Cannes

On Monday, 10 May, I had the opportunity to travel to Cannes in the South of France for a day trip. It was clear that the famous Cannes Film Festival was beginning in 2 days with all the press roaming around and people setting up the red carpet and preparing for events on ocean front venues all up and down La Croisette, which is the main road and boardwalk right along the beach. Talk about lifestyle of the rich and famous! The first shops I spotted were Bulgari, Hermes, and Fred Jewelers. It was really sort of a miraculous day- all the local weather reports called for rain and clouds so I brought an umbrella and prepared to spend the day (in which I was celebrating my one year anniversary) wishing that the sun was out and I could enjoy the beautiful city. However, there was not a cloud in the sky! And now I'm sporting the sunburn to prove it- I wasn't expecting the need to protect myself from the sun, and I was so excited to be in the beautiful city that I didn't even think about sunscreen! Around 4pm I started to notice that my shoulders had turned a nice lobster color, and I had been chalking that up to the straps of my bag digging into my shoulders all day.

Needless to say, Cannes is a magical place. I couldn't stop staring at the water of the Cote d'Azur- it was so clear you could literally see straight to the bottom. It's a teal-green color and then when it gets deeper a rich blue. We took a boat to the Ile Ste. Marguerite off the coast of Cannes, where the prison from the Man in the Iron Mask is located. The water was so clear there I just wanted to drink it! It was very cold though- I could barely dip my toes in for more than a second or two.

The entire La Croisette is filled with high end retailers such as Emporio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vitton, and countless others. We were even stopped and our photo was taken by some people advertising their photo services- but it definitely made me feel like a celebrity!

It was only a 4 hour ride on the high-speed train (TGV) from Lyon, and we arrived at 10:30 and left at 6pm. We had a wonderful day exploring the city in the sun and I would LOVE to go back!