30 December 2010

Glitter


'Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.'

~ Pubillius Syrus - Roman author 1st century B.C.

29 December 2010

Mother and Baby



The Casino Gardens. See how the baby twines around the mother...

28 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Deck the halls...

All decked out for the holidays - the side entrance to the Café de Paris.

27 December 2010

Coffee Break


Shoppers take a break in the coffee shop on the lower floor of the Metropole centre.

26 December 2010

Pearls


The window of an exclusive perfume shop in a tiny street above the Casino Gardens.

25 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Christmas Candles


A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away.
~Eva Logue

Happy Christmas to everyone! May Santa bring you something really nice but most of all I hope you have a loving day with family and friends and of course your pets. Thanks everyone so much for your visits to this blog. Really appreciate it!

24 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Bearing Up


Polar bears in the Metropole Centre. Outside - endless endless rain...

23 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Hôtel Hermitage


A row of Christmas trees welcomes visitors to the Hôtel Hermitage.

22 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - High Heels


You'll find these in the Metropole centre.


'Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run?
'

~ Germaine Greer

21 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Just a Load of Balls...


We're inside the Café de Paris building looking towards the small casino that houses some gaming machines. This is not the real casino of course - that's the beautiful Belle Epoque building across the square. I've seen day tourists from the cruise liners walk in here thinking it's the real deal.

20 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - the Casino Christmas Trees


The garden immediately in front of the casino is filled with Christmas trees strewn with lights that change colour every few seconds.

19 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Snack on the Port


There's a Christmas Fair on the port - rides for kids, pressies to buy and snacks to eat in the sunshine...

18 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - NOT a Christmas Tree


A magnolia all lit up for Christmas. This is on Boulevard des Moulins on the steps leading up to Eglise St. Charles.

17 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - the Barclays Bank Reindeer


Wonder how banks have reindeer climbing the railings? This is Barclays Bank on Boulevard des Moulins.

16 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - Posh Shoes


A new and beautifully designed shop in the Metropole Centre. L. Guilo sells handmade patinated shoes to the well-dressed Monaco man.

15 December 2010

A Monaco Christmas - the Metropole Centre


Christmas decorations at the Metropole shopping centre.

14 December 2010

Red


A RED moment in Avenue des Beaux Arts yesterday.

13 December 2010

Stop the World...


Monaco is so small, with many buildings, yet it has so many lovely gardens. This waterfall is in a garden just behind the Heliport in Fontvieille and very near to the Princess Grace Rose Garden. A small bridge crosses this water - a good place to stop and ponder the world when you want to get off it.

12 December 2010

The Electricians


Looks like even the electricians are good-looking and stylishly dressed in Monaco!

11 December 2010

After the Party...


We're at the Hermitage Hotel on the Grande Corniche in Eze. Our long lazy lunch is over. Each year a group of us - around 20 - British, Irish, Australian, French, Italian, American, Scandinavian, South African - get together for a Christmas lunch. Normally we choose a different restaurant each year but last year we came here and loved it so we are back! Super environment, ambiance, food, service and a crowd of friends who have created our own 'family' in the south of France.

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