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25 July 2011
24 July 2011
23 July 2011
The Cap Ferrat Walk
22 July 2011
Paloma Beach - the Beach Taxi
21 July 2011
The Oceanographic Museum and Barnabas
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In the last photo, you see the 33-metre schooner, the Barnabas, motoring past.
Yesterday, friends invited me for a day on the water at Saint Jean Cap Ferrat and these photos were taken en route from Menton. Note the slightly choppy sea, so the stabilizer in my camera did fairly well.
Come back tomorrow and over the next few days for more shots and even grander yachts...
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20 July 2011
Makin' whoopee....
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Long life and happiness to the bride and groom.
'Another bride
Another groom
Another sunny
Honeymoon;
Another season,
Another reason
For makin' whoopee.'
Another groom
Another sunny
Honeymoon;
Another season,
Another reason
For makin' whoopee.'
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19 July 2011
Roof Gardens in Fontvieille
18 July 2011
Chanel temptations
17 July 2011
Sainte Dévote's window
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The original chapel dates back to before 1070, when it first appears in archived documents. It was restored and most probably enlarged in the 16th century. In 1870, the façade was rebuilt, then extended in 1891 in a composite '18th century Neo-Greek' style. The steeple, 15 metres high, dates from 1870.The work was carried out from 1885 to 1891. The chapel became the parish church in 1887.
The glazier, Nicolas Lorin from Chartres, was entrusted with the stained glass windows. Some were recuperated including those from the former Saint Charles School, established in the past on the Rocher by Monseigneur Theuret, the first Bishop of Monaco, and reassembled here. These windows, destroyed during the bombing of Monaco in August 1944, were restored or repaired, as for example this stained glass window of Saint Dévote made by Fassi Cadet of Nice in 1948. Click on the link to read the history of Saint Dévote herself and more information on the church.
16 July 2011
Emerging Continents by Blake
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It stands just outside the Princess Grace Rose Garden in Fontvieille and almost opposite the entrance to the Columbus Hotel.
'Emerging Continents was created in 1990 and inspired by global events of 1989 in divided Germany; in barricaded Tiannamen Square, China; in Africa and Asia. These events fired Blake’s compassion into imagination and action, producing this representation of these emerging Continents. They are emerging from, or trapped by, the stone that represents their history and echoes their future. Their portraits depict repression and rebellion and the work plays on the distinction between treason and revolution.'
Artist Blake was born in Canada, studied figurative sculpture in Paris and in 1991 moved to Monaco where he opened his Monte-Carlo studio.
The smaller photos show the detail of each figure, the larger one shows the entire sculpture.
I love how the olive tree has grown since I first photographed this beautiful sculpture and now seems to shield or protect the figure as he emerges into life.
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15 July 2011
14 July 2011
Juxtaposition
13 July 2011
Roof Cladding
12 July 2011
11 July 2011
Girl on a Motorcycle
10 July 2011
Renovation
09 July 2011
Paint Job for the Wedding
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They are to show you that Monaco's plain red mailboxes are no more - they were all painted red and white, to match the national flag, for the recent Princely wedding.
08 July 2011
White amongst the Cannonballs
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Monaco was filled with white flowers for the wedding. Here, on le rocher, a contrast betweenhite Agapanthus and the cannonballs of a bygone era.
Agapanthus, a bulb from South Africa and therefore fitting for South African Princess Charlene, comes in white or blue - take a look at my garden - HERE.
07 July 2011
Eddie Jordan
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If you are a Formula One/Grand Prix fan (which I am) you'll know who this man is and if you are not you'll be saying 'Why is Jilly showing us this slightly blurry photo?'
On the night of the Jean-Michel Jarre concert, he was dining at the same restaurant as me - the Quai des Artistes, on the edge of Port Hercule and he kindly let me take his photo.
Eddie Jordan, originally a driver, later founded the Jordan racing team and was the first to employ Michael Schumacher. Now he is best known as a pundit, who always says it like it is - which I love - for BBC 1's excellent coverage of Formula One alongside David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey. He's also crazy about music and plays in a band called 'Eddie and the Robbers.'
You can read his complete bio by clicking on the Eddie Jordan website.
Thanks for the photo, Eddie.
06 July 2011
The Red and White Train
05 July 2011
The Wedding - Music, Lights, Fireworks!
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Our guest photographer is Sylvie Mathieu who lives in Menton. I haven't yet had the pleasure of meeting Sylvie face-to-face but have met her via a great Facebook photography group of 120 mostly local photographers to which we both contribute a daily photo.
I saw some of these great shots on that Facebook page and Sylvie agreed to my reproducing them here. They show so well the talent of Jean Michel Jarre - the colours, the lasers, the fireworks.
Thanks Sylvie - I look forward to meeting you in person shortly. Click on the link above to see Sylvie's travel blog.
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04 July 2011
The Wedding - Flags
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Well, it's all over bar the gossip. The flags still fly and Monaco is slowly getting back to normal. If you'd like to see a little of the wedding reception and part of Prince Albert's speech, please click HERE.
03 July 2011
The Wedding - the Jean Michel Jarre concert
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It was absolutely fabulous and so beautiful incorporating magical music, colour (such colour!) images of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and towards the end, delicate fireworks - stars cascading down amidst unimaginable rays of laser colours.
The short video below gives you an idea of what it was all about.
02 July 2011
The Wedding - Monaco has a new Princess!
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Do click on the video below. It shows highlights of the whole day and is a beautifully-made video.
The wedding had it all, a beautiful bride dressed in Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Stephanie who cried and the crowds who loved it all.
Today we have the religious ceremony - a much bigger affair and later in the day the Princely couple will drive to the tiny church of St. Devote where the bride will place her bouquet. You can just see a corner of St. Devote Church in the photo below.
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01 July 2011
The Wedding - the Civil Ceremony
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At 8 p.m. this evening there are cocktails on Port Hercule for Monegasque citizens offered by Prince Albert and at 10 p.m. Jean Michel Jarre has designed a concert show with an incredible, 200 metre-long stage set, which will include a light show, HD video, lasers and fireworks - a magical, high-tech extravaganza to the rhythm of his music, which will be performed live on the central stage. This is a free concert gifted by the newly married couple who will also be there. 100,000 people are expected to attend.
You can see and here the concert live HERE from 10 p.m. CET.
I'm invited to dinner with friends at a restaurant on Port Hercule which will be a great place to see and hear the concert and people-watch. Getting to Monaco tho is a nightmare. Already all the parking places are taken - hardly surprising as they are free for this special weekend. So the bus or train seem to be the answer and extra trains and buses are laid on for the Monaco to Nice route but they seem to have forgotten the Monaco to Menton and Ventimiglia route - not good. If you don't hear from me on Saturday, send a search party...
Of course, this is Theme Day in our City Daily Photo family - the subject is 'the colour green' so I give you the sign seen outside the palace over the last few days. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
As a little extra - an interview with Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock.
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