Saturday in Monaco
Saturday 25th October 2014
Got an early train from Paris which shoul have had me in Monaco for just after 2 - instead it was after 4 by the time I arrived. Spent what was left of the afternoon and the early evening lounging around at the Hotel Hermitage, then a drink the Crystal Bar, followed by dinner at the Cafe de Paris, then a flutter at the casino.
Paris and Monaco
John's Pictures

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

08:57:05
Quite misty in parts.

09:46:06
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.

13:14:54
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.

16:23:20
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.

16:47:18
Went a bit overboard on room pictures I think.

16:47:33

16:48:04

16:48:17
The view from my terrace.

16:48:22

16:48:28

16:56:34

16:56:50
I am particularly fond of these chairs they have in the Hermitage.

16:56:59

16:57:19
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.

17:04:09

17:04:22

17:04:50

17:05:03
The front of the hotel.

17:06:24
Stairwell.

17:09:01

17:17:07
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

18:32:48
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.

18:47:10

18:47:16

18:51:03

18:51:13
The bateau bus.

18:51:32

18:56:44
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.

21:07:45
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.