Summer on Larvotto

Looks like summer has arrived on Larvotto Beach ...

Photo shoot

Photo shoot on Larvotto Beach. This is the French Olympic swimmer, Alain Bernard. Two golds, one silver, one bronze.  Merci beaucoup Olivier Perrin​!

Lunch break

Lunch break at the port of Fontvieille.

Monte Carlo Rouge

Monte Carlo Rouge ...

In step!

Early morning at Larvotto.  Even the dog is in step with its owners.

Anti-Age

Last week there was an anti-aging and cosmetic surgery conference at the Grimaldi forum.  You couldn't find a place in a car park and restaurants were full, delegates everywhere with name tags around their necks... and selfies galore.

Larvotto Beach from the 19th floor

Larvotto Beach yesterday.

Delivery

Delivery to Sonia Rykiel.

Elegance

Elegance at Casino Square. Woof!

Spring at the Note Bleue

It's spring at the Note Bleue on Larvotto Beach.

Lamb shank at the Baobab

The food at the Baobab on Larvotto Beach is always freshly cooked with a menu that changes every day.

This is a 'souris d'agneau' which could be confusing as 'souris' means 'mouse' in French but when followed by 'd'agneau' then it's a 'lamb shank.'  It was served with squashed potatoes (not mashed) and gravy. Yet another of the delicious dishes served by talented chef, François.

Baobab on Larvotto

The Baobab is one of my favourite restaurants in Monaco.  You'll eat great fresh food (the menu changes daily) cooked by chef François, who - by the way - is a superb photographer. 

There's not much wrong in life when you are sitting in the sunshine, overlooking Larvotto beach, drinking wine and eating lunch at the Baobab.

And it's not just the beach that is good-looking. Here are two of the beautiful servers. Meet Sonia on the left, and Vaitiare on the right (that's a Tahitian name, by the way).  Thanks for the photo, girls! x

Steps in Beausoleil

It's hard walking up these steps in Beausoleil - but it's great fun to run down ...

Hopeful seagulls

Seagulls queue up near a restaurant on Larvotto Beach, hoping someone will throw them a crumb or two.

Thumbs Up!

Skateboarders at Larvotto Beach. Thanks for the smiles guys - and the thumbs up - as you whizzed by. 

Stripes

Stripes - at the Pavilions de Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo lady and her dog

One of Monte Carlo's pampered pooches, a little bichon maltais (Maltese terrier) and her owner on Avenue Princesse Grace.

Long Legs ...

Christmas trees laden with snow alongside palm trees and pretty girls with legs that go on forever ... that's Monte Carlo.

Ciggie break

Cigarette break outside the Metropole Centre, Monte Carlo.

The Alexander McQueen shop

The Alexander McQueen shop in the Pavilions de Monte Carlo, Casino Gardens.