Days 41 and 42

(Rhia’s comments are italicized)

• NO trains and only local buses 🎉

Sticking with the theme of staying in the “old town” portion of the cities we visit, we booked our room in Kerkyra. The charm of this old city has been reinforced with LOTS of great restaurants, shops, and dessert places, all set up in the narrow streets, directly beneath the living quarters for everyone in the city.

We also have a little game we play called “She sees, he sees”. The way it is played is that we look at a scene, and then each take a picture of what we think is important enough to photograph. Here is an example. The scene is an alley we were walking through.

I did not see that woman working in the window.

Being anchored in the “old town” gave us excellent access to transportation around the island. We were able to walk to the blue line bus and in 30 minutes, continue walking along the beach in Ypsos. The water was extremely calm, and after eating a great gyro place, we rented a couple chairs and an umbrella to relax.

Here is another example of “She sees, he sees”. The scene, the end of a dock looking at the boats in Ypsos.

The next day, we took the Green Bus line over to Palaiokatstritsa. This town is a highly recommended destination on Corfu, so, of course we had to go. Getting there provided a bit of uncomfortable entertainment as the bus driver was in a VERY bad mood and was extremely gruff and rude to everyone, especially us foreigners! It must be difficult to deal with inane questions and cluelessness constantly…but still!

It was worth squirming for a few minutes because Paleokastritsa was so beautiful with its clear water and greenery ❤️

The problem with this pretty little town was the tourists (and no, I don’t consider myself a tourist but, rather, a traveler! To me, tourists turn a beautiful place into a place of entertainment for themselves while a traveler tries to blend in and appreciates what’s there without trying to change it)! Anyway, I had to be very creative in finding spots from which to take photos, and in my use of trees and bushes to block some things out because this was the reality of one of the beaches…

But it’s remarkable what perspective can do; see that pinky-peachy house to the right of the photo? I thought it was pretty so I climbed up a bit and zoomed right in to take this…

Magic Eraser got rid of a car parked out front and…voila. Back in Kerkira, I took a couple of photos on my way ‘home’. I think I’ve found a new hobby!