There are two small islands that can be seen from Cannes. One of them we toured on Sunday, the second one, St. Honorat I toured today. It is inhabited by Monks and there isn't much else on the island. This doesn't mean the photo opportunities are any less. The island was really beautiful.
I had a really lovely nature walk and was enjoying my time by myself when all of a sudden I turned the corner and saw THIS:
I was mesmerized, I just couldn't stop taking pictures of it. It is the old monastery and it is literally right on the water. I just had to explore this old building I was so intrigued!
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| The view from the very top. This is where the monks live now. |
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| I really loved this place. So amazing. |
I hopped on the boat and headed back to Cannes. It was a bit of an overcast day but it was still quite nice outside. Here are some more shots I took from the boat.
The white building on the left is where they hold the famous Cannes Film Festival. Apparently the city of Cannes turns into a crazy town during the festival.
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| This was our building! |
I made it back to the apartment and was absolutely exhausted. I guess after 4 days of walking and touring it all caught up to me. That and the fact that I'm not a good sleeper at night. I took a nap and woke up just in time for Hillary to get home.
Hillary and I decided to go to a seafood restaurant around the corner. As an appetizer, they brought us this:
Escargot! We had a hell of a time trying to get those little buggers out of their shells. They were quite tasty but a lot of damn work. Our meal was very very good. Hillary ordered a whole fish (scales, eyes, fins) and I ordered prawns. They were huge! My prawns (like Hillary's fish) still had eyes. It was a bit creepy. I tried playing with my lovely prawn's eyeballs but was quickly chastised by Hillary. Bad Ann!
It was a meal to complete a really nice low-key day.
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