Mercure Cannes Mandelieu 3m

Up early as it was a spectacular sunrise - full of pinks and organges. We wanted to hit McWifi before we entered Italy but we did not find one until later in the day in Menton. Before that we drove the coast road through Nice and Monte Carlo, both concrete ...

... wine bottle and then we thought they were off on the trail, but no they got in the car and drove on! <br> At the end of the gorge we joined the road towards Cannes, which was route Napoleon, orginially created by him as a pass through the mountains...very windy. Our destination for the evening was Grasse where we found a good park overlooking the city lights and our first view of the Med.

Vanmorgen om 6 uur vertrokken met de bus vanaf station Sittard naar vliegveld Köln-Bonn gereden. We hadden een half uurtje vertraging met de vlieger. <br>Om ca.12 uur landen we op het vliegveld van Nice. We werden met de bus naar het centrum van de stad gereden .....

... Sailboats were docked at the marina (knez, it made me think of you). Diane ordered mussles and Jon and I had our first mussels ever. They were delicious. Thank you Diane for helping me discover my love for sea food. St-Tropez was further than we thought, but thank god we ...

... first day in Nice was spent on the beach, we couldn't wait to go into the ocean, that we went swimming without towels. Wasn't a good idea since Nice is all rock beaches and we couldn't really sit to dry off... WE had a delicous pasta dinner at Pasta Basta and ordered the finest wine on ...

... experience at Sababini's was very personable! The eight course meal was superb! We both chose the steak and lobster, otherwise referred to as surf and turf! The service was fantastic! Sabatini's provided a more intimate and personable experience! We were glad we arrived with an apetite. Otherwise, the eight courses would've been too much. The champagne carried us through dinner until the cappuccino's. <br ...

... French Riviera and the quaint neighboring harbor of Cannes. The group was now feeling a bit hungry. Not wanting to face rejection from any of the upscale restaurants along the boardwalk, they settled for a cute little Bistro tucked up an alley way. There they drank biere (french beer) and vin (french wine). And with their new hair styles, they watched the yachts of the rich and famous dock and undock from the Cannes harbor. Lorlinda tried to practice her French ...

... incredible since I was in the Alps. Apparently on Sunday there was a big avalanche. I don't know details...but apparently the Alps are known for their Avalanches. We got back around 7:30, so we missed dinner, but I got a mighty good Panini in the school's café. (I'll put pictures up soon) Sunday, we went to Nice for the last day of the Nice Carnival. That was a crazy experience. It was on the verge of raining all day, but luckily it held off. We watched the parade ...

... which was very small and obviously a place for locals. Later we took another expensive taxi ride to downtown Cannes and walked around taking it all in. We all couldn't get over the fact that we were in France! Next morning we took yet another taxi back to the train station, ate breakfast and headed home. On the way back I realized how much I prefer Italy to France and already feel like it's my home. No matter where I go I get blatently stared at because ...

I knew before arriving in Nice that I should be able to see some of the Cannes International Film Festival; however I did not know exactly what would be going on when. Today happened to be the first day of the festival, with the first showing of The DaVinci Code the evening prior. At my hostel in Nice, I managed to group up with about seven other travelers all interested in heading to Cannes for the day. I was very excited to be sharing the ...