Here are some more of the pictures that I took while I was on leave. I want to try and get the rest of these sent within the next few days, so I can concentrate on writing you a good long letter to catch you up on my news on this side of the Atlantic.
In these pictures you will see Cannes France, where I went after Monte Carlo. I stayed there for about a day and a half.
This is a shot taken along the waterfront. notice the French flags. The beach at Cannes has a reputation of being one of the best in Europe, but as you can see for yourself it doesn't look as attractive as most of the ones on the West Coast. Anyway 99% of it is all private beaches belonging to the hotels in the background.
This is just another picture of the beach at Cannes, taken in the opposite direction of the first shot.
A picture taken along the boardwalk by the beach. I took this one to show you a real French Poodle, in his native land!
This is not exactly the most classy hotel in Cannes, but it is where I stayed and it wasn't too bad. Two meals a day plus a room for about $10 a day.
In France you can "read the writing on the wall", so to speak. This bit of Communist expression was right next to my hotel.
In Cannes, this is one of the most popular buildings. The "Movie house". The film festival was in progress while I was there and this is where all the films are shown. It is also a good place to look for International stars if you are so inclined.
This picture gives a good idea of the many different countries represented down at the Cannes dock. From front to back: Monaco, USA , England,Panama, and England again. I spent a lot of time down at the waterfront. I found it very interesting.
Again, down at the dock I came across this VW bus, waiting for a ship to Africa! It says on the side: "From Berlin to Cape Town, via East Africa"
Here's a closer look at one of the big private boats from panama.
This is a group of men playing Bocce ball. it is played by throwing little steel balls. I don't know much about it, but it must be interesting, because it seems like the men around here spend 80% of their time playing it.
My last shot of this group is a close up of a boat from New York, USA!
More to come.....
