L'Esterel Cannes

... or as they say, American) style gaming.

I had a relaxing time. Bit of shopping, eating, drinking and walking around just admiring the wealthy end of the world. It is expensive tho. Meals and drinks are way over-priced (about $17 aussie for a Johnny Walker & coke!). You even have to pay to use the toilet at the shopping centre and main tourist areas. I won some money at the main casino, then lost it (and some more) at the hotel ...

So this morning a grumpy linda rolled out of bed at 6 am ready to get on the school bus and start class. yep that's right. i've gone back in time to highschool.....

The grumpiness wore off tho as becca and i trekked down to the bus stop. i can't even describe how beautiful watching the sunrise over the gulf was. the sky had a pink color, and all the hills were a pale blue/ green in the distance the sea was periwinkle. it was definitely a far better ...

Have had fun in France. Nice is interesting and the beautiful water of the mediterranian was great to woke up to... Mick went for a swim !! we caught a train to Cannes and we looked around all the exclusive spots but noone we knew... just rich people and us tourists..
we also went to Montecarlo.. fantastic.. even swa a kart race in Monaco... had a look at the MonteCarlo Casino.. impressive if only for the flashy cars and people with too much cash ...

Hey team!!!!
so 2 weeks into france and i've yet to write a thing. im so bad at this game. meh.
today i went to the beach, it was wonderful!!!! becca thought it was cold, she was wrong :)

so apparently sainte maxime is infiltrated by german tourists, who knew? the only frenchies on the beach were...well enjoying themselves quite a bit..... ;-)
oh frenchies. :)

omg do ...

... didn't charge me. They do if the delay is less than 2 hrs. So instead of the 4:25pm flight, I am getting the 8:15pm. Annoying because I miss seeing Nice in daytime and the train ride to Monaco is supposed to be excellent views over the Mediterranean.

So, today has basically been in transit. Saw some good views from the plane window of the Swiss Alps (at least I think that’s what those mountains were).

Hahahaha, they are playing ...

... at 20,000 Euros each. I talked to Pattinson a bit after the dinner, he seemed normal, a kid thrown into the spotlight, and I don’t think he’s yet aware of his starpower. Some of the other Hollywood kids included Emile Hirsh (who is so short he could do stunts for Vern Troyer), Josh Hartnett, BJ Novak, and Joshua Jackson.

Post dinner by the pool was a place for us commoners (aka: non-celebs) to mix with the glitterati. The DJ spun actual vinyl, instead of a ...

... then an Irish women who I talked to for a little while. When we got there, we walked around for a little while and got situated at a small wine bar. The patio was a cloud of smoke (by the way- EVERYONE smokes cigarettes here), but it was still nice as we drank some wine as an apéritif (apparently, the French take this drinking course very seriously as the wine bar was packed). Anyways, we ended up at yet another Italian restaurant (they are the cheapest and have ...

... I made my way through the shopping area. Cannes is a long stretch of beach backed up with a few streets of shops and hotels, that's it. The film festival t-shirts were ugly, everything else was priced in the thousands. What's a girl to do? I decided that instead of finding something with Cannes printed on it, I would find something that just said Cannes to me. I entered a store facing the beach and was surprised to ...