We arrived in Cannes in a limo, and when we arrived we were swarmed by the paparazzi (naturally). We stepped out onto the red carpet in our Versace suits (bespoke, of course). No wait...that was just the mat on the city bus, the throngs of tourists that surrounded us, and the high-end designer label stores :P
Where we got off the bus seemed like any other French city...nothing surprising or remarkable. But once we made our way through the city to the seaside and the boardwalk we were greeted by what we had expected: a feel of Hollywood glamour fit for a movie star! The seaside strip was very nice but felt a bit artificial. On the west end of the city is the old town, and even though it was still overrun by tourists it felt more authentic and true to the spirit of what we would expect from a French city.
A nice building somewhere in Cannes... :P
Cannes is another city filled with lots of money, and that means a lot of fancy, fancy yachts. We took a tour of the marina, and it wasn't quite as jawdropping as Monte Carlo. But the millions of dollars on the water there was still enough to blow our minds. The boat in this picture was just one of many boats this size. We even found a boat that was registered in Halifax!
We bought this!!! Well, you know that we really didn't, but it's important and healthy to have dreams.
Walking along the breakwater that divides the marina and the beach.
The beach and one end of the city!
The main entrance to the building used for the Cannes film festival. Cliff had been to Cannes before, so he had already seen this structure, but Stefan's intial reaction was one of disappointment--he felt that it didn't evoke the level of glamour that the rest of the strip had, and it didn't look as impressive as you would expect from a building used for the film festival. He thought that the building looked like ugly 1960's/70's architecture...
Stefan in Cannes!
Another beachside shot...
The boardwalk... beach is to the right and the street with all the high-end shops to the left.
Along the boardwalk every now and again there would be cool sculptures. This was our favourite! Hellraiser, anyone?
One of the buildings along the street that runs along the boardwalk. This was one of many hotels on the strip that we are sure are as expensive as they look...
On the road along the water, complete with palm trees!
One of the city streets...
In the old town, on the hunt for good and cheap food.
Further in the old town. This area looked really beautiful, but we sadly didn't have time to explore it because we had to catch the last bus back to Nice! There's always next time...
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