We were up early this morning because we had an 8 am train to catch. We went to a bakery close to the hotel for breakfast, got the car and drove to the train station. Unfortunately, George came down with a cold at the beginning of the trip so he has been feeling pretty miserable. So far Nathan and I have not caught it.
It was a drizzly sort of day. Not really quite raining. We were going to stop at Vizzanova and get off the train to hike to a waterfall but the weather made that a little discouraging. Also, we would be there for 3 hours waiting for the next train.
So we decided to go on to Corte and just spend the day there. We got there at 10:30 am and started the meandering up the hill. We stopped at Grimaldi's for hot chocolate. I thought it was good but Nathan and George are hot chocolate snobs and it did not quite meet their standards.
Then we went on up to the top of the hill to the Castille.
It was built 1419 by some local Corsican lord but taken over by the Genoans. and later it was taken over by the French in 1769. To me it was a very awkward location. It was interesting.
There was a museum there as well. We walked around and then headed down the hill to find a place for lunch.
We found a place for lunch that specialized in "American" food. They had sandwiches and wraps and fries and vegetarian options. I had a chicken curry wrap which was OK. Nathan had fish and chips and George had a veggie sandwich. We poked around some shops and then ended out at a cafe where George and Nathan had hot chocolate and I had a glass of white wine. We played a card came while we waited for the time to head down to the train station. The cafe was full of other people playing card games at different tables. We played cards as well. Maybe college kids. They were all smoking!!! argh. It is everywhere around here.
The scenery was gorgeous but unfortunately the pictures did not do justice to the area. The train was moving, the windows were not clean and it was sprinkling. We might be back in the morning with George driving so that we can stop. It would be nice to do the hike to the waterfall. I guess our plan for a boat tour for tomorrow afternoon may be canceled, due to windy conditions, so we are thinking about other options. It was dark by the time we got back to Ajaccio.
Dinner was just up the street from the hotel. George and I had the fix price dinner. Of course we had different things.
It was a drizzly sort of day. Not really quite raining. We were going to stop at Vizzanova and get off the train to hike to a waterfall but the weather made that a little discouraging. Also, we would be there for 3 hours waiting for the next train.
So we decided to go on to Corte and just spend the day there. We got there at 10:30 am and started the meandering up the hill. We stopped at Grimaldi's for hot chocolate. I thought it was good but Nathan and George are hot chocolate snobs and it did not quite meet their standards.
street art
Then we went on up to the top of the hill to the Castille.
the goal
too many stairs and my legs are still sore. Coming down was the worst.
getting there
It was built 1419 by some local Corsican lord but taken over by the Genoans. and later it was taken over by the French in 1769. To me it was a very awkward location. It was interesting.
Looking down
There was a museum there as well. We walked around and then headed down the hill to find a place for lunch.
We poked into several book stores. Little Red Riding Hood
We found a place for lunch that specialized in "American" food. They had sandwiches and wraps and fries and vegetarian options. I had a chicken curry wrap which was OK. Nathan had fish and chips and George had a veggie sandwich. We poked around some shops and then ended out at a cafe where George and Nathan had hot chocolate and I had a glass of white wine. We played a card came while we waited for the time to head down to the train station. The cafe was full of other people playing card games at different tables. We played cards as well. Maybe college kids. They were all smoking!!! argh. It is everywhere around here.
A funny translation of a sign in the restroom at the train station.
The scenery was gorgeous but unfortunately the pictures did not do justice to the area. The train was moving, the windows were not clean and it was sprinkling. We might be back in the morning with George driving so that we can stop. It would be nice to do the hike to the waterfall. I guess our plan for a boat tour for tomorrow afternoon may be canceled, due to windy conditions, so we are thinking about other options. It was dark by the time we got back to Ajaccio.
Dinner was just up the street from the hotel. George and I had the fix price dinner. Of course we had different things.
Then back to the hotel. Another early night so we could do our various computer things.
