Perfect weather in Monaco.

True our guides description, the sky was blue today, and the weather perfect.  After a late leisurely breakfast at the hotel, we set off to look for a pharmacy as I needed some supplies to help my ailing body.  After a decent walk, we found one, and then headed back to the shopping centre near our hotel for coffee and lunch at what has become our favourite cafe.

On returning to the hotel, we actually got lost looking for our room.   This hotel is enormous, and as we wandered the corridors, I kept noticing on the doors a sign saying Fairmont Hairpin Bend.   I had no idea what this meant, and was quite puzzled.  At one of these marked doors, we saw a couple who had been on our cruise leaving the room.     They complained that the room faced the street, and was very noisy.  It seemed that they overlooked the Hairpin Bend, which is the most famous part of the Formula 1 racetrack.  The room they had been given was the most expensive to rent during the time of the race. 

In fact, four nights at the Fairmont during the race, in a room like theirs would,cost €40,000 !  If you had a few more spare euros, you could pay between £200,000 and half a million to rent a yatch!

After a resting afternoon, we walked along the promenade to find a nice restaurant to have a delicious dinner in.   This restaurant has its own private beach, where you can rent two lounges, and one umbrella for €45 per day.  That's for the front row chairs, they are a little  cheaper in the back row.

Monaco has the most expensive real estate in the world, it is €65,000 per square meter!   The Maths don't quite work out on this apartment, but I'm reporting to you what our guide told us!

The evening was beautiful, and a nice stroll brought us back to the Fairmont and bed.