From Cannes to Antibes

It was cool and windy.  We are not sure where all the “beautiful and once beautiful” people go when they are not at the beaches of Cannes so we decided to head for Antibes.  We walked through Cannes to the bus stop and in ½ an hour had arrived in the historic centre of old Antibes.

                                    A parade as we walked through the streets of Cannes

We strolled through the old quarter absorbing the sights and sounds of the town and especially the aromas from the fresh bread and cake shops that were everywhere.  We visited the Saturday antique market and the fresh produce market and later, the port and beach.

                                           Gail is on the outside, Robert is on the inside!

              

                                                                 The smallgoods

                                                  They had green cheese,

                                                              red cheese and..

                                        blue cheese. The bluest blue cheese that we have ever seen!

A highlight was our visit to the Picasso Museum – he lived in Antibes just after WW 2 and most of the artwork there comes from this period.  We even bought a print there – not a Picasso but a Russian artist who also lived in this town and was a contemporary.

 Nu bleu sur fond rouge by Nicholas de Stael will soon adorn our walls or at least a print!

Next to the museum was the cathedral which was also very interesting.

Around the town is a series of modern bronze sculptures that add to the vibe of the town.

The weather was closing in and we headed to the bus for our return trip but the heavens opened as we took shelter.  We were glad we had decided not to stop for lunch in an outdoor restaurant!

Back in Cannes, we walked to the church, Notre Dame au Voyage.  It was here that Napoleon was welcomed after fleeing from Elba.  We have just about completed following in Napoleon’s footsteps – only St. Helena to go.

We walked past the busy harbour which contains so many boats we could not see the water and returned on the tender to our yacht.  We really enjoyed our time in Antibes and would happily return. 

                                                        Now where did we park the boat?

                                                      Cannes from  our yacht