12 Days Greek Isles Cruise - Day 4 Corfu

Date: November 12, 2007 (Monday)
Place: Corfu, Greece (科孚, 希臘)
Day 4
when i did the research online, many people said it's very easy to drive around in Corfu.. & that's why we booked the rental car in advance with Corfu Sunrise.. it's 35 euros which seemed reasonable.. but it was raining when we arrived.. & we started worrying about the traffic..

here's the car that we rented..

our ship docked in the New Port of Corfu.. after we picked up the key & the map, we soon found out that it was a manual car.. luckily that LG knows how to drive manual.. otherwise, we'll be in big trouble!

we first went to Paeleokastritsa, which is like a suburban area.. less traffic.. it was ~ 30-45 mins drive & the drive was not bad..

however, there were not much to see there.. they should have a cave boat tour there, but i guess it's really low season & nobody's there.. we headed back out to town after taking couple pictures..

we then drove to the Achillion Palace.. it was built between the years 1890-1892 as a summer palace for "Sissy", Empress Elizabeth of Austria..

Achilles

Achillion Palace Gardens

view of the Corfu Town

a painting of baby Jesus & Mary inside a small chapel.. it's on the right of the main entrance of the building.. it was said to be the place where Princess Sissy prayed..

we drove back to the Corfu Town around noon.. & the traffic was terrible! i was puzzled when i looked at the map which was in English, while the road signs were in Greek! we were so lost at that time & just kept going.. luckily that we finally found our way back to the New Port.. & then we decided to walk along the shore & look around the town..



"NEVER AGAIN FOR ANY NATION"
this statue is dedicated to the memory of the 2000 Jews of Corfu who perished in the Nazi Concetration Camps of Aushwitz & Birkenau in June 1944..

Day 4 Dinner


Soupe a l'Oignon Gratinee (A Traditional French Onion Soup Baked with Cheese)




Hors d'Oeuvres
(left) Pate de Foie de Strasbourg (Liver Pate Strasbourg Style, Garnished with Aspic, Flavored with Vintage Port & Warm Toasted Brioche)
(right) Escargots Bourguignon
..both were good starters..

Entrees
(left) Grenouilles Provencale (Frog's Legs Gently Sauteed in White Wine with a Fresh Tomato Sauce, Presented with Spinach Leaves, Garlic Croutons & Poached Leeks)
..the frog's legs tasted like chicken..
(right) Nouilles Facon Cannebiere (Egg Fettuccine in a Tender Sweet Lobster Ragout, Chopped Black Truffle & a Light Cognac Cream Sauce with Tomato & Tarragon)
..the sauce was good.. together with the egg fettuccine made a good match..

Desserts
(left) Mango-Tamarind Sorbet & Mint Chocolate Chips Ice Cream
(right) Chantilly Swans (Swans Filled with Fresh Fruit & Chantilly Cream, Swimming on a Lake of Blended Fruit Coulis)




our steward made us this..