France - 9 Cannes

10/9, One day early arrival for the tour We ended up boarding on time in Paris. We taxied out to the runway and sat there for 30 minutes while the pilots decided if the technical problem, whatever that was, was serious enough to abandon the flight. They decided to give it a go and we took off. Arrived Nice in the rain. Sunny day everywhere else in the world but raining in Nice and Cannes. I was very pleased to find that my bags made it to Nice on the same flight. Now that's a first. The Hotel Martinez is quite famous. One of the top three in Cannes. However my room was a long, long walk from the elevators and literally on the railroad tracks with metro going by every half hour. It was a bit of a disappointment for the price of the room. The room itself is bright and cheery. I was exhausted. Took a couple of naps and felt better again. I pulled a Chris Daley and reception changed my room - bigger and better location. The first room had no view of the sea, but the second room did have a sliver of a view.. Went to the best restaurant in Cannes, La Mome and had a fabulous meal of lamb. They use iPad's for their drink menu. Two girls next to me had Chateaubriand and it looked fabulous. Had some Cote du Chalonaise burgundy and it was very good. It was the first time I have seen herbs cut straight from a plant into the oil for bread. That was really unique.