Blogs from Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 5

We decided that we'd get up early and try and pack in a full day of sightseeing. We almost got run over about three or four times on our way to the train station in town. The drivers aren't to be trusted, even at zebra crossings and red lights you've got to look twice and it doesn't help that the cars are on the wrong side of the road. Left is right, right is not right. France were having train strikes while we were there which meant angry people and delays. We didn't have it too bad, but it was a crap time for a strike with the Cannes film festival and Monaco Grand Prix on. We decided that we'd check out Antibes before heading on to Cannes. Antibes is a small medievel town built inside ... read more

The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival began last Wednesday. It's been really interesting how much the city has changed in the last few weeks! Within two weeks many restaurants had put up additions that pretty much doubled their size. It definitely is turning into tourism season too! It had been getting busier and busier down by the palace where the festival takes place and now it's crazy! Wednesday was the first day of the festival so our school had a meeting about what to expect and how we can see some of the movies. We did get a pass which allows us in to certain movies, we just have to wait in line for awhile in order to get in. Other movies require invitations, which are given out on a fairly regular basis at both the ... read more

Another morning, another breakfast of baguettes, jam, and coffee...I am so ready to be done with baguettes, paninis, and anything bread related at this point. At least this was our last day in France and we had better food to look forward to in Italy. After breakfast, we boarded the train to Cannes which was a quick trip from Nice. The weather in Canne was absolutely beautiful, and I could picture the stars here for the film festival. We walked along the waterfront and then sat outside to enjoy some relaxation and sun. After we were thoroughly roasted, we decided to cool off by playing the slots in a casino. And then we remembered that gelato is so refreshing and can also having cooling effects...so two scoops of gelato for me please. When we had had ... read more

This is what the school is like! There are some things that are pretty different than schools in the US but some are similar. My room is a pretty good size, its really narrow but long and it has lots of storage space, when i first saw it i didnt know if the closet would hold all my stuff but it does with room leftover! there is a sink in our room, which ive never had before but its pretty nice to not have to share a sink with twenty or so other girls! the showers and toilets are right across the hall from my room so its not too bad to walk to and i havent really had a problem with cold showers or anything luckily! the toilets are definitely smaller than those in the ... read more

In France for five nights and quite possibly put on five kilos thanks to the fab bakeries here! But is also has been the most frustrating time for us. We first arrived in Chamonix from Geneve, we had enough of the big city's after one day and headed right back up into the Alps on the France side this time. Also here is the largest mountain in Europe so we thought we had better check it out. Chamonix is another small village with 5000 ppl and of course very touristy but it is the off season so we were happy with that, but that also means that not everything is open and there is only one hostel open (not camping from last experience) and I didn't realise how lost we could get in a small town ... read more