A Trip to Monaco!

I had a last minute trip to Monaco for work (lucky girl!). Although I was in Monaco for less than 15 hours, I made sure to squeeze in some sights and a great meal.

I headed out from Heathrow landing in Nice around 11 PM.

I took a cab into Monaco and had to swing past the famous Casino de Monte Carlo. Stunning.  But no James Bond sightings.

The next morning I went to my meeting and was greeted with buckets of rain. Oh well! Once it finished I had just enough time to enjoy a beautiful meal at a top restaurant overlooking the marina, La Maree.

The view was so stunning we couldn't help but take pictures.

The menu was also stunning, but in a slightly different way. Yes, that's a bottle of wine for close to 8000 euros.

We'll take two! Just kidding. We ordered a bottle of wine that somehow was magically removed from the bill! We were treated very well here.

Started off with an amuse bouche of octopus pate.

Next up was bruschetta with smoked mozzarella for me.

 And mussels for my coworker.

We both went for the grilled squid with potato puree. It was divine.

Then the dessert trolley came by. I wanted everything!

I chose the raspberry cheesecake. I think it might have been the best choice.

 Totally stuffed we finished with mint tea and chocolate macarons of course.

I was one happy girl. I hope I get to go back again for a bit longer.

Oktoberfest 2014

Ok so this is really delayed. But it was such a fun trip! I went to Munich for the last few days of the 2014 Oktoberfest. We had such a great time in the tents and somehow magically got in each day with no wait. So lucky!