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The teahouse in the Japanese Gardens.

A delicate wisteria in the Japanese Garden against the hard lines of the apartment building opposite.

Waiting for the lotus.  The pots you see on the upper right are filled with lotus plants waiting to burst into leaf and then glorious flo...

'The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone.'  ~ Japanese proverb.

If you can't cope with the madness of the Menton Lemon Festival or the Nice Carnival, take a stroll in the Japanese Gardens of Mona...

A rock, a cigar and fish to look at in the Japanese gardens.

Another photo of the beautiful Japanese Gardens on Avenue Princesse Grace.  If you are stressed - and who isn't? - it's a good pl...

Reflection in the pool near the entrance to the Grimaldi Forum and the Japanese Gardens.  The reflection is of apartments along Avenue Pr...

The railings of apartment balconies reflected in the pool of the Japanese Garden.  Note the white fish.

Everywhere you look in the Japanese Garden, you'll find perfect vistas, reflections, light, shade and calm.

More reflections from the Japanese Garden. Today: fractured stone.

François Truffaut said:  'I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself.'

The lotus has to be one of the most beautiful of flowers.  Here it is in the Japanese garden and in all its stages of life:  the bud,...

A pretty walk-way in the Japanese Garden on Avenue Princesse Grace.

Cloud sits on the hills, it's hot and humid.  So a great place to cool down is in the peace  and tranquility of the beautiful Japanes...

Cherry blossom in Monaco. Yesterday, we saw it from a distance, set against the backdrop of the sea.  Today, up close and personal.

Cherry blossom outside the Japanese gardens on Avenue Princesse Grace.

Colour dances in the pool at the Japanese Gardens.

Luscious blooms cover a small wall in the Japanese garden.

Bracelets ( martenitsa ) in memory of those lost in the Japanese tsunami hang on a cherry tree at the entrance to the Japanese Gardens.