Pictures from the French Riviera

I had been meaning to post these pictures sooner so now is as good a time as any. I have lots to update about Germany and the past week!

So this picture is from our first night in Cannes. We ate at this restaurant thats supposed to be the oldest restaurant in Cannes =) It was cute...this guitarist guy came by and started singing right next to us so it was cute and romantic...perfect for two ladies in love =)














This one is for DLim and Toro =) I was waiting for the ferry to go to Ste. Marguerite and I look over at this lady's foot. I almost threw up. I almost got my @$$ kicked in trying to take this picture. I kept trying to pretend like I was playing with my camera even though it was angled RIGHT at her foot.








So this is the visual of right when you land on the island. The water is really blue and clear but it was freezing cold. There were some people sunbathing but it was worse than Santa Cruz water. The pansy in me prevailed.










So this is the fort where the Man in the Iron Mask was held. At first I got it mixed up with the Chateau d'If. So apparently, they have a list of 60 or so people that the man could possibly be, including the King's twin brother. It was Dumas and Voltaire who really pushed for that theory but it hasn't been confirmed. Anyway, interested tidbid...the mask was made from velvet and leather and was burned with the Man in the Iron Mask at his death.





They didn't really know much about the Man in the Iron Mask except that he was imprisoned as a "threat to the Monarchy" and that they held him in this prison cell with three layers of wrought iron. The other cells didn't have that.









There was a massive grave outside the fort but I forgot who was buried there. It was some group of ethnic people, but I forgot the ethnicity. Anyway, there were alot of them.










I caught this cute picture of a dad and his daughter playing in "dirt". It's not sand. I think it's dead leaves from the trees that are pushed to the shore by the currents. Anyway, it was gross... but funny. I have a video of her getting just buried in it =)









Sitting in Cannes having dinner and wine while people watching people by the pier =)


















The next day I went to Monaco and watched the changing of the guard which is supposed to be a really solemn, traditional scene. I think they could probably cut out about half of it. If I was trying to attack the monarchy, I'd do it during the changing of the guards cuz theres a good 10-15 minutes where no one is really guarding anything and they're just playing with their guns.






This is me along the coast in Monaco =) Yes...the water is that beautiful =) I layed on a lounge chair on this fake beach. Apparently, they don't import sand and they import pebbles instead.










Here's a picture of the casino in Monte Carlo. It wasn't that interesting. A bunch of rich retired people gambling away.











I just liked this picture because it really shows how clean and beautiful the entire area is. It's so immaculate and well-groomed =)











I love fishies =) This is a cute little cuttlefish =) It was messing with me. I think I took about a dozen pictures of it. Right when he would pause, I would get ready to take my picture and then as soon as I took it, he's run away away and make it all blurry. This is the best picture I have .








This is me with the entire view of Monte Carlo =)













This is the beautiful fake beach. The cool thing is that the pebbles really sparkle in the sunlight =) Not so cool thing are the old guys in the speedos =(











This is a fort in Villefranche sur Mer.


















This is Caroline at the fort =)













View from the fort.













Now we're in Eze sur Mer. This is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. We visited the garden that overlooked the peninsula and they had these beautiful statues of nymphs that I loved. =)










Me and Caroline in Eze overlooking the ocean =)



















The view of the penninsula from the top of the garden in Eze.











This is the last stop we had in our French Riviera tour. We had to go back to Nice this day and so we decided to visit Grasse which is the perfume capital of the world. We went to the Fragonard Parfumerie and found a perfume called Emilie =) Close enough. Pretty much the rest of the city was kinda old and run down but this church was over a 1000 years old and had lots of history. Probably my favorite part of the city =)