Love in Monte Carlo

'Where there is love there is life.'

Mahatma Gandhi

Mode

Designer bag, cute dog - must be Monte Carlo ...

Asleep at the Wheel

If the guy who parks those expensive cars outside the casino blinks as he is parking a car and you click the shutter at the same time he looks 'asleep at the wheel' - which he isn't.

Larvotto in winter

Larvotto beach in winter. No tanned bodies - just seagulls.

Hôtel Hermitage - Gustave Eiffel's cupola

This is the beautiful cupola of the Winter Garden in the Hôtel Hermitage - designed by the renowned Gustave Eiffel of the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Hôtel Hermitage - the Winter Garden

The central seating arrangement in the Winter Garden of the Hôtel Hermitage.

Steps, steps

You need to be fit if you live in this part of Beausoleil.  Beausoleil is in France, of course, but borders Monaco.   In fact, some streets are Monaco on one side and Beausoleil on another.

This photo was taken in 2010 on the camera before the camera before the .... and in those days I took photos only in jpg format.

Morning constitutional

An early morning walk near the Grimaldi Forum.

Bubble wrapped!

Bubble wrapped!

Mirrored columns

This is a photo of reflections from two mirrored columns in a Monaco shopping centre. The first two sections are two sides of one column.  The third one is not a reflection. And the fourth is another reflection.

Ferrari and Rolls Royce

This is an alternative view of the cars we saw yesterday.  That's the Hotel de Paris on the left, the Casino entrance is behind me.  The Christmas trees have now been removed so if you'd like to see a LIVE WEBCAM of Casino Square, click on the link.

Cars at Place du Casino

You only get your car parked on Casino Square if it's something special ...

Walk to Monaco

Monaco seen from the point of Cap Martin.  You can walk along the Promenade Le Cobusier all the way from here to Monaco.

Ignoring Dior ...

Ignoring Dior ...

Celebrity cow!

The cow seems more interested in being photographed than in holding the little girl's hand. 

Obviously a cow who craves celebrity.

Cigarette break ...

Cigarette break in Casino Square.

BMW

Outside the Louis Vuitton shop in Monte Carlo.

Lust for a sports car ...

Waiting for the bus

This beauty has two wheelies and an enormous flat package and is waiting for a bus that probably never arrived.  The reason?  Later I saw her at the bus stop on the other side of the road ... still waiting.

Cathedral by night

Monaco's cathedral at night.  This is where HSH Prince Rainier III and HSH Princess Grace are buried.

The Christmas Village - Nougat

If you like nougat, look no further.  Here you'll find every flavour you can imagine and cut for you freshly whilst you wait.