Since we’re on a 13-day crossing we’re hitting a few different ports along the way back to New York. Today we hit Ajaccio, Corsica. It is an island just north of Sardinia that is technically part of France. And it is famous for being the birth place of Napoleon. There are all sorts of Napoleon souvenirs in shops, as well as a museum and supposedly a bunch of the works of art that were pillaged during the Napoleonic wars.
I can vouch for the souvenirs. Deanna and I got off the ship and walked around a bit after some coffee. It became apparent quickly that the day was turning into a shopping day for Deanna so I went walking around. I’m sure there is something cool somewhere, I just didn’t find it today.
Jen said that she didn’t know a lot about Corsica, but knew they had been part of France for 250 years and if they had it their way they wouldn’t be. Sometimes there are even terrorists “fighting the system” but they usually stick to taking it out on the government and not the tourists.
Tonight we had our first night with two shows. The first show was pretty well packed and the second was medium…medium for that theater is around 500-700 people, so it was still well attended. Things got stormy just before the second show and a really big wave shook the stage in our final number. We’re all ok. Glad we got the big theater shows out of the way before the crossing starts
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