Coffee

How I wish they had a Nespresso shop in Monaco or Menton.  In fact the nearest is Nice. Love all the colours and that you can order a variety of coffee that isn't sold on their internet site.  After I'd ordered, I noticed a chocolate and ginger coffee - so I must go back ...

Chanel

Monte Carlo shopping.

Delivery

Delivery to Sonia Rykiel.

Stripes

Stripes - at the Pavilions de Monte Carlo.

Ciggie break

Cigarette break outside the Metropole Centre, Monte Carlo.

The Alexander McQueen shop

The Alexander McQueen shop in the Pavilions de Monte Carlo, Casino Gardens.

Monte Carlo Lady and Dog

A lady and her little dog at the new Monte Carlo Pavilions set in the casino gardens.

Walking the Red Carpet in Monte Carlo

The bubble-shaped luxury shops in the Casino Gardens really are extraordinary with their sloping glass exteriors.  Nice to walk the red carpet ...

Space Age Shopping in Monte Carlo

Space-age shopping is what now greets visitors to Casino Square in Monte Carlo.  Where once stood the Jardins Boulingrins,  you now find 5 pebble-shaped shaped constructions with 2,500 square feet of shopping space.  Here you can buy your Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, Akris, Sonia Rykiel, Yves Saint Laurent and so on ...

Each pavilion has a different shape and size ranging from 220 to 600 m² and a ceiling height of maximum 10 m. The temporary pavilions are meant to last 4 years, which corresponds to the duration of the renovation works at the Hôtel de Paris and the Sporting d’Hiver. Then, apparently, these businesses will close down and take up their new accommodation in the Sporting d'Hiver.

This is all part of the redevelopment programme by Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) for the Place du Casino. The beautiful Art Deco building, the Sporting d’Hiver (which you see in the background) will be demolished and replaced by three buildings including businesses, high-end residences, offices and leisure and spaces for recreation and culture.

Comfort or Mode

I know which pair I'd be wearing ...

Window dressing

Fancy meeting you here ...

Postcards from Monaco

Of course you can buy the usual picture postcard views of Monaco - but perhaps one of these has more appeal?

Ladurée

Ladurée means macarons! This is their shop in the Metropole Centre.

The Window Cleaner ...

Reflections at the Metropole Centre.  Can you spot the window cleaner?

Lanvin boxes

Rubbish outside the Lanvin shop in Casino Square.

Aren't they nice boxes!   If I hadn't been laden with camera and bag, I'd have brought them home to use as shoe boxes (which presumably they are) or to file something.

Czarina

Czarina's window in the Winter Sporting.

Covered in green

Women are obviously covering their faces this spring ...

Like the Jacket!

I want that jacket!

People and phones

Metropole Centre

With their eyes fixed on their phones, people are so easy to snap these days.

Dichotomy

Dichotomy in the Metropole Centre.