Missed buses and the train strike made for an interesting day! lol. So, we did NOT get as early of a start as we had planned.
Neither Diane nor I set our alarm, and were depending upon the other person to wake us up. The sun was up early, as it has been this entire trip, and the further south we are the later the sun rises and the earlier the sun sets. So, anticipating a 4:30 sunrise did not occur. Diane and I slept in until almost 8 (but we DID go to bed after midnight, of course!), so a catch up sleep day must have been needed.
We were up and ready quickly and set off through the beautiful village of Beaulieu Sur Mer to a bakery right down the street for some much needed coffee. Ordered a beignet, a chocolate croissant, an espresso and a coffee latte, we sat outside in the warm sunshine and ate our dejeuner
Well, after navigating to where bus 83 would pick us up... it never showed! ?? We waited just in case it was late, but no. SO... did we get upset? Did we get frustrated? Did we give up? NO!!! We just said, "Time for Plan B!" Did we KNOW what Plan B was? Heck no! lol. We remembered we had passed a train station, and decided to just take the train. So we hiked back and tried to buy a ticket at the station... due to the strike, NO... no tickets were available. Talked to a local and he said to just explain to the train personnel what happened, and we should be fine.
We found an incredible walkway that literally mimicked the ocean's edge... and we walked and walked and walked. We passed casinos, yachts, stores (like Rolex and Brooks Brothers), anything that is related to the rich and famous can definitely be found in Monte Carlo. We were NOT allowed into the casinos. as our casual clothing did not warrant our entrance. But, we DID stop and have a glass of champagne at the port where all of the yachts were docked. Then we got aboard a boat to take a quick (I mean QUICK!) ride across the Mediterranean Sea to Monaco. We landed at "La Roche" or The Rock. It was an enormous museum for a palace of ancient times. We had to walk UP stairs this time... hundreds of them. Reminded Diane and I of our Paris trip. Yes, this will definitely be another 10 mile day. :)
Starving, due to the fact we hadn't eaten for 5 hours, Di and I went to a restaurant in Beaulieu that we had scoped out that morning. Yea, it was open. We went and found a table for 2 outside and sat down and ordered a beer. We asked for the dinner menu and were informed that NO, not until 7!!!! p.m. That was when dinner service started. Dang, we were hungry. So, we ordered a beer and were also brought some baby olives... which we ate EVERY one of them! We really want to go to this place for dinner, and when we asked the owner if we could reserve the same table for dinner at 7 he said that he had 30 people already reserving the place tonight at 7. He suggested that we come back at 8:30 p.m. Oh man! We were sooooo hungry but decided it will be worth it to wait. And, the owner made it sweet when he didn't make us pay for our beers because he was disappointed that he could not accommodate us tonight.
We stopped by a shop and grabbed a sandwich and chowed it down back at our apt. That should hold us over until 8:30, because we are determined to eat filet mignon and scallops at this restaurant.
Are you wearing your fit bit? How many steps have you been averaging? What about this day or the day at the Eiffel Tower?
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