Race day we left early. Our seats were brilliant. We could see the run up to Casino Square, the descent from the tunnel and all along the harbour front to Rascasse. There were plenty of very posh yachts in the harbour and some of those on board never looked once at the race. Loved it. In the evening we had a meal in the Michelin starred starred Alain Llorca restaurant - very pedestrian.

Beautiful hot day. Drove down to Monaco and headed for the wrong grandstand. Eventually made it to Casino Square for Free Practice 3. The cars flashed by but luckily there was a big screen just ahead of us. Hard to get photos as the cars come so fast! Lots of Ricciardo and JB fans around us. During the break between FP3 and Quali we ate lunch but despite being in a beautiful park, we were not allowed to sit on the grass, only on the kerbs. If you sat on the gras...

We were up early for breakfast and then got on a coach to Cannes. The coach was too big to get out of the road we are on so it had to reverse which took half an hour. The film festival is on at the moment and lots of hotels have big posters on them. We went for a walk on the prom, watching wealthy looking old ladies wheel around their small dogs in prams and trolleys. Out in the sea there were some big yachts and cruise ships moored. Crowds gathered around some o...