During the night, we sailed on a northeasterly course towards the Strait of Bonifacio, which separates the southern island of Sardinia (Italy) and the northern island of Corsica France. The seas were very rough, a 9 on the Beaumont scale.
We arrived in Corsica at 10:00am and docked at Capucins North, with raingear in hand! We headed out with Lawrence and Trish to the Farmer’s Market. Rain wasn’t going to deter us from having a great day in Corsica France, the birthplace of Napoleon! We were greeted on shore by a band decked out in Napoleon style uniforms.
We stopped at the Farmer’s Market to make a few purchases!
Trish and Lawrence recommended this 2 year old pork for us to sample. Being encouraged by Jerry, and you can see by the look on my face, I choked it down.
The mold and dry salt got a little to me! As you can see, I like the fresh apples much better!
More shopping at the market; clothes and jewelry! YEAH!
Our next stop was Maison Bonaparte, Napoleon's home, (we brought our little general, Jolly for his photo). Napoleon, the real “Little General” was born in 1769 in a huge mansion on Place Letizia. Napoleon’s mother, Letizia was driven from her home after her husband died. The loss haunted Napoleon throughout his life.
Napoleon’s wedding book, although not opened, was encased under glass.
The picture of Napoleon on the left shows him wearing a gold leaf crown. The actual crown Napoleon wore, Jerry is pointing to in the right picture.
This is his actual “death mask”, which is commonly done in Europe when someone dies.
This is Napoleon’s family tree, made from real human hair and his family genealogy chart.
This is Napoleon’s sword and the seal which he used to stamp his documents.
When he left Napoleon’s house, we walked to the Place du Diamant, Ajaccio’s main square, which is near the harbor. Here is a bronze statue of Napoleon as a Roman Emperor accompanied by his four brothers astride horses.
This is the 4 Lion statue and the Assemblée Regionale, (the National Assembly) their governing body.
We then stopped at a quaint deli and enjoyed baked breads, coffee, a Diet Coke and chocolate. The donut we enjoyed was about the size of a Volkswagen tire – and boy was it good!
We ventured back towards the boat, walking the along the coastline, enjoying the scenery.
As we were just about to the ship, these motorcycles with sidecars came by, we think we need one of these back home!
After a wonderful day in Corsica France, we said, “Au Revoir” (Good Bye).
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