You’ve heard of it, but do you remember why? When France was tired of Napoleon, the king promised to pay him 2 million francs if he would go to Elba and stay there. Napoleon went, but the king forgot to send the money. After 10 months, Napoleon went back to France, declared himself emperor, lost the battle of Waterloo, and had the English ban him for good, in a place a lot less nice than Elba, and still without the 2 million francs.

We docked at Portoferraio, a delightful town. We took an exciting bus ride up into the mountains, then took a cable ride to the top of the tallest. It was a delightful day. Here’s the pics.