Since Sept. 18 in Tarragona we've been to three countries. We had a two day sail to Saint Tropez in France which is home to a very small, ritzy town right on the coast. There was an old fort that we go to explore around and had some time to walk around the small and secluded streets. The next day had us heading for Cannes. While having the same small comfy town feel that St. Tropez had, Cannes was a little bigger and a little more to do. The international classic yacht show was going on so there was an entire harbor filled with hundreds of old sailing vessels for the pleasure of looking at.
Sept 24. landed us in Monte Carlo Monaco. Sporting unbelievably sporty and expensive cars and the like the group got to go to the oceanographic museum that is located in what used to be one of the Prince and Princess' palaces. There was an incredible variety of ocean life that was displayed that gave us a good learning experience. The international yacht showed was being held here so we got the chance to see multi million dollar motor yachts being displayed. There were 8 of the 10 worlds largest boats showing.
Another night sailing trip took us to Nice, France. We had part of the day to take a train to see what the city had to offer. Being much bigger and more populated than previous town, it was also much dirtier and unkempt. We didn't find much to do but the beaches were calm and pretty to walk along. They also had a farmers market going on for us to purchase from.
We arrived in Porte Venere the next day where we took a train to Pisa. We got to see the leaning tower and all of the cathedrals surrounding it. The tower was pretty much the only tourist attraction as it would be a very mellow town without it. We had to go back to the boat for early class and dinner so we shortly walked around the town and headed home.
From Porte Venere we took a train to a mountain strip of cities called Cinque Terre. The five small towns were connected by mountain paths that got to hike. It was a beautiful adventure walking up and down hills and along the coast to take us from town to town.
We head for Elba this evening, and get to have our first scuba dives tomorrow . We end up in Rome at the end of the week and more to come soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment