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Cannes revisited
and an excursion to Monaco
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Overnight, we sailed
a short distance from the port of Nice and awoke to find
ourselves anchored just outside Cannes. |
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There was nowhere for a ship of our size
to dock in Cannes, so we disembarked via tender. This
brought back memories of the last time we disembarked
here three years ago. The sea swell was very high and
we were anchored much further out to sea. Click here
to see how scary that was (opens in a new tab). Luckily,
the sea today was completely calm.
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Looking
back at the ship from the jetty where we landed. |
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We chose to take the excursion to Monaco
today. We were slightly puzzled when the coach drove past
Nice to get there. We wondered why we hadn't stayed overnight
in the port of Nice, instead of sailing and anchoring
off Cannes. We assumed it must have had something to do
with docking fees in Nice. Approximately ninety minutes
after leaving Cannes we arrived in Monaco.
This is close to where we got off the
coach, before setting off, on foot, up towards the Monte
Carlo Casino.
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On the way up to the
Place du Casino, we walked past the "famous" (we
were told) Fairmont hairpin bend. Well it sort of looked
familiar but famous? I supposed it may be, but only if you
are interested in motor racing. |
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Place
du Casino |
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We were offered a tour
inside the Casino/Opera complex, but decided against it. |
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Expensive
looking cars in front of the casino. Each to their own. |
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Whilst others did the
casino tour, we had a walk around the square and the immediate
vicinity. |
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A short distance from
the casino square, we got a good view of Port Hercules,
with the Prince's Palace on the hill behind it. |
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We walked past the back
of the casino/opera complex as we went down the hill to
the coach park. |
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We had some free time
to explore the Japanese gardens, close to where the coach
was parked. |
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The gardens
brought back good memories of our trip to Japan last month. |
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Back on the coach, we
were driven out of the Monte Carlo area to another area
known as the "Rock of Monaco", from where we walked
to the Cathedral and later the Palace. |
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Saint
Nicholas Cathedral |
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Palais
de Justice |
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Prince's
Palace |
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Fontvieille
Harbour (above and below) |
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Port
Hercules (above and below) |
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We strolled
along the quiet streets adjacent to the palace. |
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Returning to Cannes,
we decided not to return to the ship for lunch, because
it was already quite late anyway and we wanted to explore
the town. |
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Bruce's
lunch consisted of macarons and chocolate... |
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...whereas Geoff treated
himself to a canelé, a small French pastry with a
soft and tender custard centre and a dark, thick caramelised
crust. |
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The last time we visited
Cannes, we climbed up to the castle, which meant (fortunately!)
that we didn't have to do it again. |
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We enjoyed a pleasant
evening on board the ship as the sun set over Cannes. |
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We remained at anchor
until the early hours of the morning, before leaving for
Marseille. |
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