De-Stress

Another photo of the beautiful Japanese Gardens on Avenue Princesse Grace.  If you are stressed - and who isn't? - it's a good place to go and sit and stare at the water ...

The Clean-Up Vehicle

Pretty dapper van used for cleaning Monaco, don't you think? And for sure this will be an electrical vehicle as most public vehicles in Monaco are electric. Looks like it's smiling ...

Escalator Beauty

A beautiful Monte Carlo lady leaving the Metropole shopping centre. She's about to get on the escalator which leads up to the Casino Gardens.

Slipstream

This is Slipstream, a 60 metre yacht with 6 state rooms. It accommodates 12 guests and 14 crew. Slipstream is the yacht that Simon Cowell charters when he fancies a holiday in the south of France. The smaller boat is probably hoping for a glimpse of him ... or one of his ladies. I snapped this at Golfe Bleue at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

In the last photo, you see the yacht set against the backdrop of Monaco but it was late afternoon and I was shooting into the sun.

Rocks

The rocky coast of Cap d'Ail.

Upside Down

Reflection in the pool near the entrance to the Grimaldi Forum and the Japanese Gardens.  The reflection is of apartments along Avenue Princesse Grace.

The Weird Bicycle

Cap d'Ail

Isn't this the weirdest bike!  The photos aren't anything to write home about but I wanted to show you the bike regardless.  I can't imagine balancing on a bike in this position - can you? 

Arman's Motophant

Arman's Motophant stands on a high plinth in the Chemin des Sculptures, near the circus tent, in Fontvieille. Isn't it absolutely perfectly named?  Vroom Vroom ...

It was created in 1988 by Arman (Armand Pierre Fernandez) an American, who was born in Nice in 1928 and died in 2005.

Morning has Broken ...

It's going to be a glorious day!

One for the Girls

Let's have a nice male body to look at today.  In fact, it's a photo I took in May when the Grand Prix was being dismantled.

Amadeus

This superyacht Amadeus is owned by French industrialist and art collector, Bernard Arnault.  Bernard Arnault is France's richest person and not long ago said he would take Belgian citizenship to avoid the very high French taxes but there was such an outcry he changed his mind! He's the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH, the largest luxury-products company in the world - Louis Vuitton and so on.

Amadeus was built  in 1969 as a research vessel and was converted to a superyacht in 2007. She has an icebreaker hull.

Beach Prices at Larvotto

Neptune Plage. This is what a day on Larvotto Beach will cost you.

Workout

This triathlon athlete is running along the promenade above Larvotto Beach, around this pool and fountain and back again. 

Symphony in Brown

Symphony in brown ...

Wibbly-wobbly

The railings of apartment balconies reflected in the pool of the Japanese Garden.  Note the white fish.

Contre-jour on Larvotto Beach

Taken against the sun on Larvotto Beach. That's the edge of the jelly-fish net in the foreground.

Picasso in Monaco

Picasso at the Grimaldi Forum.

Sharing his Cloak

We are in the beautiful neo-classical church of Notre Dame de l’Assomption in Eze village.  The church was reconstructed between 1764 and 1778 after the original fell into ruin. It was classified as a National Monument of France in 1984.

Here, under an archway, is this golden portrait of Saint Martin sharing his cloak.

Dry Garden

I'm not sure if those bamboo poles are a work of art or a dry garden - perhaps both?   Today we are on the enormous pontoon in Port Hercule - this is where those massive cruise ships tie up and this strangely shaped building houses the lifts, offices and access to parking.

Fun for Hire

These fun little cars are available for hire outside Stars 'n' Bars on the port of Monaco. Aren't they great and perfect for visitors! You see them whizzing about the Principality - and so easy to park!