Monte Carlo Weekly Photo

It's hard walking up these steps in Beausoleil - but it's great fun to run down ...

Seagulls queue up near a restaurant on Larvotto Beach, hoping someone will throw them a crumb or two.

Skateboarders at Larvotto Beach. Thanks for the smiles guys - and the thumbs up - as you whizzed by. 

Stripes - at the Pavilions de Monte Carlo.

One of Monte Carlo's pampered pooches, a little bichon maltais (Maltese terrier) and her owner on Avenue Princesse Grace.

Christmas trees laden with snow alongside palm trees and pretty girls with legs that go on forever ... that's Monte Carlo.

Cigarette break outside the Metropole Centre, Monte Carlo.

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

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

The teahouse in the Japanese Gardens.

This sculpture stands at the entrance to Monaco's National Museum, Villa Sauber on Avenue Princesse Grace.

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

Space-age shopping is what now greets visitors to Casino Square in Monte Carlo.  Where once stood the Jardins Boulingrins,  you now find ...

The dessert tray at Restaurant La Piazza in Monaco yesterday.  3 different flavoured Bûches de Noël , no less! My lovely friend Mill...

To my dear friends and readers of this blog, I send you a million crystals from the lights of Nice for Christmas.  May you have a...

We're in Nice today to visit the Christmas lights. This is my fabulous friend, Emmanuelle, jumping in front of a replica of what was ...

Memories of a great birthday lunch on Rue Saint Francois in Nice in October.  This delicious dish is "Rigatoni La Voglia" ...

Waves crash on the rocks at Cap Martin.  In the distance you see the Principality of Monaco.

Three-way conversation at the seafood counter of the Café de Paris - note the replicas of old postcards running along the base. 

Singing practice at Larvotto Beach.  This photo was taken at the end of June.