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a little Monaco magic…

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I do have a soft spot for the south of France.  I do.  I spent a fair few months there in ’04 with hubby to be and we had one hell of a time.  When I say ’04 you’ll think that was ages ago, but it really feels like only yesterday, save for the 2 kids and 7 years since….wonder if I’ll be doing that thing that people do, when they’re ‘old’ and keep talking about everything like it happened only yesterday. Probably.

Well it seems like only yesterday that I was in Monaco (working) at the Grand Prix.  I never had an interest in such things as Formula One or racing of any kind until that day, but its been with me since.  All that speed and noise and crowds and grandeur and excess and Jenson Button  and well, Monaco.

The Grand Prix did indeed roll into Monaco again this week, and so I thought I’d take a look at one of the finer Grand Hotels that certain types of this world will be whooping it up at as I type.  If one day I happen to have the type of money that Monaco oozes (and you never know) then perhaps this is where I’ll shack up next time around, because for certain, there will be a next time.

The Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo

And this will be me…..children will be off with the Nanny

all images via here

Chick flicks and one for the kids…

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Not one to have my finger on the pulse, I have just finished watching a new (as in new release DVD) Woody Allen flick called Midnight in Paris  (2011) and I thought I’d mention it because it was actually a pretty nice film.  I find Woody Allen a little hit or miss, he’s a tad odd really, inevitably a by-product of such a creative mind….but Midnight in Paris was quirky in a good way and if you happen to like Owen Wilson then this one might just be a definite DVD pick for you.  The Paris scenery is also lovely and having spent time in France (although sadly never Paris), it touches a soft spot in me. Oh and the French Presidents wife is in it too, so you can celebrity spot amongst the celebrities.


On a slightly more disappointing note, I happened to watch the latest Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) flick this weekend too (Twihard fans tune out) and please can someone tell me, why it is, given all that Hollywood can do, they just can’t do these movies?  That ‘something’ that makes these books so good, just seems to get lost in translation to the big screen, which is a real shame.  Having said that though, I’ll probably watch it over, because  I’m a seriously hopeless ‘sucker’ for a good romance!  Do you know how many grown women I know who swoon over Robert Pattinson?  It’s embarrassing.

We did watch a lot of DVD’s this Easter long weekend, and I can’t finish up without mentioning one for the kids.  This one was called Hop (2011) and we are so far behind on movie watching you’ve probably already seen it, like ages ago, but in case you haven’t….it was really cute and the Easter Bunny (aka Russell Brand) was pretty hilarious. It got a thumbs up from all of us.

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend and managed to get some quality R&R in there somewhere.