Thursday, July 4
In the morning, Emily and I walked down to the harbor and caught a little boat to the island called Sainte-Marguerite. We first visited a museum at the Fort Royal that used to be an old prison. It is most known for holding the man in the iron mask and five Protestant pastors who were imprisoned and tortured for their faith. The museum also provided a bit of history about the island and displayed pottery that has only recently been discovered from underwater shipwrecks. From the museum, we continued to walk around and explore the island, providing beautiful views of Cannes and the Mediterranean.
On our way to the island:
~island pics are all on my nice camera~
Leaving the island:
After taking the boat back to the mainland, we walked to the Palais. It's pretty much the "Grauman's Chinese Theatre" of France, including the handprints of several famous movie stars. Being from LA, we weren't too interested, so we took a quick look, then walked back to our apartment. After lunch, we drove to the picturesque town of St. Paul. We had reserved a tour in English, and our tour guide was excellent. We shared the tour with another family from America (the dad was from Georgia, the mom from Russia). On the tour, we saw old Roman walls, the fortifications France built a couple centuries ago, the house of a recent well-known French poet, and the modern city that has been modified for and now makes its living on tourism.
Our last main event for the day was to "tie a bow" on Cannes and take a train tour around the city. It was nice to have someone else drive, so I could look around and enjoy the city. The harbor was beautiful during the sunset, and it was interesting to learn about the city's history and development.
That night we packed up to leave and unsuccessfully tried to get sleep amid the shouting neighbors and slamming windows due to heavy winds.
Occasionally visited by famous people:
Cheeeeese!
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