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Europe » France » Corsica » L'Ile-Rousse August 17th 2016

Issy shows me one of the photos she took yesterday. Her camera has a very powerful zoom lens and it can zoom in a lot closer than either of us can see unassisted. I'm a bit shocked to see that the photo is of two very attractive young girls sunbathing topless. She says she didn't realise they were topless when she took the photo. I think that was supposed to be my line. The breakfast menu at the hotel is all in French and the waiter doesn't speak any English. I order the Corsican breakfast. I have no idea what this is. It turns out to be slices of strong blue cheese, salami and prosciutto. I'm sure that if I eat all of it I'll need to make an appointment with the local cardiologist, so I ... read more
Calvi waterfront
Calvi Beach
Calvi Beach. Very French.

Europe » France » Corsica » L'Ile-Rousse October 4th 2012

Yesterday we were in L'lle Rousse which is a pretty tourist town on the coast. There is not too much to see there but with 2 babies along it was enough. The beach was not as nice as ours and too cool to swim so we just walked along the boardwalk and ate sandwiches on the beach. It was a beautiful day and we even took in a boccie tournament (more exciting for some than others) Today we hope to spend on our beach (with bathing suits this time) and relax in the sun. We didn't find the pink rocks that seem to be so famous and the wind was incredible. Anyway today we are going to our beach here at Calvi; We'll be thinking of you all and wishing you were here. The paratroopers are ... read more
Rocky Shoreline
Town streets
Town streets




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