Wow what a day. Started early – after yesterday’s week in passport line, I was gunshy of being my usual last-on-the-plane self, so got to the airport in Warsaw super early. And of course – praise Murphy – there was zero line, I was waved through, and ended up with an 90 min to kill. Which I did, with a nice breakfast.
Breakfast
And so then it was off to Nice! (Oh and BTW yes, I was the last-on-the-plane anyway after all 🙄). An uneventful 3 hours later …
Approach to Nice – Cap d’Antibbe in the foreground, Cannes behind le cote d’Azure!6 points! – and now on to Monaco
For the ride to Monaco employed my trusty “hey Mr Taxi show me your town” approach; walked over to the airport Sheraton and found an English-speaking Taxi tour guide. I’d like to meander a bit, see the coast, and visit Eze on the way (!)
My driver was Robert (roh-bear), a would-be Gran Prix driver except for the continuous phone interruptions from his girlfriend 🙂
Beachfront in Nice; hotels on the left, their beaches on the right and it’s a beautiful dayThe Hotel Negresco is particularly NiceGaribaldi statue in front of Garibaldi square in Nice old townThe cute little Old Town harborOnward to Villefranche with it’s perfect natural harbor…Cap Ferrat! – the most expensive real estate in the worldExcellent church in Beaulier-sur-MerAn unusual vehicle on the road – bicycle shaped like a rocket pretty hairball to be in that thing out in traffic!In places the road is built right out into the sea, under the towering cliffs And so now the magnificent climb up up up to EzeFirst glimpse of Eze – perched high on a hilltop this former leper colony is amazing
As with most medieval cities there are no roads for cars up into Eze; you park at the base and walk up, following in the footsteps of others up the rickety stairs 1,000 years ago.
But of course a perfumeur on the climb up Up and up on the twisty little passagesAt the top! – to be revisited later for a nice dinner, I thinkThe views from this restaurant are literally breathtakingIncredible cliffs and do you see the observation platform?On the way down … the chalk artists perform
And so now on to Monaco! … ‘tis but a short drive away …
A view back up to the cliffs – wowMonaco! – just like I pictured it – skyscrapers and everything 🙂first view of the inner harbor – my home for a week, and base for the J/70 World ChampionshipsThe Port Palace – my home away from home – beautiful …… and just across the street from the most amazing yachts – home of the .01% crowd!
And so here I am in Monaco! Yay. Onward to the club!
How did I get here 