In Cannes
I took the train over to Cannes today, Saturday, October 18th. After buying the ticket, I asked the ticket lady what I believed to be translated as, ” from where does the train depart ?” She looked at me with a confused look and started speaking french at ninety miles per hour. I thanked her and left the ticket window, not knowing which platform to stand at. I soon realized that what I had said to her was, ” from where does the train stop?” This question of course did not make sense. Ooops !
The photo above is of either a hotel or an apartment building here. The atmosphere here is even more upscale than in Nice. Here, you find even more Rolex watches, expensive clothes and expensive haircuts. There is even a Rolex watch store on the main drag, down by the waterfront. Regretably, it is difficult to get close to the Palais de Festivals, where they give out the awards for the Cannes Film Festival. The outside of the building is under renovation and there are security guards with walkie talkies keeping people away. I walked by an arts center with a poster advertising numerous symphonies coming up, along with a performance by Iggy Avec Les Stooges.
I walked all over town looking for a restaurant with entrees under $40. I eventually found a place on a side street that served me a piece of fish, a mineral water and a cup of coffee for $37. I have to confess, however, the fish was prepared to perfection.
A toot a’lour,
I.C.