Our adventures!

During my stay in Corsica, I got the chance to visit and explore many different places. But the most important part was to catch up with a good friend of mine who I had not seen for years!! We talked a lot **Obviously!! We are women!! DUH! :P**, we ate like pigs **Obviously!! It's Annie! DUH!! ;)**, we had so much fun, we had good laughs, and we had unexpected adventures!

 
1) On our route during our road trip, we made a few stops to eat, rest, and take pictures. The ride went smoothly... Until we took that turn...

Then "BOOM!" ... TRAFFIC!! That was terrible!! I've never seen something like that! It took us a while to be able to beat that traffic, but it was sooooo funny that I was actually glad that it happened! I was dying of laughter! HAHAHHAHA...

2) We got to our hotel after a long drive. It was actually under big renovations... Drilling and banging sounds, and paint smell... First impression = BIG FAIL! Then we got to our room. It was damp and cold. There was no hot water. It didn't look really clean. No wonder it was the only place that wasn't fully booked!! Thus we decided to go around and look for another hotel. We prayed that there would be availabilities somewhere else.

Luckily, we found one! This room was much, much better! It was nicely decorated, very cute and cozy... As you can tell, I was dead tired. I actually had a good night sleep that night ;) Thank GOD!

3) We got back to Bastia pretty late that day. Therefore, we decided to grab a bite somewhere around the downtown area. For some reasons, it was very crowded. We drove in circle so many times in order to find a parking spot. We finally got one and good thing it was on one of the main streets. Then we had dinner, walked around and slowly headed back. When we got to the car, this is what we saw...

I was like "WHAT?!?!? REALLY?!?! You really parked your car in the middle of the street blocking another car?? WOW!" We looked on the windshield of our car to see if there was a contact number. NOTHING! We looked into the other car hoping that it was on 'neutral' so we could push it. NO, IT WASN'T! Then, my friend honked for a minute - or two - Finally, a guy came. I was ready to tell him off. But he came with a big smile telling us that he left the key in his car so we could move it. For a second time, I was like " WHAT?!?!? REALLY?!?! You really left your key in the car?? WOW!"

Apparently, that situation is very common in Corsica. Moral of this story: If you ever go to Corsica and need a car, you now know what to do... Look into people's cars! You might find a key!
** CRAZY CORSICANS!! :P

Live, Love, Laugh... Good times!! Good times!! :D

The Horizon...

A lovely friend of mine, Brittany, once told me that looking at the horizon makes a person happy. At that time, a lot of changes were happening in my life: beautiful, ugly, happy, sad, all kinds... I have to admit that it wasn't easy. I remember that day she and I were having a serious conversation, sitting at a cafe in Worthing, England located right in front of the sea. She comforted me... I looked at the horizon... dropped a tear... and smiled. It worked :)
**Brittany: Thanks hun! By the way, I miss you! Come back to Canada!! Xx

Out of all the places I've been to in Europe, Corsica was one of my favorites. Obviously, there are still so many, many beautiful places in this whole world for me to explore, but so far I have a little something extra for that island.

Why? Hmm... I think places that have both water and mountains are sooo beautiful and they give a relaxing, laid-back atmosphere. The horizon there was just WOW! I could just sit there, enjoy the amazing view and do nothing all day.  I was at a point of my life where I was learning to think ABOUT MYSELF and do things FOR MYSELF... Looking at that line which separates the ocean below and the universe above made me feel free... Then I started to dream and imagined myself going to any directions, no matter if it was up in the air or down in the water, that leads me to happiness. 

Corsica was one of the best therapies! Obviously, having a good shoulder to lean on helped a lot as well.  **Thank you Sandrine for being so understanding and supportive. LOVE YOU!!! Bisous