Bonjour de Cannes!

Nous sommes arrivés et c'est bel! We arrived and it is beautiful! Our flight over was pretty uneventful. We flew out of San Francisco on Sunday evening. Unlike our flight to Barcelona, both C and I were unable to sleep much. I spent a lot of time reading and C worked until we felt completely exhausted and were finally able to get a little rest. We landed in Frankfurt, Germany to transfer to our Lufthansa flight which would take us directly to Nice. It was a quick flight and once we arrived we hopped on a bus and sat back for the hour long ride into Cannes. We are staying at the Hotel Splendid which is indeed splendid! We have an end room on the 4th floor with a harbor and sea view. It is a quaint room with (in typical European style) two twin beds pushed together to make it a double. We have two small balconies with tall doors to open when you want to step out and enjoy the view. Being that we arrived somewhat early in the evening we were ready for dinner. We strolled along the Rue Felix Faure passed several restaurants until finally deciding on one which happened to have the same name as the street we were on. It was a good choice! Our main course was wonderful but it was the fondant au chocolat that really did it! A mouth-watering steamy brownie-like chocolate cake sitting atop a creamy custard with melted chocolate spilling from the center and around the sides....YUM! Je pense que j'ai gagné dix livres!
To counteract the damage we did with our delicious meal we walked along the main boulevard that borders the Mediterranean. As we walked we could almost picture the bustling activity that takes place during the summer months when tourist season is in full swing and the beaches are smothered with bodies clamoring to catch the rays of the Riviera sun. For us, however, it was a quiet evening walking past the shops and restaurants that won't again open until the first buds of spring. Christian enjoyed reminiscing as he showed me the Palais des Festivals which is where he will spend his days until he returns home and also, coincidently, where the Cannes Film Festival is held each year in May. We walked past the Hotel Majestic and Hotel Carlton, two grand hotels that host Hollywood's best during the aforementioned festival. We turned to walk away from the beaches and came upon Hotel Cristal, which is where he last stayed. He was very pleased to have remembered how to get there. We ended our stroll back at the hotel anticipating what the next day would bring.