A glamorous morning and romantic afternoon!

Cannes

This morning was warm and sunny when we set off on a day trip to Cannes, 20 k's south of Antibes. On arrival we parked the car beneath the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès... a convention centre in Cannes & the venue for the Cannes Film Festival. When back to ground level we could see much hustle and bustle going on in preparation for the upcoming 2017 Film festival.

The red carpet!

Just a few of the handprints along the boulevard...

Isabella Rossellini

Catherine Deneuve

Angelina Jolie

Julie Andrews

This one is for you Michael Mack...Andrew thinks I'm crazy!

We then went for a stroll, soaking up the sun and sea breeze along La Croisette, a mile-long promenade that skirts the shore, you can lookout on the sparkling Mediterranean and the rolling Esterel Hills. The wide pedestrianised walkway runs between the sandy beach and the coastal road, on which you find all the fancy hotels and posh boutiques.

 There are plenty of bars and restaurants along the beach...

You can just take a seat on the Croisette itself - there are blue metal seats for this purpose, and you can position yourself under the palm trees. It's fantastic for people watching, and for admiring the sports cars that glide along the boulevard.

As we headed toward Le Vieux Port, a picturesque marina for boats & yachts stands at the tip of the boulevard we were surprised to see signs welcoming 'Ninja Warrior' to Cannes...these photos are for you Georgia!

We had crepes for lunch...delicious paper thin affairs filled with Proscuitto & Raclette cheese...delicious.

Chateau de la Napoule is a 10 minute drive south of Cannes...Barry & Agneta recommended visiting this unique Neomedieval Chateau set in an idyllic beachfront location overlooking the bay of Cannes...was rescued by an American couple, Henry & Marie Clews, artists and visionaries who after buying the ruined medieval fortress in 1919, worked tirelessly to bring it back to life. From the 1920's through to the 50's Chateau de la Napoule was a meeting place for artists, intellectuals, princes, princesses...

The gardens...

In the studio...

Love these doors...

Under one of the towers Henry (1876-1937) and Marie (1880-1959) Clews are buried in a way which evoked the love and the complicity of the couple: in the crypt the two tombs are half-open as if the spirits of Henry and Marie moved the stones to find each other...
in the room above the tower.

The only access to the room is a small window...so that their spirits can escape above the sea and be rejoined for eternity.

That's what I call romantic.

We've seen so many HUGE boats on the Cote d'Azur here are s few more that we passed on our way back to the car.

Speaking of the car...here's our hire car...I call it the Discomobile...it's very bright on both the outside and inside. The black shiny inserts in the centre console and doors have a glittery finish...some purple quilted inserts add to the very busy interior palette!

Today we walked 11 k's.