Corsica 2011

[pawsforthought]

So off we went to Corsica, relying on my Swiss Grandmother for the French, as none of us could speak a word of it, and on my Grandad for his money, because he has rather a lot of it. And it's a good job we had them both! The Corsicans (we got told off for calling them French XD understandable, I guess) didn't help us at all, they wanted us to speak their language on their island so thank god for nanny. And everything there was SO expensive. A typical meal out for us lot (8 of us, 9 in the second week) cost about 450 Euros (i.e. A LOT) and the villa people charged us for everything they could think of, including the towels my brothers were forced to used when the maids took their towels away for some bizarre reason.

Don't think I didn't enjoy it though it was awesome! The island was stunning, and from our villa we had a tremendous view of the port nearby. The villa itself was absolutely amazing too. It was also nice to go with the whole family as well, not just us lot, but my dad's parents, brother, and his (my Uncle's...lol) sort of girlfriend (she's pretty much part of the family whether they're on or off XD)

So, I have a few pictures... >_>

This is the view from my parents' balcony

can't complain about the scenery, really XD

The villa (well, part of it anyway)

It had a pool outside which was really nice to have because for half of the holiday, and even now, I had a stomach bug that kept me stuck at home but like I said, having that pool there was nice, and made up for it a bit

My brother mucking around in the pool XD


A building in Port Vecchio, the port I mentioned nearby


Our front door

XD Just a door on some old abandoned house in Porto Vecchio

Bonifacio, a town famous for its buildings on the cliffs

A kittycat snoozing in Bonifacio

Alleyways

And from the sea when we went on a (9 hour long!) boat trip


The boat's captain and his human

he had very sharp puppy teeth, so he must have only been a few months old

A waterfall at the Polishellu Falls, a beautiful place with loads of little freshwater pools and waterfalls, one of which you could slide down into the deep pool beneath (needless to say I did it XD)


Mountain views on the way home from Pollishellu falls



A pretty village/town/thing on the way to Ajaccio (which was a four hour drive!)


We made some friends while we were out there too!
Herman, the Hermann's tortoise (native to the island)

And mr.Lizard, who was always different sizes or shapes, but we knew it was always him in disguise, so he retained his name. He even let me pick him up and he crawled along my arm. (my dad took a picture of that but it was badly out of focus so you can only see a green blob lol)


I know they aren't all brilliant photos, and there are hundreds more! I'm going to add some of the family enjoying themselves also.

It was a great holiday, but I must say I was glad to be back home with Monty and Woody afterwards

[pawsforthought]

Ok, so there were quite a few more family pictures than I thought there would be. I tried to cut them back but I'm terrible at that, I like too many of them! Lol, so apologies for the amount!

On the second evening out to eat, my uncle posing:

And nanny being nanny


Out in Porto Vecchio, my dad and Uncle Dan

My mum

And the youngest bro, Elliot


Out to eat again! Grandad displaying his happy face

My nanny being hardcore-rerer than anyone else in the world

And Elliot and I



In Bonifacio:
Dad and the boys

(My dad is 6ft 2 )
Chapel in the town


Out again ( )
Dad, Elliot and Jack


Us lot about to head down to the Pollishellu falls

Dad at the Pollishellu falls!

And the 'slide' I mentioned


Uncle Dan and Steph on the boat


And some 'make a face for the last night!' pictures
Dad

Dan

Dad and Jack

And Dan and Steph again


Ok, I'm done, I promise! XD

[RubyJeansMom]

Gaby, I love all your pics. The old door is one of my favorites, along with the waterfall.

What a beautiful place to visit. Going down that slide must have been a blast!

[DixieDoodle]

Beautiful photos like always You certainly have the talent for photography.

I really loved your family photos. It looks like you have a great bunch!

[Phyrie]

Although beautiful, I think the prices in Corsica are almost as bad as Canada! LOL!


I really like this one:


I can't look at this one very long. The perspective is so skewed, my brain can't make sense of it! If I try and figure out which way is up, I actually become nauseous and get a pain behind my eyes!


This one belongs in a magazine. Just lovely!


You have a great looking, and apparently fun-loving, family! Thanks for sharing your holiday.

[pawsforthought]

Thanks guys going down the slide was exhilarating, but unfortunately I nearly lost the top half of my swimming costume doing it (with lots of people watching )

Yup my family are definitely a mad bunch- best kind of bunch XD

Thanks for the comments, Phyrie, I never know what sorts of things other people will like so it helps me a lot to comment on some individually and, I know this is easier with an iPad, but if you turn the building picture upside down it's a bit easier to look at I think.

[Sadie G]

Great photos Gaby! The building in the cliff photo looks like Spain. You got to vacation with your great family in a very beautiful place!
I hope your grandparents know how much you all appreciate them

My favorite is the waterfall and the door. Both are fantastic photos. But so are your others!!!