One day of Miki's stay we visited nearby Cannes, which is of course known for its International Film Festival that's held in May each year.
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| We even saw some celebrities when we visited in March! |
Cannes is like the more expensive and less culturally-diverse version of Nice. It's pretty though, and there's a lot of shopping if you've got euros n' euros to burn.
After taking the 30 minute train (the bus is about 2 hours), we explored the city a bit. It was a beautiful day! Miki tried his first real French macaroon.
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| For only 25 euros, it was a steal in Cannes! |
We visited the Musée de la Castre. The Musée is located in a medieval chateau complex. It had a lot of ancient Mediterranean artifacts as well as more modern paintings of the region.
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| No, this isn't a painting of a beautiful Mediterranean princess; it's just little old me. |
There was a large tower in one part of the museum that gave great views of the city and the water. The stairs were a bit scary going up, but it was well worth it. Miki kept repeating that I was living in one of the nicest places in Europe.
I know it.
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| Getting our French culture on. |
For lunch, we had a picnic on the beach.
We bought some fresh bread, strawberries, oranges, and camembert cheese. And wine, of course!
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| Thank goodness Miki had his Swiss army knife, or else we would have had to slice the cheese with our fingers. I never! |
A lot of the beach in Cannes is sectioned off for the hotels or fancy restaurants to use (ugh, rich folk), but we found a nice section that was sandy rather than rocky. I'm assuming they bring the sand in.
I tasted quite a bit of it during the picnic, and it didn't taste very French...
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| Cheap white wine = regret. |
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| Our picnic food was a little disappointed by our wine choice as well. |
After our lovely and sandy picnic, we walked along the beach then explored the port area a bit.
So many huge yachts! I plotted several schemes in my head as to how I will get onto one of those boats one day, most of which are elaborate ruses that involve me wearing wigs.
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| I'm not sure what the function of these blocks are, but they were fun to climb on! They will be utilized in my yacht-jacking mission. |
Taking applications for trust-worthy and fearless look-outs for Mission Silver Otter.
Must provide own Swiss Army Knives.
