28th Chapter – Winter Cannes

Cannes, Friday, January 30, 2026

We joined Helmut, Marie Christine, and Doris at the cinema to see the movie Hamnet. Rebecca’s book club is reading the book this month.

Later, we gathered for a drink at a local restaurant.

Cannes, Wednesday, January 28, 2026

I had lunch with my friend Nino at Le Cirque restaurant ( 30 Rue Hoche) in Cannes. I enjoy his company, and we always have interesting discussions.

Cagnes-sur-Mer, Saturday, January 24, 2026

We joined Martin, Isebelle, Helmut, and Marie Christine for an event at Cagnes-sur-Mer. It was a lunch for the d’Azure Dudes held at Hippodrome de la Côte d’Azur for horse races. We also sat with Arlyn and Nalynn.

Cannes, Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Victoria invited us over to her apartment and dinner afterwards at Chai Dee (17 Rue Bivouac Napoléon) where she is a regular. Afterwards, we took a stroll through Cannes at night.

Cannes, Sunday, January 18, 2026

Helmut and Marie Christine invited us, Martin and Isabelle, over for dinner, which is always a treat with them. Isabelle was kind enough to drive.

Great food, great company, great conversation.

Nice, Wednesday, January 14, 2026

We took the train to Nice to visit our friends and introduce Sheila and Bruce to Martin and Dayne, our friends from Boston who have a place in Nice. We explored some areas in Nice and enjoyed lunch together.

Cannes, Sunday, January 11, 2026

We were invited over to Martin and Isabelle’s house for a nice lunch. We met Martin over a year ago at a Democrats Abroad meeting. Thier apartment is near one of our former Cannes addresses.

Cannes, Friday, January 9, 2026

We attended the American Club gathering downtown and saw several of our friends.

Cannes, Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Another lovely Cannes sunset.

Cannes, Monday, January 5, 2026

Today, we met up with our neighbors and friends, Nino and Sylvie. It was nice to see them again. I’m a big fan of Italian hot chocolate, which is like drinking a melted chocolate bar, nice and thick.

Cannes, Wednesday, December 31, 2025

We actually stayed up to midnight to see the Cannes fireworks. To our surprise, one of our neighbors had a rather significant fireworks show from his terrace.

Monaco, Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Rebecca and I took the train to Monte Carlo (1H/2M) to visit their Christmas market.

While there, we explored the town, which included a visit to the casino. Rebecca was almost run over by a Rolls-Royce as she crossed a street.

It was difficult to find a place to eat around 3:00 PM, but we managed to catch lunch at Maya Mia (1 Pl. de la Crémaillère) restaurant. They served amazing French fries.

The return home was a real adventure. In our attempt to take the train home to Cannes, we encountered a crush at the Monaco train station as there was a problem further down the track. Many people were arriving at rush hour to crowd into trains that were not moving. Rather than getting smushed, we left the station for nearby ice cream (a logical remedy). There, we unexpectedly found ourselves at the bus stop for Nice.

We pushed our way on a bus and exited at Nice Port Lympia. Walking to the train station took us past a retail store where Rebecca scored a new scarf. We then walked past a beautiful Nice Christmas display and continued walking to the train station to return home.

Cannes, Saturday, December 27, 2025

Cannes has many beautiful fountains.

Cannes, Thursday, December 25, 2025

Happy Christmas

We joined our friends from Nice and took the train (35/M) to Nice and then a bus toVillefranche-sur-Mer to visit Veronika and Mark, who hosted Christmas dinner at thier lovely home. As always, Veronika’s cooking was excellent.