Cannes, The View

The view form the apartment we rent was amazing. The sea was calm and every morning there was this little boat and probably to pick up the catch. Old houses with beautiful ornaments or painted in lovely pink. It was relaxed and peaceful. And for a plant/flower lover as myself, it was so nice to see how well they were looked after by the staff of the resort.

Images, by Audrey Dassen camera Canon-Tamron & Iphone5S

                                        The South Of France, Antibes

Beautiful Antibes, the last time it was 2008 and I always find it a pleasure to visit this place. We spend here many years of our vacation and as I already mentioned, it was on a small and friendly camping in Biot and in September. The sphere in Antibes, it's so much more laid back then the more glamorous Cannes. The friendly people, both tourist and locals. We stayed here for a couple of hours because with tempepratures above the 30 degrees it wasn't easy to walk (especially for my boyfriend) and to shoot some images. Oh my...in one hand my iPhone and bag and on my shoulder my camera, pfff! nevertheless I loved every minute of it and so happy to be back. After all these years it was definitely worth the wait!

           In my next and last post, the view from the apartment in Cannes.

Images, by Audrey Dassen - camera Canon Tamron

                                    The South Of France, Cannes

Yes, al lot of wealth, glamour and over the top! but it's nice and relax to walk over the boulevard de la croisette and promenade. Chicque boutiques from famous designer labels, yachts, the Carlton Hotel and front of it priceless cars.  Not that I would spend every year in this area but it's a welcome change from every day life.

I shoot a lot of these, because I find it so lovely to see all the beach umbrellas together on the beach waving and protecting when the burning sun is making a full entrance.

The blue metal chairs, everywhere available on the boulevard, invite you to sit and have a break from the walk and of course not to forget to enjoy the view!

Images, by Audrey Dassen. Canon and iPhone 5s gold. Image nr 9, made by my boyfriend iPhone 6s

                                       Travel - The South Of France

So after a long time we decided to hit the road and travel to the South of France. From where we live it's about 1500 km to our 2 weeks stay, Cannes. We did it in two stages. First stop was in Dijon and we stayed in the friendly Holiday Inn. From here we travelled to St. Maxime where we spend the night in the Best Western Hotel. The hotel was located in a street called Avenue Mont Fleuri. Lovely! After she showed us the room, we checked in and decided to walk through the city and for something to eat.

                         The views, old shutters and pretty balconies.

Apparently all the restaurants served dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening! so we had to wait for almost 3 hours. I can't remember the restaurant where we dined, because it wasn't all that! so back to the hotel for a goodnight sleep to get up early for our last ride to our final destination. A little side note: restaurants in our country are open at 5 or 6 o'clock and cafe's/bistro's where they serve a good meal starting in the early afternoon. Anyway we have to respect there are other rules when we travel abroad, right! But when it come's to pittoresk and pretty views and of course the beautiful mediterranean weather, St. Maxime is a lovely place to visit for a few days. Let's move on!

When we arrived in Cannes, we knew what the city would look like and what they had to offer because we travelled to this area for many years. We rented an apartment and we had a beautiful sea view from our balcony ( I will show this in a next blog post). The last time that we were here was in 2008 and our location was always in Biot, on a lovely little camping nearby Antibes. After a few days of re-exploring (also more on that in a next post) we decided to visit the old town of Cannes, Le Suquet. Oh my I was pleasant surprised by the look! Historical and the colours of the buildings, pastel hues and mysterious alleys, little cafes and restaurants. We love it! and it's definitely worth to visit. It's the opposite of the glamour in Cannes. 

         More about our little travel to the South of France will be in a next post!

Images, by audrey dassen with my canon and iphone5s