La Croisette Cannes

Hello from Nice, France! This is just a short entry because we won't have internet at the place we are staying at next and I didn't want to forget about what we saw in the French Riviera!

This is a beautiful part of the world, down in the south of France bordering the Mediterranean (I think. Again - geography not a strong point. I hope I …

Alena and I walked alone La Croisette, saw the building where the famous film festival is held and the manificent Yatchs lining the Harbor …

... we came to Cannes, even though the last couple of days were rainy, it was surprisingly hot again. We had dinner on La Croisette, a famous seaside promenade with a casino, a few restaurants and who could forget, the world famous hotel, the ...

... room over looking ocean, but triple was a king bed, we will make do.  Got sutis on, found tremendous restaurant on La Croisette-La RODO  .  Fifty year old original beach club and resturant on the water.  Gave us great table, olives, ...

... at least for 1 day! Having lived in France for almost 3 years, I have never visited Cannes, so it is a must! Bring on cocktails a la Croisette at the sunset!!! :) ____________________________________________ I got up really early for a holiday (8am) ...

... the strip and one pays 15 -30 Euros for the privilege of sitting on the beach.  After arrival in Cannes, Steve and I wandered along La Croisette and hung around the Carlton hotel waiting to be discovered but someone told us that they had all ...

... two film festivals attract a lot of attention worldwide, but Cannes is much more glamorous and high scale. We then walked down the La Croisette Boulevard as the sun set and to see the famous grand hotels. We stopped to have a drink in the Hotel ...

... .  But first we were in for a treat arriving in Cannes. We have landed at the famous Majestic Barriere Hotel, on la Croisette Blvd.  Talk about culture shock! Remember, we've just come from either busy, historic, tourist-laden cities or ...

... sun is beginning to come out, but it is still a bit chilly and breezy. We plan to stroll the famed Boulevard de la Croisette, the promenade between the world renown hotels and the sandy beach, which is a mess, as they are constructing stages and seating ...

... ;ll find every major designer label well represented in this town (most of the big designer names were located on Boulevard de la Croisette).  The beaches although split between public and private areas (something you will see on the Côte ...

Alena and I walked alone La Croisette, saw the building where the famous film festival is held and the manificent Yatchs lining the ...

Hopped the train from Nice to Cannes - approximately 40 minutes.  The Boulevard de la Croisette was fenced off around "the Bunker" - the nickname for the Palais des Festival - where the opening ceremony is held and the "in competition" films are shown. ...