{"id":1100,"date":"2014-10-01T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T08:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T12:21:16","slug":"bastia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"Bastia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1113\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-image-1113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279.jpg\" alt=\"Streetart by Invader in Bastia\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279.jpg 900w, https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Streetart by Invader in Bastia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After landing at Bastia Airport in the evening and picking up the rented car we drove to our first accommodation in Bastia: The apartment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.de\/rooms\/528886#host-profile\" target=\"_blank\">Marie-Dominique<\/a> &#8211; a former pilot and passionated traveller (prefering warm\/sunny regions like Asia). She was a very socialble, interested person who gave us a lot of good tips for our journey across the island. Born in Corsica she was a French native speaker but her English was excellent as well. The apartment had a very nice balcony with a wonderful large view above the city center of Bastia and you could even see the sea :)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On the next morning we had a typical French breakfast (sweet French roll with homemade marmelade (fig, apricot and cherry), orange juice and coffee).<br \/>\nMarie joined us having a coffee and we were chatting in French and English.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1100 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0668-e1412023358288.jpg\" title=\"Apartment in Bastia - Elena on the balcony ;)\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0668-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Apartment in Bastia\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1105\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Apartment in Bastia - Elena on the balcony ;)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0669-e1412023475389.jpg\" title=\"French breakfast in Bastia\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0669-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Bastia breakfast\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1106\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">French breakfast in Bastia<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>BASTIA CITY CENTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After breakfast we went downtown Bastia, visiting a food market at <em>Place du March\u00e9<\/em> and the <em>Vieux Port<\/em> (the old habour).<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s very characteristic for Corsica: You can find a <strong>citadel<\/strong> in nearly every town.<em> A citadel is a fortress protecting a town. It is positioned to be the last line of defence, should the enemy breach the other components of the fortification system.<\/em> On the way up to the Citadel of Bastia we actually found some streetart pieces of the french street artist Invader! :) Marie later told us, that Invader creates new pieces of streetart every year in November and that the inhabitants of Bastia allways look forward to discover them.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1100 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5213.jpg\" title=\"Goat cheese at the market of Bastia\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5213-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Goat cheese at the market\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1107\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Goat cheese at the market of Bastia<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5214.jpg\" title=\"Lonzu - a Corsican meat speciality: smoked pork\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5214-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Lonzu\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1108\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Lonzu - a Corsican meat speciality: smoked pork<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5244.jpg\" title=\"Hidden Invader street artwork :)\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5244-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hidden Invader street artwork :)\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1110\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hidden Invader street artwork :)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5243.jpg\" title=\"Detail of the Invader artwork\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5243-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Streetart by Invader in Bastia\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1109\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Detail of the Invader artwork<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279.jpg\" title=\"Another street artwork by Invader in Bastia\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5279-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Streetart by Invader in Bastia\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1113\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Another street artwork by Invader in Bastia<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5280.jpg\" title=\"Detail of the Invader artwork\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MG_5280-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Streetart by Invader in Bastia\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/dt><dd class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption1114\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Detail of the Invader artwork<\/span><br \/>\n<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After landing at Bastia Airport in the evening and picking up the rented car we drove to our first accommodation &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/?p=1100\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[126,127],"tags":[34,134,136,138,137,91],"class_list":["post-1100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frankreich-france","category-korsika-corsica","tag-airbnb","tag-bastia","tag-citadel","tag-corsica","tag-corsican-food","tag-invader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1100"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annamorena.de\/travelblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}