Corfu to Paris

Our final full day in Corfu, Easter Sunday, was a relatively quiet one. The previous evening was a big one for the locals. We got a hint of this from our proprietor at the Taverna when he said they were fully booked from 10pm to midnight. At first I thought his English was letting him down. The Greek orthodox lent is over so they launch into a big celebration. A religious procession passed down the street in the middle of our night. Corfu in the suburbs was basically closed for business in the morning.

We caught a bus into town and walked down the waterfront to a large estate open to the public (birth place of Prince Phillip no less). It was nice to share a morning with the Corfiots, it's a big family day for them. Some of the restaurants were closed to the public, with family and friends taking over to celebrate the day. Gradually things opened up in town and we enjoyed a lazy lunch, soaking up what might be the warmest weather we will experience for a while as we head north.

The red painted eggs are part of the Easter tradition. Vicki enjoyed them with a Caesar salad. The strip of land you see is Vido, a small Island. Many Serbians were buried at sea from there, part of a tragic story that played out during World War I.

The following morning we planned to do a laundry run. Even though google was showing a few as open, none were. We pretty much just had lunch and headed to the airport.

It was great to be back in Greece. It's definitely a special place. It's a little disappointing that outside of the tourist areas you can encounter a lot of litter and general dilapidation. I think we've seen that on previous visits too. We're not immune from it at home, but it's easier to find here.

Our flight to Paris was packed with French people (surprise), so we could start making adjustments for a new cultural experience.

The day pretty much finished as we had hoped it to start, we spied a laundromat on route to our hotel in Paris.

We're in the "Latin Quarter" which has a Roman back story and is pre-Paris. It's handy to the Notre Dame which is still under repair. It feels like the weather is double digits colder than Corfu.