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Into Corsica, the unknown
... so a nice end to the day. But we had to keep reminding ourselves to switch back to French (the little we knew), as we get saying 'grazie, si' - there's always the inevitable transition period when you move into another country; now 'oui merci.'
We stayed another day to explore the small town and of course so we could spend more time with Heath and Nathalie, before they flew back to London after their week in the sun. Bastia is quite a ...
Back to France: Bastia, Corsica
... it’s quite a show and several times the street-lights falter and dim. But afterwards it’s very fresh and pleasant. As is the Saturday morning market we visit before departing Bastia. We want to buy some fresh supplies for our lunchtime picnics, and do a tour of the market square before deciding where and what to buy: 4 tomatoes, some peas-in-the-pod, a pottle of strawberries, one carrot, an avocado, bread – and one of ...
Les voyageurs
... This is the finger of Corsica which points up northwards into the Mediterranean. It is a very pretty area, with only a few small villages and very few roads connecting them.
A little further south, around St Florent, is an area where they grow vines, but nowhere is it terribly densely populated.
From St Florent we decided to take the wiggly route back to Bastia, which entailed going back over the mountains, through Oletta. The views going over the ...
Bastia bound
... the others filtered in and between us all we took up most of the seats in the lounge area. The crossing would take about 6 hours, so there was plenty of time. Some read, some chatted, some played what sounded like the most involved and complicated card games, some wrestled with crosswords... and of course there was tine for that most favourite pastime, people watching.
The crossing was pretty uneventful. As we were going to be later than planned, the hotel was warned, ...
Corse teminée
... des citronniers et des graffitis réalisés avec des pierres blanches sur un sol noir.
Notre aventure s'est terminée dans un charmant restaurant face à la mère.
Somme toute, nous avons grandement apprécié ce tour de la Corse. Ce qui est le plus difficile est de s'adapter aux horaires de vie de la région. Des commerces qui ferment de midi à 15:00, ce n'est pas toujours évident.
Il nous reste une journée à Paris, puis ce sera le retour au quotidien. ...