Ajaccio, France (Corsica)

Everyone loves this guy! Pictured: My sister and Aunt

#BeachGoals

My favorite stops on our cruise were in France. We didn't do much in them but we stopped twice. Once on the island in Corsica, (Ajaccio, Pronounce AH-JA-C-OH) and the other time in Toulon. Ajaccio is beautiful. The boat slips, the palm trees, and Napoleon's birth place! All of it. Amazing. Seriously, the beaches are so pretty, #Beachgoals should be it's motto.

When we first arrived we strolled up to a tour bus and bought a ticket to take a ride out to another part of the island. The person at the booth barely spoke English, this also happened when we tried to order food. (On the island it can be hard to get around without at least a little bit of French.) The tour was full of historical information about the island. Napoleon was born on this island, he lived here, and this is the ancestral home of the Bonaparte family, so there are many things named after him here. The other side of the island the bus took us was a different kind of beach. It was very peaceful and pretty, but rocky. Most of the people using this side were using it for Kayaks and snorkeling, but not sunning and laying around.  The landscape was very hilly, but the inhabitants seemed to be making good use of the space they have available. I was surprised by the variety of vegetation, it seemed there were a lot of cacti.


After the bus trip we tried a restaurant. Their English was weak and my French is weaker so it was a bit of a struggle. I had some interesting steak (It was delicious) with some unrecognizable sauce (I am not a foodie, but I do enjoy eating) and I savored every bite. Despite the language barrier people were really, really nice and I had a nice glass of wine while looking out on the port.

After lunch we walked over to the beach, there were a lot of people there. This beach was sandy and it was beautiful.  We walked the city streets, visited a pharmacy, (It's always fun to look around) and headed back toward the docks. I decided I wanted a Crepe and my Aunt went with me. Mine was good, I had it with strawberries and they tasted very fresh.


Soon it was time to board the ship again, there is never enough time at these stops, but there is just enough to know if you'd like to come back.

Mediterranean Sea

City Streets, lots of bikes!

Lil' Napoleon (He didn't get much bigger)

Napoleon is everywhere