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Cannes
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Painting in one of the prison cells
Panoramic view to Golfe Mandelieu
Any special tips for enjoying Cannes in the winter? We will be visiting for three days over Christmas break.
Any special tips for enjoying Cannes with a 2-year-old? Good playgrounds, etc.?
Everything Christmasy in all Provence from early December to early January here:
http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/specials.htm
If you can't find something there of interest to your two year old, I'm a dutchmans uncle. (Silly expression, isn't it?)
The big funfair, carousel and wheel, with Christmas Village and skating rink in Place Massena, Nice, is worth the trip from Cannes. The population of Cannes are largely retired elderly rich or glamourous young pleasure seekers and I reckon its not really the most accomodating place for "little people"
I should declare in interest. Having had the pleasure on my last flight to the south of France of a two-year old shrieking in my ear most of the flight - to the point where sympathetic flight attendants offered me complimentary earplugs.
I wish everyone a peaceful Christmas.
Cheers!
The beach in Cannes is sandy, after Arcachone it seemed rather dirty, and there were a lot of people. Therefore I have put "tick" in the column "Bathing in Cannes", and walked on quay.
Huge palm trees, crowds of walking people - all this was not differed from russian Sochi or abkhasian Gagra. Only the place was painfully prestigious - promenade La Croisette!
Cannes has a lot of private beaches owned by the large hotels and it's very expensive to lounge in th sun at these.On the other side of the Palais des Festivals thre is a small free beach that is very popular. On our last visit there were a few young men doing sand sculpture the exhibition was very good. Now thats something you'll never see in Nice!
Without the film stars these stairs are of a great banality. The architecture of the "Palais des Festivals et des Congrès" is not really exciting. If you expected to see something grandiose you will be disappointed.
However it is a good idea that the red carpet is left on the stairs to the "Grand Auditorium" of the film festival; ordinary people can hold the pose for the most common photo souvenir of Cannes.
Cannes is as expensive as it is glamorous, but this was a very fun weekend during my backpacking adventures. I ended up making some great friends that I still keep in contact with, did a lot of great shopping, and got some sun in the process.
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