Another tender this morning to the hillside town of L'lle-Rousse meaning "Red Island". This morning we are going to try and catch the 9:00 train to another medieval town. Not sure if we will make it, with tendering and all. But we did, so we are off to Calvi and we will catch the 1 pm train back. Then we can explore ILE Rousse. The train took 40 minutes along the coastal side. It a very old train left at 9:04. The citadel, is overlooking the bay, the Calvi waterfront which has some beautiful white sand beaches 5 km long. The Citadel ramparts commenced in the 13th century and finished in the 16th. As we walked up the steep stairs and curvy paths to get to the top we saw the house of birth of Christopher Columbus really all that is left there are a piles rocks and some arch ways. Also a house where Napoleon stayed back in 1793. The Cathedral is called St John the Baptist and is dated from the 13 century in baroque style. It was restored after being partially destroyed.
We took the 1:00 train back to where our ship was, and we explored that little town. The sun is out and feels very warm. They said high of 55 it feels like 70. They seem to give out a lot of wrong information on this ship. Even the location guide tell you that there is not wifi and we found it all over town and free. Go figure.
Our train small and quaint
What we are visiting today
Our view just gorgeous. Well back on the ship and tomorrow we are in Monte Carlo which is another first for us. Cherish The Moments, Love Deeply, Dream Big
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