在戛納的沙灘上，格蕾絲·凱利遇到了摩納哥王子，然後發展成為一場世紀婚禮。
旅行社並沒有遊覽戛納的計劃，但是住在戛納不看一眼戛納，那豈不是太可惜了？於是我與女兒一大早起來，乘著出發前的空隙，走到了麵臨地中海的戛納沙灘。
這就是傳說中的白沙灘嗎？美麗、幽靜、空曠、無人。
不，前麵有一位男子，坐在圓形的竹椅子上。
我凝視著他的背影，那麽專注地望著大海，烏黑的短發，寬廣的肩頭，像是一尊東方的雕塑。對不起了，帥哥，我也喜歡前麵那片煙波浩渺的大海，我們沒有時間另找一片美景了。我們就這樣闖進了他的視線，脫了涼鞋，在他目光的領地中肆意地玩耍。
海水是溫吞的，不冷也不熱，踩著波浪，快樂的水花四處飛濺。沙子是細膩的，在腳趾間流來趟去，按摩的舒適漫延到了全身。女兒在沙灘上奔奔跑跑，建築著搖搖欲墜的沙城。在與海水爭奪沙城的戰鬥中，她百敗不餒，越挫越勇，從中獲得了無窮的樂趣。
然後帥哥走過來了，他用中文說這個沙灘真美，人自然更加美了。
我感到臉上熱辣辣的，噢，他稱我們為美女。。。他的眼睛反射著晨曦中大海的亮麗，那麽坦誠，那麽寬厚。
他說他要回北京去了，然後我們握手道別。
這是一個多麽奇特的早晨。回頭再看圓形的竹椅子，已經空無一人。
亞維農位於法國南部，被稱為河邊之城、大風之城。
教皇宮是亞維農最著名的景點，矗立在古城池之頂。中世紀時，教皇克雷蒙五世因為派係鬥爭出走羅馬，選定亞維農為駐地，此後共有7位教皇住進這裏的教皇宮。教皇之所以選擇亞維農作為定居地，是由於其地理位置正處於西班牙、法國和意大利三國之中，而且流經亞維農的隆河，又為其提供了便利的交通條件。
教皇宮建造在全城最高處，從頂部向四處瞭望，周圍的情形一覽無餘。
教皇宮邊上是座花園。
花園的山頂上有座餐廳，流水遊魚別有情趣。
山頂上還有假山。
野鴨之家過得悠哉遊哉。
從城牆裏麵望出去的住宅與隆河。
從城牆外麵看城牆。
我們在亞維農吃了午飯，我非常喜歡這種露天式的餐館，門口貼著菜單可以讓人琢磨好了之後才坐下，一眼就可以在餐桌上看到別人盤子裏的實物樣品。法國的魚羹令我想起上海的黃魚羹，也許回去之後可以做給兒子吃。
聖貝內澤橋建於1177年，傳說年輕牧人貝內澤聽到聖音的指示，經由天使的帶領，花費了8年的光陰，在隆河上建造了這條橋。原橋有22個拱型橋墩，因為隆河的河水泛濫，導致它成為隻有4座橋墩的斷橋。
我們來到法國東南部的裏昂，第一站是貝拉克廣場，廣場上有大教堂，當然女兒最喜歡的是寫有“ONLY LYON”的大鐵架子，在上麵爬來爬去玩了好久。
裏昂分為舊城和新城，舊城在索恩河右岸，羅納河和索恩河從城中流過，河上架有20多座橋梁。
獅子是裏昂的標誌。
舊城保存著許多15到17世紀的舊宅居，粉色的，色調鮮豔奪目。沿著狹窄的街巷信步走去，幾百年前的建築物令人感受到濃厚的中世紀氣息。
裏昂新城也別具特色，追逐鴿子是女兒至上的快樂。
女兒日記
17 day trip – day 14
French Food: four out of five
I've tried French food today. For lunch, I ate fish soup, pasta with beef, and beef lasagna. Of course, I shared with my mom. My stomach isn't big enough to cram all of these dishes and have them fit!
Lyon (pronounced Lee-on): four out of five
Lyon is a big city at the foot of a hill. The ancient Romans had built a city at the top of the hill, but their empire collapsed and the city was abandoned. The locals didn't have the technology to live at the top of the hill (namely the aqueduct) so they moved the city to the bottom of the hill. Like most European cities, Lyon is split into Old and New Town. I took a tour of Old Town and saw the Rose Tower. It's a salmon-ish pink-ish color. There are two commonly found birds here. One type is the pigeon; the other is a small, brown bird. Both are rather bold around people, and one brown bird even went into a restaurant to nibble some bread. Another one even attempted to steal the treasure (a bread crumb) from a fearsome monster (my foot). Every single time the bird got close, I would move my foot to try to shoo the bird away. It didn't work though, because the bird only hopped out of range. I was sitting down and eating, so I couldn't get up and chase the bird away. Finally, after a lot of trial and error, the bird snuck forward and snatched the crumb. Then the bird flew away, and we both were happy. The brown bird got its crumb; I got to eat my food in peace.
Hotel: three out of five
This hotel offers a great view of Lyon, since it's 39 floors high. I can even see all the way to the ruins of the Roman city! However, at least three group's card keys didn't work, including my group.
