54 Days on the Moon

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And a restaurant with great views.






And the real reason they have this tour.

 

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This is another clue.

And it is on this map.


And this is it with a real retired French soldier to guide us.




With a big key in his hand.






And so inside we go.

 

[Quickstatus]

@drron,

Do a lot of pax not disembark for day trips?

 

[drron]

Always quite a few do stay on board.

 

[Pushka]

@drron,

Do a lot of pax not disembark for day trips?

Best time to be onboard is when everyone else departs for excursions. The crew loves it too.

 

[drron]

The kitchen.













Air purification.

 

[drron]

An operating theatre.


Command centres.




Drinking water.



50 men slept in this room.


Showers.

 

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The commanders quarters. Now to the real purpose. One of the gun positions.





Most guns have been removed.






A mortar.


The storage for the mortars may make a good fitting for a wine cellar.


And now the gun batteries from outside.

 

[drron]

And great views.







And now to a restaurant for refreshments.

 

[drron]

Really amazing views from our seat.




And a nice plate of sweets plus coffeee or tea. And you couldhave seconds.


You could walk down this path which became steeper and narrower to Menton if you liked.

 

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Now back through the village to the bus.

 

[drron]

Down the mountain we go.

 

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Back in Menton.










And our tender arrives.


A bit choppy on the way back but the wind got stronger and the swell higher as the day went on and some of those coming back late afternoon got a bit wet.

 

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Once again it was back to Atlantide which is our go to restaurant for dinner. There are enough changes on the daily menu so that it doesn't get boring. As well Mrdrron's favourite waiter is in Atlantide - Therarith from Cambodia. We have cruised with him before.

So first the daily menu.

So we both started with the soft shell crab with Mrsdrron's without the chipotle aoli. mine was by far the better as a lot more crab meat.



I then had the Vindaloo pork with extra spice and it was great. Mrsdrron went again with the lobster tail


I then had the white chocolate sandwiched between pistachio and wild cherry. OK.


On friday we awoke in Livorno. We had a late start at0900 for Pisa.

 

[drron]

Now on the bus to Pisa.








A lot of wheat for pasta.

 

[drron]

Now walking from the bus to Pisa. We met a local gude here who was excellent and a lot of fun.

 

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We entered the Bapistry.

 

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The church knows how to make money. The audio visual guide costs 2 euros,



Now we walk to the Cathedral.