Corfu, Greece: Corfu is our favorite among the Greek Isles, and truly not a part of the Cyclades, but farther north opposite southern Albania. It is much less barren than Mykonos or Santorini, for example.
Honestly, the terrain looks like parts of Central California, maybe around San Louis Obispo. That’s probably why the DrsC like it, it feels like where we grew up.
The main town or city is very old but at least some of the streets are straight and wide enough for two cars to pass. Speaking of cars, our taxi driver apologized for Greek driving but to these eyes it looked much more sedate than that of Rome or, especially, Cairo.
One of Corfu City’s most attractive aspects is a large seaside park, called the Esplanade (Spianada in Greek), that resembles the Washington, DC, mall with roads on both sides and across it now and again. It is lined on the land side with cafes having outdoor tables under the trees and lots of people patronize them, both tourists and locals. These patrons feed the pigeons which means the birds are numerous and relatively tame.
Later…we sailed for Split, Croatia, around 5:30 p.m. and almost immediately ran into rough water. The last time we sailed the Adriatic Sea we had amazingly calm water, but that was in late spring and we are now in autumn, a season of changeable weather. We are experiencing a mix of gray and blue skies, often in the same day. Not a surprise.
