Corsica

We made it to our last port! What a great trip this has been. The weather was predicted to be passing showers, but we ended up with another lovely spring day. For our itinerary on this trip, the stops in Villafranche and Corsica were reversed since the Gran Prix conflicted with the stop in Villafranche. However, now, the day in Corsica was a religious holiday in Corsica. Many of the stores were closed, but the tourist places opened for our ship and another European cruise line.

We were told that the market and other port related activities would be opened until noon, due to the holiday. We slept in a little, but were able to get off the ship by 10 a.m. Luckily, we did not have to tender and we walked right into the town of Ajaccio. There was another little petite train ride near the port. This was a 45 minute ride that hit the major tourist attractions of Ajaccio and had a 10 minute stop at one of the monuments. Ajaccio was the home of Napoleon. My thought is that Americans and maybe others do not have the same appreciation for Napoleonic history. It was slightly interesting, but not enough for me to really want to tour the home he was born in, etc.

Ajaccio is filled with tons of cafes and bars on every street. There are mountains and other islands within view. We walked around a few of the streets and found the open air market. Vendors were selling cured meats, cheeses, wine, and pastries. There was a vendor with buy it by the weight candy in so many different shapes and colors. The kids got a little bag of candy and we sat by the market. We kept walking and found a play ground. We played with other cruisers and natives for 30 minutes and then we went back to the ship due to kid bathroom needs. It was a nice taste of Corsica.

Back on the ship, we changed into bathing suites and went to the pool. It was not very crowded and the boys decided to try the large, winding Mickey slide. It goes very slow. They loved it and tried it over and over. When the sun went behind a cloud, it was chilly. The boys swam and did the slide, then we went back to the room to bathe them, then lunch. It was a fun, relaxing day. There was a promotion for a back massage, so I had 30 minutes R&R in the spa. Other highlights include Josh loosing his tooth. It has been loose the entire trip. The tooth fairy came last night and left them each one Euro. When in Europe, the tooth fairly delivers the currency of the related country.

Before dinner, we got autographs with Daisy and Donald. Then, we saw Mickey and Minnie. All characters were dressed in their French costumes.

Scott and I had dinner at Palo's for our anniversary. It was a great, relaxing day and the entire family celebrated our anniversary.

Today we are at sea. It is our last day. I will be packing and we are hopefully going to swim a bit. The weather is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. You would not believe how many movies play around the clock on the TV, in the theater, and in the kid's club area. Seriously, it is a chilly day, so we may not be able to swim. A special thank you to Jessica for helping keep my blog alive.

I will update the blog when we are home and post some photos and final thoughts. Ciao friends.