Corsica
- France(2022)
Sailing
into the harbor at Ajaccio, Corsica - The Birthplace of Napoleon
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The Meraviglia is a huge ship |
Our first stop was the Napoleon Memorial |
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A
sudden downpour sent everyone running for cover while ship staff handed out plastic raincoats |
The rain stopped and we resumed our tour |
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The
rainbow was a hopeful sign |
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The
weather remained unsettled and unpredictable during our ride along
the coast |
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Our
next stop in Ajaccio, Corsica was the Church A walk through town contained continuous |
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"Le
Baptistere: (1593) where Napoleon was baptized July 21, 1771 |
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Before
returning to the ship, we stopped at the local market |
In
August of 1854, the General Council of Ajaccio commissioned this monument to Napoleon and his four brothers |
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