31 May 2013

Monte Carlo Daily Photo is back ... with Ferrari Red


Well... it looks like Monte Carlo Daily Photo is back!  For how long, I don't know, but I missed it! And work on my book continues regardless.  Time management would appear to be the answer ...

Last Tuesday, I had to go to Monaco and as I'm incapable of going anywhere without a camera, here goes ...
 
The Monaco  Grand Prix is over and the clean up is underway. So, come with me and see what happens.  This as you can see is part of the Ferrari hospitality area on the port - in the area known on race day as the Paddock.  You don't get in here unless you pay a lotta money.   Don't you love that everything, including these guys, are in Ferrari red ...

See you tomorrow ...

18 May 2013

Monte Carlo Daily Photo is taking a temporary break ...


The Oceanographic Museum at sunset and a temporary au revoir ...

Monte Carlo Daily Photo is taking a break after publishing daily for over 6 years. Menton Daily Photo will continue, so do please visit me there where I may well publish the odd Monaco photo taken when I visit friends in Monte Carlo.

The reason is that I'm putting all my creative energies into a book of photography and words. All will be revealed eventually...

I want to thank everyone so very much for being so faithful to this blog - for your encouragement and comments. Currently there are 10,000 people a month who look at Monte Carlo Daily Photo, of which 5,000 are what Google refer to as 'unique visitors' so I'm aware that I'm saying a temporary goodbye to a lot of people. But I will be back one day.

I simply need to concentrate my creative energies on my book. 

lots of love and thanks - Jilly xxx


17 May 2013

Passing Strangers ...


La Reine Mariana and a passing stranger.  She was sculpted in 2004 by Manolo Valdés, the well-known Spanish artist who lives in New York.

16 May 2013

Palms


Morning light near the Grimaldi Forum.

15 May 2013

Crew


Deep in thought ...

14 May 2013

Reflections in Port Hercule


And black and white kind of day.

13 May 2013

Grand Prix de Monaco - the Back of the Stand


If you get bored looking at the pit lane, you can turn around and look at the boats ... not that any Formula One fan would, of course ...


12 May 2013

Grand Prix de Monaco - the Pit Lane Stand


Monaco is wearing her usual mantle of steel as she prepares for the Monaco Grand Prix which takes place on the 26th May.  Here you see the stand that faces the pit lane.  Behind this stand is Port Hercule.  We'll see a photo of the other side tomorrow.


11 May 2013

'Royal Clipper'


Isn't she stunning!  I was at Larvotto Beach and saw she was in the harbour, so had to get in the car and drive to the port to photograph her. 

She's called Royal Clipper and is a five-masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise liner.  She flies the Maltese flag. She is listed in Guinness World Records as the largest square-rigged ship in service, with 5202 square metres of sail. Her sails can be handled with a crew as small as twenty using powered controls.

10 May 2013

Larvotto Beach - la Rose des Vents


Yesterday on the private beach of La Rose des Vents at the end of Larvotto

09 May 2013

Aperitif?


Time for an aperitif at La Rose des Ventes on Larvotto.

08 May 2013

Christine Franchesini's Exhibition


Last night I went to a gallery opening in the medieval village of Roquebrune.  Meet my lovely, talented  friend, Christine Franceschini with one of her beautiful paintings.

The exhibition is open until the 20th May at the Salle Saint Lucie in Roquebrune village.   Christine will be there each day from 14h00 to 19h00. Do come along ...


07 May 2013

Skateboarding at Dusk


The walkway that runs from Portier to Larvotto Beach is a popular place to run or skateboard.

06 May 2013

Scoot into Monday ...


Kids on their scooters at Larvotto.  Last ride before nightfall.

05 May 2013

Scene at Larvotto


Larvotto Beach at dusk.

04 May 2013

Théâtre des Muses


How adorable is this!  A tiny theatre on the Boulevard Jardin Exotique called the Théâtre des Muses.  It has 100 seats and puts on plays and comedies and gives classes in theatre for children and adults.

03 May 2013

Dusk


Last rays of the sun before nightfall.

02 May 2013

Cruise Liner


This is typical of some of the massive cruise liners that call in to Port Hercule on a regular basis.  This photo was taken from the forecourt of the Grimaldi Forum.

01 May 2013

Hotel Hermitage


Part of the facade of the beautiful Hotel Hermitage, overlooking Port Hercule.  This was taken from the terrace of the Restaurant le Saint Benoit.

30 April 2013

Blake - Fixing the supports


We're back at Blake's Monaco studio today.  Here he is fixing the metal rods that will hold the various parts of the sculpture together.  When this is completed, it will be sent to the foundry in Italy to be cast in bronze.


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