Victory & Aurevoir Les Miserables

We found SAND!!! We went to Cannes yesterday (June 21) and had an amazing day, mostly because we found sand. We spend the entire day on the beach.

Andrew and I both went in the water to play. The waves really picked up in the afternoon and kicked our asses!

Here is proof that Andrew is not wearing his underwear swimming anymore, although he is a bit sunburned (we went shopping for shorts for him).

After the day at the beach we tried our first espresso. We both agreed that they were nothing special. I don't think we will be coffee drinkers anytime soon, espressos included.

Today (June 22) we went back to Cannes and enjoyed the beach again. We tried our first French crepes and didn't think that they were anything special either. But it was nice to have hot food.

Tomorrow we are off to Amsterdam and we are so excited to be leaving the country of les Miserables. We love the French landscape but the people leave a lot to be desired.

Look Familiar?

Ok I'll give you a hint:

Yep, Andrew is a James Bond look a like... but he is a much younger version. 

We went to Marseille yesterday (June 12) to check out a beach and it was blazing hot. Luckily we had our bathing suits on... except Andrew's bathing suit are shorts that are made up mostly of cotton (we disagree on this point) and they look like they would take a long time to dry. Because we are in France I guess, some women decide that bathing suit tops are optional. So when Andrew was teasing me saying that he was going to wear his underwear into the ocean (which usually I wouldn't approve of because I wouldn't want anyone to feel uncomfortable because there is a weirdo in his underwear) I told him to go for it because some people didn't even bother wearing tops to the beach. By wearing underwear he was actually going above and beyond the women on the beach. So he wore his underwear swimming, and now you all saw Andrew in his underwear... and now it might be uncomfortable when we get back.

The beach really was beautiful. When we were there, we were told that the temperature was 28 and the temperature of the water was 21. Andrew said the water was colder (I didn't go in the water... mostly cause I didn't want to be seen with someone swimming in their underwear).

Today (June 13), we went to the Pont-du-Gard. It was really beautiful. We took a bus out to the site and once we got there we walked around a bit and then found a spot in the shade to read (me) and nap (Andrew).

We got back in a reasonable time today so we got to explore Avignon (where we are staying). It is a neat little town. It is a walled city and when the Pope lived in France, his residence was here. 

A couple more day trips, one to Nimes and another possibly to Carcassonne and then off to Nice!