Just a few bits and pieces here, mainly as a record for us and perhaps of less general interest than other posts. We visited the Achilleion Palace, home to Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, wife of Emperor Franz Josef, a fascinating…
Tricky roads
Many of the Corfu roads are very narrow and windy and we covered many of them in this 36-seater bus. On one of the days out, we sat in the front seats and Pip has taken a couple…
Scenic Corfu
Three of our seven days in Corfu were spent touring the countryside by bus. Corfu is quite mountainous and many villages are built on the sides of hills in quite spectacular fashion, making for great views and photographs. We visited…
Corfu Town
Corfu is both the name of the island and the name of the main city which the locals refer to as Corfu Town. The town is a curious mixture of styles which reflect its history of being under Venetian rule…
People-watching in Corfu
Bruce and I just spent a much-needed week’s holiday. We went to Corfu, thus fulfilling a ‘bucket list’ item for me – always wanted to visit the Greek isles! Well, one isle counts, surely? We were very fortunate to have…