Month: October 2010

When The West Wind Blows

The winds picked up and brought in the beginnings of a storm heading east across the Mediterranean coasts of Europe. Cannes turned gray and cool

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Street Of The Old Dream

Grasse doesn’t appear like a town with money flowing through it like a river. It has absolutely no glitz whatsoever and its truly amazing parts

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On My Own…

I feel like I’ve fallen back in time. I’m here, alone in Cannes – just like December, 2007. Only this time, there’s a ring on

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French Frenemies

We love and hate one another. The French admire, fear and loathe us. They honor and love us too. And while we can appreciate their

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Who Was That Masked Man?

Long before Cannes was filled with exclusive residences and visiting celebrities – in fact, before it was even really much of a town – it

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Triple Entente

"You know, the story is that the people, they tried building a tower up and up and up to try to reach the God. I

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Nieces And Nice

When you’re in France and the day comes for your nieces’ birthday party, there’s only one thing to do – go to Nice. After a

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The Complexion Of France

I don’t know if it’s the progression of time, being in Cannes in a different season or staying in a different neighborhood than before, but

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