Saturday 28 October 2017

France Funsights
















































We really enjoyed our time in France and had a few chuckles along the way as well. What people won't do for a wedding photo. Loved this little bench outside of Shakespeare and Company. Love is in the air (and on the wall). Who's hungry? Construction sites in Paris have interesting art covering the scaffolding. What a catchy Fast Food name. Nothing like dining at the local IKEA in the land of fine cuisine. Now that's Elaine's kind of a wine bottle! Sometimes you just don't think too hard about what art is trying to say. Most burgers are made with meat. Finding a New Zealand All Blacks store in the middle of the Carcassone castle was a little bizarre. Never throw your old boots away again. We actually finished our Canadian peanut butter and now we have to go looking for it in a European store (a challenge). You can have Athlete's foot and you can have Paul's Bunions. If you can't have Dolce Vita at least you can have Olce Vita. Wouldn't you want to stay there? You can never have too many headlights (how dark does it get here?). Thank goodness there's now a school for everything (do they have one in Vegas?). Napoleon will sell anything!

And now to a theme I mentioned last time we traveled. Dogs rule here in France (even more than in England). They are everywhere and it is a shock to see signs that actually say that they aren't welcome.












Monday 23 October 2017

Calvi - Sun, Sand, and Mountains
























Calvi is situated in the northwest corner of Corsica and is a very scenic port with a fortress overlooking the sandy beaches and lots of towns perched in the mountains surrounding it. We explored the coastline on both sides of this quaint little city including L'Ile-Rousse and Plage de l'Alga. It was exhilirating to drive up into the mountains and discover more hill towns like the unbelievably high village of Sant'Antonino. Visiting Plum Coulee just won't be the same.





































We said good-bye to Corsica from the northeast port city of Bastia. Corsica has left an impression on us and it was a good feeling to be reluctant about leaving such a jewel. This is definitely a place we will not soon forget.