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Into Corsica, the unknown
... except for benefits) from the French mainland. In their appearance, they were much darker than the French, and some of them looked a bit like gypsies, perhaps adding to the stories I had previously been told.
As we arrived quite late, we were able to settle into our apartment, and then head back into town for a late dinner at a tapas bar (not very French, but the first place we saw that had food)! The tapas had a French slant and ...
One day visiting the centre - Corte
Left Calvi early morning and took another goat track to the village of San Antonino. Visit and coffee then back on the main road to Corte where we arrived for another nice lunchtime salad.
We visited the town and (another) citadelle and we got spoiled for diner by our host at U Passa Tempu (the Past Time). Free aperitive, testing of home made ...
Corsican High Country...
... with their long ladder performing a rescue (of what or who???) from a tall building in the town square, it’s ‘first communion day’ for a score of local-children-all-dressed-in-white, and tragically, the very elderly Martine of ‘Chez Martine’ falters and spills my coffee just before serving it. Fortunately not over me or any of the young communion debutants in white… Martine does return with a refill, so dosed up with caffeine ...
Back to France: Bastia, Corsica
... disappointing and generally not a patch on our Italian culinary experience. I choose fish on two occasions: after all Bastia is seaside and the home of Corsican fishermen. In both instances at ‘recommended’ restaurants the fish is overcooked, and not particularly fresh. Are the French resting on their gastronomic laurels a little, we wonder?
On the second evening after a sultry day we are treated to a massive lightning ...
Les voyageurs
... were good.
Walking back along the harbour, the place was pretty empty, although I guess it is rather different in the summer here. Still a lot of traffic even at that time of night, close to the hotel we came across a whole mob of riot police, with blue lights flashing, flak jackets and all.
They had closed off the street next to the hotel, but whatever they were up to, it didn't interfere with us.
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