Parlez vous anglais?

We are pleased to report we've had a good experience in France. All the people have been very kind to us, and some have gone out of their way to help us. The Cote d'Azur is quite international - we hear French, German, and British English everywhere.

We stopped in a small cafe for some coffee shortly after we got off the boat, then bought train tickets from Cannes to Nice.


The entire town of Cannes is scrubbing itself up for the film festival later this week - lots of cleaning and painting going on.


We enjoyed Nice, walking most of the day, including the long Promenade d'Anglais on the beach.


Ate quite a bit of crusty bread products, too, the best being a ficelle studded with ham. I went to the Marc Chagall museum and enjoyed the colorful paintings. The streets of Nice are beautiful, with wrought iron balconies. These French love their chiens - there is dog poop and pee everywhere (watch your step). The people smell a lot, too - either of too much cologne, or body odor.

I must say we had good desserts last night on the boat (after I dissed 'em) - Anth had a pecan pie loaded with nuts, and I enjoyed a creamy Panna Cotta. Also, at breakfast every day we have some wonderful Italian yogurt - intera (whole milk) - that is incredible. The fruit flavors are not burdened with huge chunks of tired, soggy fruit (although they contain 7% fruit), but instead infused with the flavor of them. I like the albicocca (apricot), Anth likes vanilla and cafe.

OK better go as this internet cafe is closing....au revoir!