Bastille Day and the French Riviera

I havent written in a couple days so Im going to try to catch you all up on my adventures in a quick summary: Last Thursday was Bastille Day or the anniversary and celebration of the over turning of the French Monarchy, so of course, like any good holiday, there were fireworks and a lot of good food. In the morning we watched the national parade on TV. The President attended and the firemen of Paris, or pompier, did acrobatic tricks and displays for the crowd. Later in the day we drove into Paris and like true Parisians we walked, e-ver-y-where. We walked for hours though the streets seeing the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuilleries, which was incredibly beautiful and the clouds, which had been raining all morning and had now parted to reveal bits of blue sky, made the perfect backdrop. After a walking a bit farther we made it onto the Champs des Lysées and had a nice view of the Arc de Triomph then turned to head for the Eiffel Tower. We attended a concert festival at the base of the massive structure with another 1 million people in the crowd! The concert went on for nearly 5 hours and played all different kinds of music from Reggae to Michael Jackson to Pop to some African music thown in; finally, the sun went down at about 10 pm and we were able to see I sparkling lights of the tower after which were the fireworks. What a beautiful sight it was. Now moving forward to Saturday where we began our trip to the South of France and where I have been since. It is really pretty and has fairly good weather despite one day of raining, it reminds me alot of San Diego which makes me feel both at home and a little homesick; but, it is very nice and beaches have pure white sand and crystal clear water. You can waid out nearly 20 yards and still see your feet kicking underneath you. We have visited a few very very pretty cities including the famous Saint Tropez which has known famous movie stars like Brigit Bardough. Yesterday we went into the city of Cannes, which I have been told is the Hollywood of France, and walked along the red carpet and saw handprints in the concrete like Meryl Streep. I am having a lovely time here in the French Riviera and I cant wait to see where this adventure will take me next. I love you all, til next time. Kisses! DK