Toulon, France – 2/17/2015
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 (Tuesday)
Horrible night as the seas were really rough. When we looked out the window, it looked like the waves were up to our window. Don’t like that, scares us.
We got into Toulon, France around 8:00 AM. The ship had arranged for a water taxi to the city center for anyone who wanted it (free). We decided to take the water taxi and take an easy day. Michael’s knee has been bothering him (since the walk in Athens) and we want to make sure he’s able to walk in Barcelona so….we decided to just find an internet cafe and work on the blog.
When the water taxi landed in Toulon, we walked along the waterway and saw some interesting things – statues, yachts, and an old boat. We went onto the main street and found the nearby shopping center. It is attached to some sort of stadium and is quite modern in this old city. We first went to a pharmacy and got some aspirin for Michael. Then we went into the shopping center and into one store that is like a French Walmart as it had groceries, electronics, furniture, clothing, etc. Was fun looking around at everything. We wanted to buy something but found out we were in the handicap line and the lines were horrible so we just left.
We found a McDonald’s and a nice lady (who didn’t speak any English) helped us to find a plug-in at the Subway next door as the McDonald’s didn’t have any. When we got to Subway we got a sandwich and some drinks and got the computer out and started trying to work. We found out the adapter plug we had bought does not work. Bummer. We spent a lot of money on it too. So frustrating.
We packed up and left and just did a leisurely walk around some of the city of Toulon. We found a market that had lots and lots of fresh and good looking produce. It also had clothing and other small things. Was neat to see this local area. The city of Toulon appears to be a poor area. We had heard Toulon had a nice cathedral, which we tried to find but couldn’t as there is so much construction going on. We heard the bells ringing but could never find the church itself.
We went back to the water taxi to the ship. Once at the ship we took a little nap. At around 5:00 PM, we went to the talk on Barcelona, which was quite interesting. Looks like a beautiful city and we’re excited to be going tomorrow. On our way to our dinner with Dennis and Helga at the Grand Pacific Restaurant, we saw Maria and Allen and invited them to dinner with us as they are the true grand masters of going on your own and seeing wonderful things.
We all met at the restaurant and had a wonderful time. I’m surprised we didn’t get kicked out as we got loud with laughter and stories. Had a great time. The cute little waiter said he wished more guests were like us. After dinner Dennis, Helga, Michael and I went to the art studio area and sat down on their couches to show the photos of Istanbul and Pompeii. We also made arrangements to explore Barcelona together in the morning.
We left and met up again a little while later for the 9:30 PM show, “Shout.” The show was a bunch of girls singing and dancing through songs of the 1960’s. Kinda fun hearing the old songs again (but not my favorite show).
That was our day. Hope yours was great!