Today we arrived at our first stop, the island of Corfu, Greece which we have never been to.
We took a bus from the port, which is a typical industrial
port into the old city and its main attraction, the original fort. A huge place and we spent the next several
hours touring the port.
As part of their defensive plans the Venetians who
controlled the island separated the promontory from the rest of the city of
Corfu by creating moat to get to the actual fort The fort.
In the 1500’s it fought several major battles to maintain
control Corfu,
The actual first recordings of the fort are from 6th century
AD! All of the buildings are still there
having survived many wars, including the World Wars; however, it was used as a
prison by the Nazis to imprison the Jews of Corfu prior to their deportation
from the island.
Then we walked all of the old city looking at sites to see
including major one being a set of long, tiny walking streets with lots of
shop.
Barb bought a couple of items and two bracelets.
Back to ship, we saw a musical show with 4 singers and it was
ok, just not great.
In the YC, the dining room is at the other end of the ship,
so a Butler escorted us to dinner. What
a perk!
Dinner was of course excellent.
As usual then the casino and finally to bed.
Tomorrow is Bari, Italy and we only have from 7:00am – 2:00pm
in port.
Time for sleep.
The Fort
Night
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