Escargot and Corfu
The formal dinner was pretty nice. Samantha and I had our picture taken before dinner. They came out pretty nice, but I'm not sure if we'll purchase them or not. Dinner was nice too. We ordered the escargot appetizer which was more butter and garlic than snail, but Samantha had a couple which was really impressive!
The next day we got up earlier than we had for the other ports because our tour for Corfu left the meeting place at 7:45am. We got up, had breakfast and then got ourselves to the Pacifica theater on time. We got on a bus that trasferred us to the port terminal, then we got on another bus, but the A/C was on and our tour guide seemed pretty cool. Our tour guide, Dimitrius and our bus driver, Nico took us to our first stop, a little town outside Corfu called Palaeokastritsa. We got there around 9am and it was not crowded at all. Dimitrius suggested that we take a little boat tour of the sea caves. It was only 6 euro per person, so we went. It was breath-taking how blue the water appeared to be in all of the caves we stopped in. The sights from the boat also made the boat tour a definite highlight of the entire trip. Afterwards, we stopped at a cafe and tried an iced coffee drink they call Frappe. Then we got back on the bus and went up this very narrow, winding road to Lakones for a Greek snack and some wine tasting. The trip up the road was an experience in and of itself because there were more than a few surprise turns and tight spots that the bus driver successfully negotiated. This same road was apparently featured in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. Anyway, when we got to the restaurant, the wait staff had the snack plates all setup for us along with white and red wine and some Ouzo. There were also some little tourist shops with postcards, olive wood carvings and other local trinkets. We made it back to the ship by 12:30pm and that gave us plenty of relaxation time before dinner. The Corfu stop was probably the most beautiful, but we are currently on our way to Venice, which probably has equally beautiful scenery!
The next day we got up earlier than we had for the other ports because our tour for Corfu left the meeting place at 7:45am. We got up, had breakfast and then got ourselves to the Pacifica theater on time. We got on a bus that trasferred us to the port terminal, then we got on another bus, but the A/C was on and our tour guide seemed pretty cool. Our tour guide, Dimitrius and our bus driver, Nico took us to our first stop, a little town outside Corfu called Palaeokastritsa. We got there around 9am and it was not crowded at all. Dimitrius suggested that we take a little boat tour of the sea caves. It was only 6 euro per person, so we went. It was breath-taking how blue the water appeared to be in all of the caves we stopped in. The sights from the boat also made the boat tour a definite highlight of the entire trip. Afterwards, we stopped at a cafe and tried an iced coffee drink they call Frappe. Then we got back on the bus and went up this very narrow, winding road to Lakones for a Greek snack and some wine tasting. The trip up the road was an experience in and of itself because there were more than a few surprise turns and tight spots that the bus driver successfully negotiated. This same road was apparently featured in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. Anyway, when we got to the restaurant, the wait staff had the snack plates all setup for us along with white and red wine and some Ouzo. There were also some little tourist shops with postcards, olive wood carvings and other local trinkets. We made it back to the ship by 12:30pm and that gave us plenty of relaxation time before dinner. The Corfu stop was probably the most beautiful, but we are currently on our way to Venice, which probably has equally beautiful scenery!
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