Meeting Ollie and Raphaële in Cannes

You might remember from a couple of blog entries ago that we ran into Ollie and Raphaële at the airport in Paris, and that they were on their way to the Cote d'Azur ? Well, they were still there, so we decided to meet up. Ollie's parents have a place in Greolieres up in the mountains, which is where we were thinking of meeting up at first. However, nice as Greolieres is, we figured Cannes might offer more options for a night out ;-).

So Cannes it was. I left work at four, hoping to avoid the rush-hour traffic into Cannes (my last trip there took me about 2 hours, so...). In vain - I was stuck again, swearing in frustration along with all the other poor souls (at least I had aircon...). Although this time it "only" took me one hour to reach the centre.



Having parked, I met up with Ollie and Raphaële in front of le Palais des Festivales, from where we strolled over to the Suquet - the old town. It's a nice part of the town, although it is extremely touristy - although fortunately of the culinary kind (I think every single building on the main drag is a restaurant - and at least all the ones we've tried are pretty good). We walked up to the top of the old town, from where there are some great views over Cannes and along the Cote d'Azur. There is also a nice church up there, and an old castle which now houses a museum.



After having walked around for a bit on the Croisette as well, we went for a nice meal in the Suquet. Then it was time for the tearful farewells, and for me to head back to Nice. Which proved to take an eternity again - the signposting to the motorway is interesting to say the least - let's just say that it gives you a great tour of Cannes (took me about 1 hour - again...) - no wonder I was the only one following the signs ;-).