MONTE CARLO vlog ❤︎︎ restaurants, day-trips, shopping & parties

Fine. But then why is that a thing for you to go down and swim? You're sunning? Sunning makes messages to the population. >> [laughter] [music] >> Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces passing, I'm homebound. I love that hair. So beautiful. This is a little Japanese garden that we're walking by. They're doing some refurb. It's so beautiful. >> [music] >> It's like I'm sure I'm bugging out, but that my life has changed. So, we've had to stop on the side of the road because honestly This is the bakery we went to. Ro- Rubuchon? Rubuchon? Did I pronounce it right? This is a pain au chocolat almond. And my life is changed forever. Oh my god. No nuts. No. By the way, that ice matcha Is that coffee good? Have you tried it? It's really hot. I'm going to wait for >> [music] [music] >> I'm not sure how much you'll be able to hear over the buzz of the city, but it is currently 4:30 p.m. And Celia and I landed in Monaco, well, we landed in Nice at 11:00 a.m. local time. And by the time we got to our hotel, um Actually, now I'm thinking we got here at 10:00 a.m. No, we got here at 10:00 a.m. local time. And then there was a bit of a queue in passport control, like 10 minutes, 10 15 minutes. So, by the time we got to our hotel, it was around 11:15 a.m. And we just left our stuff, went for a walk, had a beautiful lunch by the sea that you guys saw. We had um coffee and well, I had matcha, she had coffee, and the life-changing croissants. I actually cannot explain to you guys how incredible that croissant is. Like my mind is blown forever. Um and yeah, I'm just honestly just taking in this view because the architecture here is really pretty. I know some people don't like skyscrapers and like man-made like things getting in the way of beauty, but obviously on this side there is also mountains and then there is also sea view. They're doing a little bit of construction here because obviously it is not like peak season, but some of you might be saying why you're here. And it's actually because we I come here in peak season as well, but we live really close to Monaco. It's one of my favorite cities and Celia speaks French. She used to work in a law firm here, so she knows the city quite well. I would say I know the city like quite well for a tourist level. Um and we just love it. We've done Paris together before, but we've never done Monaco. So, here we are and we're here for the weekend. So glad to be here and I just love it. Every time I come here, I feel inspired and it's really beautiful. We walk through the Japanese um the Japanese gardens, like we walk by the sea and it's just really nice. It's really clean, it's really safe and it's just an awesome place. If you live here, like lucky you. Um because even today when it was meant to be cold, it's like I think between 16 to 20 degrees and I've had to like take off my coat whilst I'm walking cuz I've been too hot and just be like short sleeve. So, yeah, it's beautiful. So, it's 4:30 now. We've just got back, almost 5:00. I'm going to have a nap for about an hour. Celia's going to do some work. And then we're going to get ready to go to the American bar. It is at um Hotel de Paris, which um I stayed at before with my sister Sinead and I blogged that before. If you guys want to see a similar blog of a stay in a different resort, you want to see that one as well, I can show you. This is the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel. I would say this hotel is really good because it's got a club in it called Jimmy's. It's got Coya. Both of these are closed for the the winter season, but if you're coming in summer, it's also got a private beach. Um so, yeah. Inside we're going to the American bar, which is inside Hotel de Paris um for drinks and then we're going to Gaia for dinner. And then we're going to have a good day and you guys are going to have a long one with me. So, we are at the American bar, very iconic. It's so beautiful with the casino. There's like live music [music] and we want to take pictures with both We're too We're too sober Yeah, I think so. To make To make the pictures turn out so good. And my dress is like riding up every angle, even though it doesn't look it. When I got out the taxi, I was like, thank god no one Honestly, thank god no one saw that because my the shoulders were off and the top was falling out, the bottom was rising up. I was like, lord. Giving the wrong impression. And we're both black for the whole weekend. >> [clears throat] [music] >> And we want to It's gorgeous. >> [music] [music] >> What should we have for lunch? What should we say? >> [music] >> Made it to our dinner. Had to force our way outside for a table. Cannot wait to eat here. So glad. I'm just going to shake, shake, shake, shake, [music and singing] shake, shake it out and shake it out. You know I love a double. >> [music] >> Oh, my double's gone. >> [music] [laughter] [singing and music] [music] >> Quite iconic. This is our hotel. >> [music] >> Very cool. Day two in Monaco and it is sunny. Celia keeps trying to act all drivers like we just see Sorry. And yeah, she had to push all the buttons. I'm sorry. Um but this is actually stunning. There's so many beautiful places to come and eat and I can't believe this is the weather. Um it is nice and warm. It's giving top of France in summer weather. Like we're warm and it's not jacket weather. So, this is the food. Looks stunning. It's so beautiful here. And the weather is stunning. Come here a little. Look at you walk. This is our outfits, by the way. Should we show? And then she did you? We've got these new sunnies. And uh just enjoying the sun. Probably going to get a croissant cuz we can't All we do is eat. And drink. >> [laughter] >> And consume. And then we're going to go shopping. >> [music] [music] >> Just scouring around town. Having a little vino break. Well deserved. Um when Celia worked in Monaco in 2020 was 2020 or 2021? 2020. 2020. It was obviously COVID and lockdown. I was meant to come and stay with her and and explore and I couldn't, but I used to encourage her to come sit in this coffee shop in Brighton. So, she used to come and then she'd put me on FaceTime. Yeah, true. And we'd have FaceTime dates. And it was like I was here. So, it's very nice and like full circle to be back here together. Um Oh, no. Sorry. Okay, I'll leave that. Um Like see that. Yeah. So, we've come to a different city today. Guys, I was violently hungover this morning and Yeah. last you say, we drank insane amounts of champagne. And yeah, now we're at Well, this morning we went for breakfast at the same place we went to yesterday. It was beautiful, but I couldn't eat cuz I literally felt sick. Um and then we we lay a bit horizontal for a little bit and now we're going to the Villa Ephrussi. Restaurant. So, just come on a little day trip on our last day. Such a gorgeous day. It's found a casino here. This is a really pretty city and it was only a like 10-minute train ride >> Yeah. from Monaco. Look at that. >> [music] [music]