We walked the Promenade de la Croisette in Cannes today! Yes, we walked down the Red Carpet! The famous Cannes Film Festival is always in May, but we happened to arrive for the annual MIPCOM convention. This event also takes over the town; a trade show for the TV & film industry. Julie thought she saw Matthew Perry but he was trying to look incognito. Apparently Jerry Seinfeld is here talking up a new show called The Marriage Ref.
Next stop: St. Paul-de-Vence. This village town had incredible art and galleries. The highlight for me in Vence was the Matisse Chapel (or Vence Chapel of the Rosary)! I've wanted to see this since Paige did a college paper about the stained glass windows Matisse designed to thank the Dominican nun who took care of him after surgery from cancer. It was really neat to tour the chapel after reading about it from Paige's paper.
We loved the Foundation Maeght; a private art collection with a massive Joan Miro exhibit. I've never seen so much Miro in one location! We also checked out Mougins, the village town where the Williams are living. Picasso spent the later years of his life in this hill town. Mougins is known for it's famous restaurants; two created by the legendary French chef Roger Verge'. Another beautiful sunny day in the Riviera!
