A Walk on 'le rocher'

This was taken on le rocher - the palace is behind me and this couple are walking towards the barrier where they'll look down on the glorious view of Port Hercule and the yachts with the Christmas village and ice-rink alongside.

I couldn't decide if I liked it better in colour or black and white - so here are both!

Iced Over

Dusk over the swimming pool on Port Hercule which has been transformed into an ice rink for Christmas.  You see the yachts in the background and on the right is 'le rocher' where you find the cathedral and the palace.

The Christmas Village

 The delight of a child at the Christmas village on Port Hercule.

The Palace at Christmas

The Prince's Palace at Christmas. 

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone.

Casino at Christmas

The Casino last night. Happy Christmas everyone!

Lunch in Eze

Christmas lunch with friends in Eze. Bon appetit!

Fontvieille Harbour

A part of Fontvieille harbour.  Yesterday was glorious.  Today - so far - rain. The buildings you see are on land reclaimed from the sea.  The rockface above is known as the 'Head of the Dog.'

Converging

Converging at FNAC ...

Jean Michel Jarre's Aeroskull HD for iPhone

The Aeroskull HD is apparently what every well-dressed iPod or iPhone needs for Christmas! It's a speaker system with a dock for your device.  The sunglasses house the speakers. There are plus and minus signs on the two front teeth.

'Jarre Technologies, founded by the musical legend, Jean Michel Jarre has unveiled its latest speaker system, the Aeroskull HD iPhone 5 Bluetooth dock.  The Aeroskull features two 15 Watt speakers hidden behind sunglasses with an impressive 40 Watt Sub Woofer covering the whole of the back of the skull as well as 1% THD (Total Harmonic Distorsion), to deliver an uncompromising listening experience.'

The Aeroskull comes in 11 colours and costs 399 euros. Click link above to read more. I took these photos in FNAC in Monaco.

Art Nouveau in Monaco

The Art Nouveau entrance to the Café de Paris on Casino Square.  Reminiscent of those gorgeous entrances to some Paris metro stations.

Promenade

The promenade below the casino - looking towards Cap Martin, Menton and Italy.

Wibbly wobbly

Reflections at the port of Fontvieille.

Falling water

If you are getting fraught with preparations for Christmas, just sit and watch falling water. It helps ...

Anyone for tennis ...?

Anyone for tennis ...?

Christmas Lights

Conversation whilst sorting Christmas lights for this restaurant in the port of Fontvieille.

Café at the Metropole Centre

The café on the lower level of the Metropole centre is always buzzing with people taking their morning coffee or meeting friends for a light lunch. Meanwhile sales staff on the level above chat whilst they wait for customers.

Double Trouble

I can't resist photographing reflections - this is a lingerie shop in the Metropole centre. 

Bruce's Brute?

Look at this brute of a car parked by the boats in the port of Fontvieille.  Perhaps it belongs to Bruce Springsteen! - after all, it says 'Born in the USA' on the numberplate. 

I gather this is a Cadillac Hummer and can't imagine how the owner manages to manoeuvre it through the tiny streets in the south of France and parts of Monaco.

Two Men ...

You never know who you will run into at the shops in the port of Fontvieille.

Christmas - the Metropole

Christmas at the Metropole shopping centre.