This morning we took the 30 minute train ride to Cannes, a city west of Nice. For those of us who love movies, Cannes is known worldwide for it's famous film festival held each May. We stopped at a sidewalk cafe along the Boulevard de la Croisette and enjoyed the people watching as well as a leisurely breakfast (freshly squeezed orange juice, cafe latte, croissant & omelette). We walked across the street to the Palais des Festivals to get an up close & personal look at where the celebrities gather during the film festival and to check out the hand prints embedded in the sidewalk outside the festival hall. We made our way to Le Suquet, Cannes' historical old town, walked up to a castle (now a museum) and took in the beautiful views of the bay, city, mountains and islands. We also strolled through the marketplace which was lined with everything from antiques to crafts. As is our "MO" on this trip we did lots of walking and thoroughly enjoyed this city.
We decided we could fit in one more town today--Antibes. A short train ride later and we were in this quaint little town with a totally different vibe. We shopped the square, strolled along the harbor, made friends w/a shopkeeper and called it a day! 11.8 miles walked.
sounds like a great trip, WOW, lots of miles walked. Tell Karen thanks for the picture of you street shopping, you know I love seeing pictures of my kids when they are traveling...thinking you go back to Paris today. loving the daily blog...Mom
ReplyDeleteAm enjoying your blog. Keep it up. Hope you tried the latte. Know Karen did.
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