Cannes

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. 

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.   

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. 

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. 

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! 

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...

Cheap white wine = regret. 

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. 

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.