Upon our arrival we checked into the Hotel Robert and ordered a minibus tour of the island. It took us about an hour to see the whole thing. There are approximately 6,000 people living there (plus 5,000 in the cemetery). Add 150 horses owned by young girls, and a few government officials from France (as well as a few gendarmes also imported for about 2 years each) and there you have it.
I was most impressed by the colorful houses. It's as if they take all of the prettier colors from the crayon box and put them in a basket. Blindfolded, they pick two or three colors from the basket and that's what colors they have to paint their house. Certainly not boring!
After the tour we took off to a local bar for some wine and then went to a restaurant for dinner.
The dinner was fabulous, although the desserts were only adequate. And, the bill took forever to straighten out. But, the dinner was fabulous. I had prawns with vegetables risotto. YUM!
The next morning (yesterday) we awakened and had a continental breakfast at our hotel. The pastries came from the local bakery (where we also bought bread to take home) and it was delicious. Then, we walked around the town for awhile until it was time for the ferry. It was a most enjoyable trip.
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