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ISLAND OF CORSICA --- Repeat.

Ajaccio and Bastia.

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PHOTOS OF MY PHOTOS,BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND MY DIGITAL PICTURES. -----NOW
FOUND.-------I sailed by Ferry from Toulon on mainland France to Ajaccio on the
Island of Corsica. - Ajaccio is the Capital of the Island. There is an airport here. -- Napoleon
is everywhere, because Naploleon Bornaparte was born here in 1769. The house where
he was born can be visited. There is a large statue of him , near the rocky grotto
where he played has a small boy. The Port area is interesting, the old town is
great to walk around, with rhe Citadel on the hill. Lovely view from there. There
are plenty of cafes and bars in town, try local sardines.. I stayed at the hotel Dauphin in Bd Sampiera. about 150m from ferry termiinal and 300m from rail station. The hotel was budget and comfortable.
100_2236.jpg100_2237.jpg100_2238.jpgCORSICA,  AJACCIO.   --  Napoleon on  his  horse, with  his  4  brothers , at  each  corner.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. -- Napoleon on his horse, with his 4 brothers , at each corner.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO.   --  Lovely Ajaccio  Bay.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. -- Lovely Ajaccio Bay.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO.   Market.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. Market.

CORSICA.,  AJACCIO..  -- Opposite  side  of  street, from Napoleon 's  house.

CORSICA., AJACCIO.. -- Opposite side of street, from Napoleon 's house.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO.  --     Napoleon was  born  here.   House  can  be  visited.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. -- Napoleon was born here. House can be visited.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO. -- .  Side street , on  the  left ,halfway  down, is  the  house that  Napoleon  was  born in 1769.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. -- . Side street , on the left ,halfway down, is the house that Napoleon was born in 1769.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO.    Harbour,  mountains  all  around.

CORSICA, AJACCIO. Harbour, mountains all around.

CORSICA , AJACCIO...  Steps up  to  Napoleon  Memorial .

CORSICA , AJACCIO... Steps up to Napoleon Memorial .

CORSICA  AJACCIO..    Grotto  where  Napoleon  Bonaparte is  said  to  have  played  as  a  young  boy.

CORSICA AJACCIO.. Grotto where Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have played as a young boy.

CORSICA,  AJACCIO.     Statue  of  Napoleon from  down  by  the  Grotto

CORSICA, AJACCIO. Statue of Napoleon from down by the Grotto

ISLAND  OF  CORSICA...   I  changed  trains  here from  Ajaccio  to  Bastia.-- Corte is  the  place for  walks ,bike riding  or horse  ridig.

ISLAND OF CORSICA... I changed trains here from Ajaccio to Bastia.-- Corte is the place for walks ,bike riding or horse ridig.

ISLAND  OF  CORSICA..  --Train  company, Chemins de fer de la  Corse  [CFC

ISLAND OF CORSICA.. --Train company, Chemins de fer de la Corse [CFC

with 3 main lines.] Ajaccio is 153m from
BASTIA where i moved to. Train through lovely mountain scenery. The train was
slow so i could take in the views. Bastia is on the other side of the island, on the
east coast. There is a airport in Bastia. Bastia is in two parts ,with the old port,
and the old quarter above. with the Citadel. The Citadel is from the 15th century
mostly intact. I stayed at the hotel Univers ---- CORSICA   BASTIA. --  Hotel  Univers. I stayed  here.

CORSICA BASTIA. -- Hotel Univers. I stayed here.

CORSICA,  BASTIA.  --  Old  Cathedral.

CORSICA, BASTIA. -- Old Cathedral.

CORSICA,  BASTIA--  This  ship  of  a  company serving  Corsica  since  1931.

CORSICA, BASTIA-- This ship of a company serving Corsica since 1931.

CORSICA  ,  BASTIA.  --  Place  St.  Nicolas.

CORSICA , BASTIA. -- Place St. Nicolas.

CORSICA  BASTIA.

CORSICA BASTIA.

CORSICA,  BASTIA. -- Saint  John  the  Baptist  church,   dominates the  harbour.

CORSICA, BASTIA. -- Saint John the Baptist church, dominates the harbour.

CORSICA  BASTIA     Vieux  Port.

CORSICA BASTIA Vieux Port.

CORSICA  BASTIA.

CORSICA BASTIA.

CORSICA  BASTIA,     Harbour. with  Sant John the  Baptist  church  largest  on  Corsica.

CORSICA BASTIA, Harbour. with Sant John the Baptist church largest on Corsica.

CORSICA  BASTIA.

CORSICA BASTIA.

CORSICA   BASTIA.     View  from  Citadel.

CORSICA BASTIA. View from Citadel.

CORSICA,  BASTIA.  --  Street  up  to  Citadel.

CORSICA, BASTIA. -- Street up to Citadel.

CORSICA  BASTA.  --Entrance  to  Citadel.

CORSICA BASTA. --Entrance to Citadel.

CORSICA ,  BASTIA.  --Rail  station.

CORSICA , BASTIA. --Rail station.

CORSICA,  BASTIA..  Corsican  trains  in  2008.

CORSICA, BASTIA.. Corsican trains in 2008.

CORSICA  BASTIA,,   --On  leaving  the  station  trains  go  through  the  tunnel de  la  Torreta.

CORSICA BASTIA,, --On leaving the station trains go through the tunnel de la Torreta.

CORSICA  BASTIA.----Men  playing Boules or  Petangue ,simular  to  English  Green  Bowls.

CORSICA BASTIA.----Men playing Boules or Petangue ,simular to English Green Bowls.

CORSICA  BASTIA   --  Corsica  has  lovely  mountains.

CORSICA BASTIA -- Corsica has lovely mountains.

CORSICA  BASTIA..  --Coloured  rocks  of  Bastia.

CORSICA BASTIA.. --Coloured rocks of Bastia.

------ I left the island by ferry to Marseilles .....Everybody i met on Corsica was very friendly. Great Place.

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