Cote d’Azur
This week we visited the Cote d’Azur otherwise known as the French Riviera. We stayed in Cannes. A city you might heard of before thanks to the Film Festival of Cannes, which is a huge international movie festival held every year in the Cote d’Azur. Cannes is on the shores of the Mediterranean and in the heart of Europe. It is also very small with only 2,100 residences.
In Cannes we stayed at a place known “RUC HOTEL CANNES” which was a genuine manor house built in style reminiscent of the 18th Century. The hotel was very close to the beach and to the pointe Croisette. The Croisette was incredible. It counts with exclusive boutiques, palm trees, palatial hotels, this is by far Cannes’ main tourist district. According to the locals its a great place to “people-watch” during the Film Festival. La Croisette gets its name from a small cross that used to stand east of the bay. After we walked La croisetter we decided to have lunch in a restaurant called
While in Cannes we did the Cruise to Corniche d’Or. It was a 2 hour, and we enjoyed the magnificent views of the red rocks of the Esterel. The only down fault to that is the the tour was only held in French therefore I couldn’t understand much of what they were explaining. But the views were very enjoyable.
We also stopped by the Ile Ste-Marguerite. It was just a 15 min boat ride from Cannes. The minute we landed you could smell the fresh air and all the Eucalyptus trees. In the Ile there is a fort which was once a prison, and this prison was home of a very famous/unidentified character that you might have heard of known as the man in the iron mask. There was also a sea museum which goes over aquatic fauna and flora.
For dinner we decided to go to a famous restaurant called “Gaston et Gastounette.” We chose this restaurant because of its views of the Marina. The restaurant serves two different bouillabaisses, a full-blown authentic stewpot prepared only for two diners at a time and a less daunting individualized version designed as an appetizer.(the portion for this dish was enormous and delicious). Other choices in the menu included baby turbot with hollandaise sauce; John Dory filets with wild mushrooms; and an unusual Japanese-style broth flavored with monkfish, saltwater salmon, and chives. Profiteroles with hot chocolate sauce made a memorable dessert.
Overall Cannes was beautiful and very fun, the water from the ocean was crystal blue, the beaches were clean and with a wonderful color of the sand, the locals were very nice. It had been the best experience in France so far (even though we couldn't spot any celebrities) But again who needs to see a celebrity when you can spot a beautiful sunset by the sea.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes
http://www.cotedazur-tourisme.com/ 