By train to Cannes and Antibes

Trip Start May 14, 2008
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Trip End May 28, 2008


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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

After a bit of late start (Lynnae had to be dressed "just right" for the rich and famous!) we took the train to Cannes and headed right to the scene of the film festival down by the harbor.  We saw lots of photographers and the red carpet entrance and lots of pretty obvious tourists (wearing "Lazy Dad" t-shirts over a protruding gut), but alas, no stars yet.  We sat for a nice lunch of Aioli with vegetables and paella with a glass of beer and wine respectively.  The people-watching was amazing, with skinny starlets freezing in minimal clothing and hot shot producers walking and talking on their cell phones or looking for WiFi on the sidewalks.  The old town was cool with a good view of the harbor with all the huge yachts and an old church.

We walked back to the station and took the train to Antibes, which used to be the border between France and Italy before the region with Nice was ceded by the Italians to France in 1860.  There was a very nice walled old city with a lot of activity and bustle.  We stopped for yet another wine/coffee at yet another open air cafe then left for the train home. 
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