Scenes from Cannes 2009

The view from my bedroom in our apartment here in Cannes:

A typically extravagant Cannes promotion; a giant mock-up of the UP house & balloons filled with dozens of real balloons:

As usual, the Carlton Hotel is covered in movie ads. I like the ones from Inglourious Basterds best. I doubt we'll see this catch phrase on the American advertising.

JCVD must have had a bigger impact in Europe than it did in the states; Van Damme billboards are everywhere this year. This one has the tagline of the century. Oh and in answer to your question, tagline: YES.

Finally, either this menu is mistranslated, or that is the dirtiest sandwich in history: