally expected.
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The little church by the entrance to the station.16:34:07
At the Hermitage now - that famous Eiffel skylight.16:42:05
My room at the Hermitage.16:46:38
...the terrace attached to my room.
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Went a bit overboard on room pictures I think.16:47:33
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The view from my terrace.
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I am particularly fond of these chairs they have in the Hermitage.
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Box of welcome macarons.17:03:40
My room, number 64.17:03:59
Went for a stroll around the hotel to take some shots of the interior.
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The front of the hotel.
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Stairwell.17:09:01
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Went off to get my hair cut.17:17:46
One of the hotel's two lobbies.
17:24:24
Took this picture of a map to figure out how to get to the spa - the little connecting tunnel from the hotel was closed for maintenance.18:00:06
18:03:24
Spotted this in the window of a wine shop - sounds interesting.18:24:41
Tried to get a picture of the sunset, didn't really work.
18:26:23
I'm not really into flashy cars, but it seems obligatory to take a picture of them in Monaco.18:27:16
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The mosaic on the lift floor.18:46:46
Spent a while sitting on my terrace enjoying the view over the port as the evening was commencing.
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The bateau bus.
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Champagne o' clock!18:57:34
Quite like the colourful reflections in the stem of the glass so tried to take some arty shots.18:57:46
20:09:40
Put on my suit to head out for the evening.20:24:45
The Crystal Bar at the Hotel Hermitage.20:29:46
The Sweet Maya cocktail at the Crystal Bar - their take on a Violet Fizz.20:52:30
Casino Square.
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Dinner at the Cafe de Paris.21:11:44
Some barbajuans (and mini pissadilierre?) as an amouse bouche.21:29:39
My main course - canneloni.23:03:59
Random night time picture of yachts.