Our final port of call was Cannes, France just a short train ride from Monaco.
6:25 AM view of Cannes from our balcony. Cannes does not have a harbor to support a cruise ship so we anchored off-shore and tendered to the pier.
in Cannes at 7:17 AM
dragging the beach sand
the morning sunrise added some intense color to this building
sunrise among the sailboats anchored in the harbor
We arrived in Monaco about 9:00 AM. The first order of business was to get a geocache. There was one at this little church next to the train station. Another new country for geocaching #22.
OFD wanted to see the Palace at Monte Carlo and the grave of Princess Grace Kelly. The Palace was on a hill overlooking the city.
We joined her for several uphill streets and then decided NO. Again, we had a train time table we had to adhere to in Monte Carlo. She made it to the Palace. We explored the main street.
the city was rather quiet during our morning visit
I had been wondering how Europe would report the results of the US election. This was one from a news stand in Monte Carlo.
another Monaco magazine
this one was in Cannes
Monte Carlo is also known for the Grand Prix. Some trophies were on display at the office of the Grand Prix. We did not walk to the Monte Carlo Casino either.
We made it back to Cannes with 20 minutes to spare before the last tender boat was to leave the harbor; we and about 1000 other folks from the cruise ship.
We got to see how the tender boats are lowered and raised (ropes) from the cruise ship. The larger red and white boat was a boat from the Cannes harbor that helped ferry cruisers back to the ship.
Cannes was our last port of call before arriving back in Barcelona the next morning. We spent two days before and after the cruise in Barcelona. I will have a few more blog posts about our time in Spain.
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