Continued . . .
We had a lovely lunch down one of the many narrow side streets of the palace grounds then walked through the Saint Nicholas Cathedral. We also took many pictures of the marinas and the buildings on the surrounding mountains. It is a very beautiful city/country.
Then, just to show it could be done, we drove to Italy! We ended up in the small mountain village of Airole, but the only coffee shop we could find was completely full with locals. Back to the beach and the tourist areas to find something open and to watch the huge waves.
After freshening up we met Jeff and Susan and went back to the Cresci for more mussels, pizza and pasta. Tough life.
Monday morning we met with both crews for breakfast at our hotel. Dale and I then did a long walk on the beach then met up again with Jeff and Susan for lunch at the Palm Square Restaurant. We then wandered around Cannes for a couple of hours before heading back to the hotel for a rest. For dinner we all met at a quaint little place called the Gavroche. What a treat. Dale had Steak au Poivre and I had Scallops with Avocado sauce. Everyone's meal was superb. A couple of a bottles of wine later we even managed dessert. Dale and I shared a fantastic Creme Brule - one of the finest meals ever. To top off the evening, Poland hosted a fireworks display to knock your socks off. It was supposed to be on Sunday, but was postponed due to the wind I mentioned earlier. Apparently several countries compete in a fireworks competition and we just happened to be there for the final entry. What a lovely evening!
My last day started as usual, meeting up with the crews for another wonderful breakfast. Today though, I had todo some important errands. I had to find the right coffee for my machine at home! I was lucky and found what I wanted plus a few extras not on my list, so all was well. Dale and I then had our usual long walk on the beach before finding a cute little place for lunch called The Melting Pot. A nap, shower and packing used up the rest of our time before meeting up with Jeff, David and Susan on the roof terrace of our hotel. Jeff treated for drinks and we all enjoyed the weather and the scenery.
The Barbarella was Jeff's choice for dinner and it was a very good choice indeed. We ate far too much as the food was so good. Our starter was warm tiger prawn spring rolls. Dale then had roast lamb and I had stuffed Quail with a couple of Pate de Foie Gras on toast. I even had some of the wine it was so good - Saint Emilion Chateau Bellerose Figeac, Grand Cru 2006 - how's that for a name? There were far too many choices for dessert, but we all managed very well.
Wednesday morning I was wondering at my sanity in having such a late night as I was up at 4am for my flights back to Cyprus. Oh well, you only live once and I had to fit everything in that I could!
Ttys, Love,
Laurel
Info on Barbarella Restaurant -
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.barbarellarestaurant.fr/pages/index.php&ei=4D9tTMlp6o3iBt-p7OUK&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEUQ7gEwCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbarbarella%2Brestaurant%2Bcannes%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Dm
Info on the Palace in Monaco -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince's_Palace_of_Monaco
Pictures of Monaco -
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=&q=palace+monaco&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=C0NtTPO5Ht6I4ga4wuz-Cg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=12&ved=0CGMQsAQwCw&biw=1222&bih=684
Cathedral -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Cathedral,_Monaco
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