The NEW Monaco Yacht Club

The new Monaco Yacht Club is finally open.  Looks like a cruise liner, doesn't it?  It had its grand opening on the 20th June with 3,000 guests including the Princely family of course. 

It was designed by the studios of leading British architect, Lord Norman Foster, in collaboration with Monaco-born architect, Alexandre Giraldi, and is the new headquarters for the Monaco Yacht Club (YCM).

It was a grey day when I took this photo, but a few days ago, I went there for lunch and the sun shone!  Next time we'll explore the building...  

Colour at Larvotto Beach

Colour at Larvotto Beach.

Monte Carlo Daily Photo is undergoing a slight change.  It will now be published less often, probably a couple of times a week, hence the change of name to Monte Carlo Weekly Photo.  I need to organise my time better in order to work on my book about Gorbio. Hope my loyal and much appreciated Monte Carlo follows will understand.

Art Monaco - Two Fat Ladies

Two fat ladies on the forecourt of the Grimaldi Forum.  A flashback to Art Monaco and sculptures by Marina.

Left right, Left right ...

Left right, left right ...

Wisteria

A delicate wisteria in the Japanese Garden against the hard lines of the apartment building opposite.

Larvotto Beach

Larvotto  Beach. I snapped this at the very end of April so you can be sure there are many more on the beach today.

Art Monaco - 'Make Art Not War' - Evi Savvaidi

'Make Art Not War' is the name of this sculpture by Greek artist,  Evi Savvaidi.

Art Monaco - Parfum Revolte by Yves Hayat

The 'perfume of revolution' by Yves Hayat was exhibited at Art Monaco.

Art Monaco - Benedicte Blanc-Fontenille

Benedicte Blanc-Fontenille is a French-born artist exhibiting at the Art Monaco exhibition which was held in in April.  I commented on how well it looked against a black background but Benedicte told me it looks even better against a white background as the falling figures catch the light.

She writes:

"Life is nothing but motion. This movement is the fragility of the humans being.
That's the buried thing and the visible one, the folds that need to be unfold to access the knowledge, to achieve.
In my work, the texture evokes this fragility by playing with transparency and opacity. The colors I am using are inspired by the mineral, to translate the rebirth, the revival, perpetual motion of the cosmos.
The silhouettes of humans are appearing like a shadow caught in a snapshot whose movement is developing in the eyes of the spectator."

Art Monaco - Chinwe and Jennifer

We're back at Art Monaco today and a photo of a beautiful girl, Chinwe, who was visiting the show with her friend, Jennifer.  They came from London.  Two lovely girls happy to pose for the photographers.

Comfort or Mode

I know which pair I'd be wearing ...

Window dressing

Fancy meeting you here ...

Postcards from Monaco

Of course you can buy the usual picture postcard views of Monaco - but perhaps one of these has more appeal?

Eze Village - Auberge

Don't you love this old sign? I hope they never change this lovely old wall.

Eze Village - Cables and climbers

Cables and climbers decorate this old window in Eze village.

Eze Village - Tomato Temptation

Bunches of small tomatoes form part of the floral decorations at the Mas Provençal in Eze.

Eze Village - Cheers!

Cheers! Aperitifs at the Mas Provençal in Eze.

Eze Village - the Golden Lion

One of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or's golden lions making his presence felt in the gardens of this beautiful hotel.

Eze Village - Pool with a View ...

We are by the pool of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or looking towards Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

Eze Village - Flowers in the Hotel Chevre d'Or

This is one of the beautiful displays in the foyer of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or in Eze Village. The flowers are designed by Mara Ferris.