First new catch of the year

During the day, it was already felt that the visitor grip had loosened. The French were completely at work, Italy was moderate. In the western part of the MC, there was an icy wind (the locals know if it was Scirocco or Mistral or…), on the leeward side, calm and warm.

The GBG here (in GE) are almost all the ones from the auction. With a zero in front. None 84 372. Local guys worked with us until late in the evening. Those a generation younger than those YouTube guys. Incredibly smart. I was an exotic to them because they asked me if I didn’t speak English properly, if I spoke French, no, and Italian, no. They were so helpless and amazed. They had never seen anything like that before. I say German.The amazement did not leave them. . I ask, you’re from the International School of Monaco? Not from Collége Charles III. It only occurred to me then that the English must be the mother tongue of one of the parents. It was great and perfect.
They stayed until late in the evening and of course I remembered how I used to move around the center and hunt for Lp when I was their age.


It’s 11pm, I’m getting ready for bed and I’ll check what the boys are up to. And look! Our little hero caught Fernando Alonso an hour ago.

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Today didn’t have the right solution

After yesterday’s experience at MC – mostly gone. I’ve already been to Cannes. So it was exactly the same today. Stifled by totally lifeless traffic. So I’ll check MC again in the evening. Even worse. Place full of UA carriages at (8 pm, we know from PRG even at 11 pm) and thickened with a crowd of self-proclaimed amateur youtubers. Nothing new at all, just F, a little I, CH and L.

When you stay in Cannes at the Carlton and you don’t want to take your dog out – you call the reception (maybe the concierge) and a few moments later a girl in a beautiful Hotel Carlton uniform is standing outside the door of your room. She even has boards with all the necessities for walking your dog.

So 42 states in total until the new year. I had for dinner linguine with Parmigiano Reggiano Dop and Monini Peperoncino oil and I’m listening to Riviera radio. It seems like it wasn’t such a bad day after all.
But definitely don’t go to the Place at this time. This is not MC. It’s like when those revolutions happen and the crowd then goes wild in those palaces, gardens, etc.

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South Korea closed the year

CZ buses won at the Oceanographic Museum. Both floors were full today. And there was still a wait outside. For a long time it seemed that he would only stay with Q. When suddenly…

They didn’t even let cars into the Plaza anymore. They would just stand there anyway. So they made exceptions. If you arrived in a Ferrari or a Rolls Royce, you were allowed to continue. This is what it must look like every day in the summer.

 

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Some fled, others replaced them

These days I’m staying down at the port as long as possible. On my way home from lunch, Ricardo, one of the five most elite YouTubers, stopped by. Hard job. All day, one eye on the circuit, the other on the screen. And nights, downloading to all sorts of platforms. I envy the guys, the million visitors to each video. That it makes sense. The all-day stress of not missing something that will attract viewers – no. I sit quietly and watch the people, the sky, the birds…

I only go to the Plaza once a day for the shortest possible check. Today, the stress from the crowd improved my KWT. ​​All the crossings are filled with thousands of visitors, paralyzing traffic and nothing makes sense anymore. The Monegasques, at least the this two-thirds recognized as millionaires, of course fled. Just like when the GP is held, etc.

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RSM crashed his autonomy car

Sunday noon, port. Only 3 visitors. Also CZ. They just spoke with CZ : 3° C, fog, a blanket of smog. Extremely pleasant meeting.

My MC “kamarádka”.

Metropole garage. A man drives out of a parking space. He can’t get out. He’s playing with his phone or keys in his hand. The car returns to its parking space by itself. Bang. There are two depths. The navigation only understood the deeper one. My first encounter with an autonomous car didn’t go well.


We also talked about Charles. The MC Auto Club is showing a great film about this year’s GP. Absolutely the highest quality and sharpness of the picture. The prince cried, the ice sphinx Charlene cried, I cried at the TV too.


Woche 55 (+5) ,einer der besten Ergebnissen überhaupt. Es fehlte an BIH u. RKS. Es wird sich lange nicht wiederholen.

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More additions – the week will be strong

Fasting suddenly turned into a feast – GBG. Finally, the best day 40 states so far.

Eco Africa Race, this year for the first time with the subtitle Monaco-Dakar. I wouldn’t be surprised if next year it will be the main title.
MC has certainly made its mark on the Eco name. They will certainly be happy there when Tomáš Tomeček arrives in Africa with his 12-cylinder, roaring and smoking Tatra.

While everything else is stagnating, the number of motorbikes is increasing and the quality is getting better. The whole team of Japanese riders is starting. But you can enjoy the rising sun only in overalls. The motorbikes were prepared by an Italian professional team. So at least we have AUS.

Just like yesterday. At half past four, traffic starts to thicken. And after an hour, MC is a standing gathering place for F and I cars. That’s all.

In the first 6 days of the week, we have already seen: FL, RSM, AND, GBG, USA, UAE, Q, KWT, TN, KZ, CHN, ET, MA, AM, CDN, J, AUS etc.

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The lost son overcame the rally

Greetings from lovely Italy. In 3 villages at the end (or beginning?) of the country, adventurers are forming for the desert journey to Dakar. And among them, the long-lost GBG, an acquaintance from Beaulieu, from Nice CdA, etc. got involved. A senior from a prosperous island went to the bank with his young African wife and child. And the parking lot was ruled by a rally today. That’s why he hasn’t been seen for about 2.3 years. I don’t wonder about him. He has the same sea and pays a third less. And what’s more, he doesn’t have to listen to Ukrainian and Russian at every step.

 

The Japanese man probably went to a kindergarten in Bordighiera to have the children draw him a Lp of J.

MC is about admiration. Italy is my heart. Observing and listening to people. Their speech, gestures, clothes, joy of life. The cars in MC are amazing, the old Fiat 1100 are memories, something much deeper, more affecting. On the way back from Villacrosio (The train only stops there every 2 hours.) I immediately reported to the beautiful young miss conductor that I couldn’t find the ticket box at all. “That’s no problem at all” she says and devotes herself to fixing the automatic doors, So I helped her the rest of the way. And she really fixed it.

Giallo ???

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Long (very long) awaited

License plate Egypt ET, alltime Premiere as 125th alltime and 89th 2024.

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Hamdy has arrived in MC. Maybe just a car for now. I still believe in outdoor pictures.
Lp servers write that ET should have 3 numbers and 3 letters or something like that. I calmed down because the internet lists several of these VIP Lp, very short ones.


China spent the night at the church, I accidentally deleted MA, AM. 37 states.

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The calmest day turned into a fireworks display

Does it even make sense to leave beautiful Menton?

Nothing is going on, I’m sitting on the wall in the Fairmont bend. The guys (MC youtube stars) are bored so they sit with me. We sit until dusk and the cold has driven us away.  Speaking English very soon brings me psychological stress with hints of a headache. They are fascinated by how car names are pronounced in Germany. They pronounce everything in English, probably like everywhere else in the world. So I have to answer that AMG is not “ejemdji” but “áemgé”, that VW is “fauvé” etc. But I’m not complaining, of course I’m glad I have them.

China is standing in the parking lot for MC visitors to the Church of St. Devote. Perhaps because of this, perhaps because of the damaged car, the driver (see background) is being investigated by the police.


As night fell, the situation changed completely. Guests started arriving. Especially CH and also P. And with them:                                                                                                                            Alltime Premiere                                                                                                                              We’ll save that for next time. Billionaire affair including LP for billionaires, a little different from what you can find on the internet as a model. I have to prepare for possible comments. Raphael, I promise, will have a lot of professional work.

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Charles went to MEX

So I could leave too. To the Côte d’Azur. All alone in the train carriage. On the left, the endless beach of Biot. A bike and sunshine. I’m listening to Marc Almond and Soft Cell loudly. It’s for these moments that you’re here.

Cannes, Golfe Juan, Antibes, Nice-CdA

Construction work in Cannes and Antibes is already on a downward trend. But GBA and the others have disappeared with them too.

I like the architecture of the new Nice. God, why do D and CZ build those cumbersome Hitler Barracks everywhere? In the same style.

I stop by the store in MC. I miss tomatoes, juice and Ricolla CH candies. It’s 7 pm, it’s open normally and normal songs are playing on the radio at home.
With violent aggressive Christmas in CZ? Little, very little in common.


Oh, and don’t forget. In Cannes, they had incredibly lush green grass. And when I got out of train in Antibes, the station smelled like lilies of the valley.


And I counted 39 countries.

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Time before the final finish (act.)


Alex Leotard

I’m sending you a link to a video from my fellow YouTubers. You have Penelope, her mother Kelly and Verstappen here.
They have Verstappen leaving this place. And look at the world. No one in the comments is offended. On the contrary, many criticize Verstappen for his arrogance and inaccessibility.

I trust that you will not send me your hate messages anymore. It was an exceptionally wonderful day for me and I don’t want you to spoil my stay at MC anymore. I don’t visit sites that I don’t like.


I think my site is a good service about what Lp are found here, in PRG, Geneva, on the Northern route… Sometimes there can be useful information and once in a long time even a good photo. Is the most important thing in all this to take care of an arrogant billionaire?!
I even wanted to quit. But then I remembered Jovata, raphael, etc… So here I am again.


Glamcar, the co. that brought Christijan Albers’ car some time ago was also carrying this gem. I think it’s an old CY? I absolutely love these LPs when everything looked like GB.

 

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Time out to process yesterday’s experiences

The new ISM is finished. It has a playground on the roof. The owners of the apartments above it will surely appreciate the children’s screams. At recess, the whole school probably goes to the playground. You can hear it hundreds of meters away. I don’t blame the kids, of course.


The downside of fame and fortune is a partial loss of privacy. For example, athletes are friendly to fans directly in their contracts with sponsors.

Exactly a year ago. Charles Leclerc. He wants to win for us, his fans. It’s normal that everyone is different. Verstappen is a bit of a weirdo. You can read more about him. And I think he walks a lot on the edge, which is what his sponsorship contracts oblige him to do.


Woche 50 (+3) inkl.  LAR ohne Bild. Es fehlte diesmal an GR, TR u. DK.

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A few premieres (not LPs)

Mercedes AMG prototype One from Christjan Albers, 5 minutes of warm-up – then hell and terror. See Fig. 4. Nico Rosberg and Toto Wolf also own in the MC. Premiere.

Some LPs for the first time in a week

Neither day nor night, the street lights not yet turned on. The worst time for photos. The Pagani Utopia is coming out onto the streets. The car is as crazy as the crowds, running up, down, left, right as the phones hint I waited quietly. Premiere.

It seemed like I had had enough. Until I saw Max Verstappen . F1 world champion for the past four years. “No time”, I heard. I didn’t expect any more. I don’t like to interrupt. Premiere.

 

Finally, I register a big buzz around this blonde. The guys tell me that it’s “Sirín Ž…”, everyone knew her and I can’t find her anywhere…
7 I disappear. But the night at MC is just beginning. The guys will watch the events until early morning and then the visitors, awake until Sunday morning, will watch everything on YouTube.


And Max Verstappen. When I met my friend Youtube Star again after a year, the first thing I asked was: “How many times have you seen Charles?” The beaming face says: “Oh, so many times, so many times”. And I ask further: “And Verstappen?” The face changes to a guilty expression: “Only once.”

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Lunch at the starting line

is usually the most enjoyable part of the day. And even more so when there is a catch like today…

Only Charles is missing. At least I have a beautiful photo from his mom. She could have sent me to…, but she searched until she found it. That made me so happy!

The photo of her with all three sons (Charles, Arthur, Lorenzo) is obviously not from me, but the screenshots are self-signed.

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I wasn’t paying attention today

The international community of YouTubers and carspotters wanted to see more and more amazing cars from the past – so I spent a lot of time browsing through the past and searching. I realized that I wasn’t following the traffic enough. But this was somehow more.

I was convinced that Charles whizzed past me. When I looked at the photo, the MC stripes were missing. Yes, that’s Carlos Sainz, who currently resides here. And he has the same championship SP-3. I was also suspicious that Charles was driving so fast and not as always according to the rules. After all, like all other citizens and residents. Several times I wanted to give way with my bike and the answer was always. No, no, you have the right of way.

 

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Time flies here.

 

 

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I wished for a peaceful day.

All day it seemed like I would. Until I thought of getting off the train 1 station earlier in the evening. Checking the hotels along the sea. They were empty. But a LAR overtook me. A black VW. So the chase all the way to Menton was useless. He continued to I.

KWT, CDN, GBJ…

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Charles Leclerc embodies the spirit of the Principality of Monaco

Charles Leclerc embodies the spirit of the Principality of Monaco. That is the official position. It is beautifully written, they wrote it as if they knew my thoughts.

He’s been home for three days now. And today I finally caught a glimpse of him. He parked so hidden that only one spotter was running after him. It was a matter of seconds.

I met his close relative in the evening. And I got a signed photo. Official Scuderia Ferrari. Wonderful people.


And Qatar saved the day.

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Year after year

“There are more people here, more heat and more concrete,” said a Czech woman living in Menton. She and her son went to the ballet in MC with me by train. It’s terrible here in the summer and we don’t like MC very much. It’s a police state, I confirmed.

I definitely wouldn’t want to come here in the summer. I can’t imagine it at all. Today on the Place it looked like every day in the summer. They blocked off half of the square so that the polluters wouldn’t go to the hotel. And the other half was ripe for trampling. See photo.


Woche 47 (+1). Keine BIH, MNE, RKS, N.


I declare Radio Riviera the winner of the week and of the stay so far. I just found another song that really caught my attention. So I recently took a look at the playlist:

Don’t You Want Me

– HUMAN LEAGUE

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Winner of the day Belarus?

A pleasant day, relaxing, lots of beauty and joy from colleagues . Since YouTubers (of Asian origin) have replaced classic F spotters, I have a lot of contacts per day.

The exit from the underground is always full of anticipation and curiosity. Place du Casino – the capital of the automotive world.

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Rain break

On a holiday Monday 31, on Wednesday 38, and on Thursday 37.


And what it looked like in December last year.

Hotel Metropole is closed this year. Either they are repairing or they have no guests.
I could easily forgive Stalin in Nice.
RUS cars in their place for the last time.
The traditional exhibition is not taking place this year. I guess I’m the only one who’s sorry.

I look out for GBZ and GBislands every day. That was their paradise here. They are not even in GE anymore. Most of this year in PRG. So only GBJ.
Poles defend who they chose.
Beautiful trip to Sanremo. To the Ariston hall. He gave the best songs after GB.
KZ this year too. But only under the tarpaulin.


So exactly the same as this year. The second half will decide.

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Koenigsegg and Isle of Man

K. Jesko ,Premiere , 965 KW, 125 limited, USD 3 000 000

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Life has returned to our village

Honestly. It’s mostly the weather. It’s terrible in the CZ.

The most interesting part is at the end. Behind the market, where I stopped for dinner.

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Improvement has arrived

In every way. And in the evening, merge again with this place, its people, its rhythm… Be a part of that beauty, the atmosphere…

And then look forward to dinner. Sometimes bought in I, sometimes F and often also in MC. Amazing quality, amazing taste. That’s a leap up from CZ or D.


Because I hate TV, I listen to the radio. I listened to Nostalgia or Emotion. But long blocks of F music, especially black music, really annoyed me.

So now I have Riviera Radio. You can hear from Cannes to Menton. There’s nothing like it when the English themselves play English music for you. The rest of the world endlessly repeats a few hits. So here you can hear a million wonderful songs that you haven’t even heard yet.
As I say food and drink – I and F. But music -GB!

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Money transfer from USA and EU to UA

It also has a reverse function. They keep some and the rest flows…

The weak Sunday was due to a holiday. As I found out today. And so that no one would be sorry, they moved the holiday to today.
Please, no more holidays!

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Primož Roglič stopped next to me today

   

That second is amazing. Who is it? Someone you know from Prague? …And then a smile spreads across your face and, like a true pro, you immediately pull out my phone.
Four-time Vuelta winner, Giro d’Italia winner, Olympic champion and, among other things, this year’s Paris-Nice winner.

They discovered the star of AS Monaco in the port. It is good to announce on this occasion. AS MC is second in the F league. And next week the leader PSG will come to us.


Woche 46 (-5). Keine BY, BIH, NMK, RKS. Enttäuschung GB islands. Tagesdurchschnitt ca. 35. Rekord war erste Freitag 39.

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No surprises


I remembered this evening on the way from the Italian border to a memorable trip. Those were the times of discovery and driving through Antibes and Juan les Pins for the first time was magical.

From Juan les Pins to Antibes you climb over the Cap. It was neither day nor night. There was a magical silence. When suddenly…

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Sleepy golden village


December 2018

The large group of RUS sports cars that had been standing in the same spot since at least 2018 disappeared this year.

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The evening did not dissolve the embarrassment. But it did ease it.

Concrete jungle, La Defense CdA… All these windows in this previously exclusive neighborhood will look out onto RUS, RUS/UA and maybe even a UA bedrooms. And remember the sea.

The entire army in gray or beige teplákách (sweatpants) she came to see.


As I was passing by, I thought the signs on the orange strip were in Arabic. So I was curious and raised the sail, either MC or maybe Arabia…


In the evening I was more forgiving. But would I want to go back there?

Of course there are winners. Those who live there. Investors? I doubt it. And the rest, not at all.

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Monaco is 3% larger

The building of the century will be handed over to the public on Friday.
The price is said to be 2 milliards €. So maybe, what can be seen. But the price for the newly created territory is not included. And surprisingly – everything is sold.
Tomorrow the first first-hand impressions.


 

 

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