30 March 2011
Yellow Tulips
Monaco is ablaze with yellow tulips at the moment. The Casino gardens are full of them and here too - in Avenue des Beaux-Arts - outside Dior.
29 March 2011
Salon de Jeux Privés
28 March 2011
27 March 2011
Peekaboo
26 March 2011
Hot or Cold?
25 March 2011
24 March 2011
Monaco Mourns...
Monaco mourns HSH Princess Antoinette who died the other day. Note how all the flags, even tiny ones in a jewellry shop window, are tied up with black ribbon.
The funeral takes place today.
23 March 2011
Bird's Eye View
Sometimes it's helpful to have a bird's eye view... Here is a small garden - mostly lavenders and rosemary I think - opposite La Rose des Vents on Avenue Princesse Grace. Pretty, isn't it?
For anyone interested, I took this from the 19th floor of the Formentor building - and leaning well over the edge of the balcony!
22 March 2011
HSH Princess Antoinette
After all the razzmatazz of the Venetians, let's pause for peace in the Japanese Garden.
A sad time in Monaco at the moment as Princess Antoinette died a few days ago. Princess Antoinette was the sister of Prince Rainier, father to Prince Albert and his sisters, Princesses Caroline and Stephanie. She was 90 years old. The Principality is now in mourning for two weeks with the funeral taking place on Thursday. She had quite a life and was married three times - click on the link.
Princess Antoinette adored dogs, indeed she kept many dogs at her house, Au Bout du Monde, at Eze-bord-de-Mer. She was involved in animals rights and was President of Monaco's Society for the Protection of Animals. She was very knowledgeable on the subject of dogs and I remember a lovely conversation I had with her at one of the Monaco dog shows when I sat opposite her at lunch that day.
21 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - Giacomo Casanova
20 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - Hair
19 March 2011
18 March 2011
17 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - Dressing Up
16 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - Costume and Cloud
15 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - the Wig
14 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - the Faces
13 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo - the Clowns
12 March 2011
Venice in Monte Carlo
11 March 2011
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