27 June 2009
Tour de France - 'Quantum Physics'
Another sculpture, in honour of the Tour de France which departs from Monaco this year.
Place: Square Gastaud. The work: 'Quantum Physics' The artist: Cruiz.
26 June 2009
25 June 2009
Tour de France - The Angel
The greatest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France, starts in Monaco on the 4th July. It has passed through Monaco before but never started here. A great honour for the Principality.
In Rue Princesse Caroline, the pedestrian street, 20 artists have created works to mark the event.
Look up, and you see this creation by Véronique Champollion.
24 June 2009
The Monte Carlo Dog
Meet Nina, a Monte Carlo dog in the arms of a Monte Carlo lady - owner of the G.A.M Galerie d'Art in Monaco.
Nina is half Chihuahua and half Papillon and nearly one year old - still only a puppy.
I was walking through the Gallery of the Winter Sporting in Casino Square and noticed a vernissage taking place in this beautiful art gallery. One of the owner's assistants kindly invited me in and put a glass of vin rosé in my hand. The vernissage was for two talented artists, one a sculptor and the other a photographer - yes, I know I should have taken note of names but put a glass of wine in my hand and give me a dog to photograph and that's it!
You can see another photograph of Nina and a little more of the gallery on Riviera Dogs today - second photo.
23 June 2009
Dior and Denim
22 June 2009
The Monumental Heads
Two more monumental heads by the Spanish artist, Manolo Valdés, currently on display in the Casino Gardens. Well, actually three: the sculpture in the large photo is called Ivy. Tucked behind you see Ada.
And in the smaller photograph - where the person in red gives you an idea of the great size of these works, the sculpture is called Dama 1.
21 June 2009
Monte Carlo Lady - Pink and Blue
20 June 2009
Jacaranda
19 June 2009
The Lady and the Queen
An attractive lady photographs Regina - a 2005 sculpture by the Spanish artist, Manolo Valdés - part of an exhibition of his monumental heads in the Casino Gardens. The blue tree is a Jacaranda.
There is an absolutely beautiful sculpture of Queen Mariana, by Manolo Valdés, below the Opera House. Click on the link.
18 June 2009
17 June 2009
Dames/Femmes
16 June 2009
Larvotto Beach - the Jazz Lounge at La Note Bleue
La Note Bleue is not only a beach restaurant but also a Jazz Lounge at night - you see a small part of it here. The ambiance is superb. And always beautiful fresh flowers.
The friendly servers we saw a couple of days ago work here.
15 June 2009
Larvotto Beach - the Furniture Painter
You don't expect to see furniture for sale on the beach, do you?
If you get bored with bronzing yourself, you can find all sorts of interesting things to buy for your house or apartment. And you can even watch the furniture being painted. You'll find these delights near to La Spiaggia, which is the end of the beach nearest to the Monte Carlo Bay Resort Hotel.
A couple of days ago, Diederick from Arona Every Day visited Monaco and I had the great pleasure of meeting him and his son and daughter-in-law. Do click on the link to take a look.
14 June 2009
Larvotto Beach - La Note Bleue
Meet David and Sandra, two of the friendly servers at La Note Bleue, the beach restaurant and Jazz Lounge on Larvotto Beach.
13 June 2009
Larvotto Beach - the Parasols
We're back at Larvotto Beach. A cruise ship is out at sea. Tables are being prepared for lunch at the Miami Plage restaurant.
12 June 2009
Toys for Boys
11 June 2009
10 June 2009
No Day Work
If you walk alongside the yachts in port, you'll see notices on most of the entry-phones: Fully Crewed. No Day Work.
Click to see more of the Lady Lola.
09 June 2009
Grand Prix - Truth
The Grand Prix wouldn't be the Grand Prix without a plethora of pretty girls.
Here's one who was working on one of the many stalls selling Grand Prix memorabilia. She was friendly and smiling yet in this photograph she looks pensive, with a quiet dignity. Photographs are so much of the moment - the instant we press that button, aren't they? Do they tell the truth or not?
08 June 2009
07 June 2009
Grand Prix - What's wrong?
Alright, not the greatest photo, I agree, but there is something wrong in this first photo.
We are in Monaco, yet the policeman is French. The smaller photograph shows you a Monaco policeman.
The French policeman told me he (and others) had been called in to help during Grand Prix week. I think he was enjoying himself on the streets of Monaco.
06 June 2009
Grand Prix - the Dummies
05 June 2009
Grand Prix - the Tyre Movers
04 June 2009
Watching the Grand Prix: 7 - be a Marshal
Of course I'm kidding. These marshals are highly trained and I doubt they get to see much of the Grand Prix, as they'd need to be totally vigilant in their work at every second. It's also dangerous.
There are 650 marshals at the Monaco Grand Prix. The ones you see here (taken on the Thursday during a break between practice) are known as Chefs de Poste. There are also Commmissaires au feu, Commissaires de signalisation and Commissaires d'intervention. The ones you see here, I believe, are the ones who would quickly remove a crashed car by hooking it up to one of the many cranes around the track, allowing the race to continue as soon as possible.
These marshals are sitting alongside a statue on the edge of the port of Louis Chiron, the Monegesque Gentleman Driver, a major part of Bugatti's history. Please click on the link to read about this legendary man.
There are other ways of watching the Grand Prix and I don't have special photographs - from one of the hotels, for instance, and also from a restaurant. I read in Nice-Matin that seats at one of the port restaurants were available at 650 euros a head.
Tomorrow - more shots of Monaco at Grand Prix time.
03 June 2009
Watching the Grand Prix: 6 - from a Yacht
The smaller photographs shows how close some of the yachts are to the track - others are a little further away and then, presumably, you'd need a pretty big boat to see what is going on.
(Thanks very much to Rick from Manhattan Beach, California for the following information)
The biggest boat in the photograph belongs to Flavio Briatore, owner of the Renault team and is called Force Blue.
To the left is Georgio Armani's yacht, My Mariu apparently no longer used by him as he's bought another and it's up for sale. Click on the links to see more details of these yachts.
02 June 2009
Watching the Grand Prix: 5 - from a Balcony or a Rooftop
It can cost a small fortune to rent a terrace or roof top for the three days of the Grand Prix but certainly it would be one of the best ways to see it. Sit back, be waited on, sip champagne and just indulge yourself.
As I mentioned the other day, it was reported in Nice-Matin that takings for balconies was down around 50% this year due to the financial crisis. As many balconies are rented privately, not via agents tho, I'm not sure how they can be sure of their percentage.
01 June 2009
Theme Day: Feet
It's the first of the month and so Theme Day once again in the City Daily Photo community.
Today's theme is 'feet' and here you see the feet on a beautiful sculpture you'll find at the lower entrance to Monaco's railway station. It's called 'Fraternita' and was given to the late Prince Rainier in 1999 on the 50th anniversary of his reign by GLI Italiani di Monaco. The sculptor is Sauro Cavallini. (Please click on the smaller photo to see the sculpture enlarged).
To see how others have interpreted this Theme do click here to view thumbnails for all participants. You will find many great images to delight you.
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