Monte Carlo Weekly Photo

Monaco's cathedral at night.  This is where HSH Prince Rainier III and HSH Princess Grace are buried.

The Prince's Palace on le rocher.   Wishing you all a happy and peaceful and healthy 2014. Thanks so much for all the kind and enco...

This was taken on le rocher - the palace is behind me and this couple are walking towards the barrier where they'll look down on the ...

The Prince's Palace at Christmas.  Have a wonderful Christmas everyone.

Jean-Michel Folon 's La Fontaine aux Oiseaux i s a sculpture I've always loved and we've seen it before but taken from the ot...

I couldn't decide which photo to show you today so I'll show you a photo of a girl, at a bar on le rocher ,  doing what we all sp...

A crocodile of young kids, probably on their way to the Oceanographic museum.

The wonder of fish at the Oceanographic Museum.

Bikes for hire on le rocher.

These are the windows of the newly built Conseil National of Monaco on le Rocher - the Monagesque Parliament building.

Checking the bill?  Dividing the bill?  Foreign money is sometimes complicated ...

Visitors walk towards the lifts that will take them up to the Oceanographic Museum, the Palais and the Cathedral and all the delights of ...

The tiny ruelles on le rocher are enchanting if you can look past the tourist merchandise either end of a passageway.  Oh dear ...

Monaco's open air cinema. We've seen this on the blog before this is a slightly wider shot.  You can choose the type of seat you ...

This sculpture is called Nymphe Salmacis and it's by the Monegasque sculptor, F. J. Bosio, who lives between 1768 and 1845. It stands...

With the red and white flags of Monaco and the red t-shirts, we're not about to wonder where we are!

Swaying pom-pom girls keep the crowd entertained as they wait for the next game of petanque.

Meet the pom-pom girls - well, part of them. Tomorrow we'll see the rest.

At the Petanque tournment in front of the Palace, this lady, who was playing with the Prince, has a pretty deft action, don't you t...

Another photo of H.S.H. Prince Albert II playing petanque and as you can see one of the other players is no less than Daniel Elena, who...