11 January 2013

Balustrades



Bulustrades near the Hotel de Paris reflected in a puddle.

10 January 2013

Illusion



Things aren't always what they seem in Monaco ...

09 January 2013

Winter Mode



A Monte Carlo lady, in her winter gear, crossing Casino Square.

08 January 2013

Dawn at the Grimaldi Forum


Dawn breaking near the Grimaldi Forum on Larvotto yesterday morning.  I got up early!

The sculpture is called Le Signe du Temps (Sign of the Times) by the Swiss sculptor, Andre Bucher and was given to the Principality by the Swiss community on the occasion of the Jubilee of Prince Rainier.

07 January 2013

Pissaladière/Pichade


A slice of pichade and a chat amongst friends.

Pichade is a dish from Menton and is a kind of pizza: a tomato sauce made ​​with cooked onions placed on a dough and decorated with cloves of garlic, black olives and anchovies.

If it's made without tomato, then it's a pissaladière.

So for anyone interested, here's a few words about it ...

Pissaladière is a pizza-like dish made in southern France, around the Nice, Marseilles, Toulon and the Var District, and in the Italian region of Liguria, especially in the Province of Imperia. Believed to have been introduced to the area by Roman cooks during the time of the Avignon Papacy, it can be considered a type of white pizza, as no tomatoes are used. The dough is usually a bread dough thicker than that of the classic Italian pizza (although a pâte brisée is sometimes used instead), and the traditional topping consists of caramelised (almost pureed) onions, olives, garlic and anchovies (either whole or in the form of pissalat, a type of anchovy paste). No cheese is used in France;[1] however in the nearby Italian town of San Remo, mozzarella is sometimes added. Now served as an appetizer, it was traditionally cooked and sold early each morning.

The etymology of the word seems to be from occitan peis, from the Latin piscis, which in turn became pissalat, (via peis salat, "salted fish" in Niçard).

06 January 2013

The Bicycle and the Ferrari


The lady on the left rode her bike into casino square, parked it alongside the Ferrari outside the casino and is taking a photo of it - much to the amusement of the doorman and policeman alongside. They seem rather non-plussed by the whole thing but I'm sure if she doesn't move it soon, she'll be told to do so ...


05 January 2013

A French Punch and Judy?


Punch and Judy for children on the Port of Monaco. Not that he looks like the Mr. Punch I remember, so perhaps someone will tell me who he is.

Pale face, sunburned hands, big ears, long nose...? Not sure I'd want to meet him in a dark alleyway ... scary.

04 January 2013

Spray


Someone was cleaning a propeller on Port Hercule - so here's a pic.  I liked the spray against the red ...

03 January 2013

The Winter Sporting - before it's knocked down ...


The is the Sporting d'Hiver (the Winter Sporting) which faces Casino Square.  It was built by the Société des Bains de Mer in 1932 in a monumental Art deco style, with large rooms and ten-metre-high ceilings and soon it willl be knocked down to make way for a new shopping complex.

It is probably no surprise that many Monaco residents are unhappy about this.

Click on the link to see what will replace it. As a nod to the beauty of the Art Deco, a part of the original interior is to be relocated to the basement. Pity about the rest ...

02 January 2013

The Tuk Tuk for 'Fight Aids Monaco.'


You can now take a tour of Monaco in what they call a Tuk Tuk.  It costs 5 euros, accompanied children under 7 are free and part of the proceeds goes to HSH Princess Stephanie's charity 'Fight Aids Monaco.' 

01 January 2013

Fly High in 2013!


Wishing you blue skies and may you fly high in 2013!  Happy New Year to everyone!

31 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - Lessons in Life


Sometimes you have to push someone else's world as well as your own ...

30 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - the Bubble


Wish they had these bubbles for adults ...

29 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - the Diving Santa


The Christmas Fair on Port Hercule in Monaco is great fun. Christmas Fairs continue into January so the kids have something to do during their holidays but this fair seems to attract as many grown-up kids as small ones.

Father Christmas is shown in many forms - in the main photo, he's a deep-sea diver and in the other photos he dangles from a tree skimpily dressed as Tarzan.


28 December 2012

Verticals at Chanel


Verticals at the Chanel boutique. ... not sure Madame Chanel would have approved of the brevity of the dummy's undergarment ...

27 December 2012

Dusk


Dusk on the terraces below the casino.

26 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - Art Deco


Glass balls hang from the Art Deco canopy above the casino entrance.  Click on the link to see them from another angle.

25 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - Reflections in a Bauble


A world in a Christmas bauble.  The Hotel de Paris and the Winter Sporting in Casino Square reflected in a shiny Chistmas ornament.

Happy Christmas, everyone!  May you all have the happiest of days with those you love. 

24 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - 'Be Green'



The photo was taken from the entrance to the Winter Sporting, showing not only the casino and the Christmass trees, but also some of Monte Carlo's beautiful street lamps.

The Christmas decorations, which will remain in place until 6 January 2013, are comprised of 80 Christmas trees, up to 9 metres high and sprinkled with snow; 13 metallic, garlanded Christmas trees, the tallest of which is 10 metres high; 2,500 Christmas baubles; 600 starflash lights; 400 LED garlands; 150 m of gold garlands; 100 strings of silver balls; 700 m2 of white wadding and 46 spotlights. Faithful to its "Be Green" environmentally friendly label and its social commitment, the Groupe Monte-Carlo SBM has ensured that all these decorations are as environmentally responsible as possible. The Christmas trees are from sustainable, regulated farming and the LED lighting system is energy saving. The Christmas baubles are from the Ary-France Centre, which employs people with disabilities.

23 December 2012

A Monte Carlo Christmas - Gift-wrapped


Look what Father Christmas brought me!  Only kidding ...

This gift-wrapped little car sits outside a fashion boutique called Pretty You.  I'm not sure though how anyone drives it - look at the steering wheel - and what happens when it rains?
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