Eighth Day of Cruise -- Istanbul Today we leave the EUR zone, and have to pick up a lot of Turkish Lira to be able to tour sites. Elsewhere we have been spending EUR on transport, but seeing the sites for free. Here we will be getting around for free (walking) but spending Turkish Lira … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 11 Friday, July 5, 2013
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Travelogue — Day 10 Thursday, July 4, 2013
Seventh Day of Cruise -- Mykonos We got up early (5 a.m.) so we could shower, eat breakfast, and be ready for the first tenders heading to shore. They started passing out tender tickets at 6:45 and we ended up on tender #3 around 7:30, getting to shore around 7:45. The tour book was right … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 10 Thursday, July 4, 2013
Travelogue — Day 9 Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Sixth Day of Cruise -- At Sea The cruise goes through two time zones -- one for Spain, France and Italy, and the other for Greece and Turkey. Today is the first sea day (no port, at sea all day), and it falls between Naples, Italy, and Mykonos, Greece. So they had us shift our … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 9 Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Travelogue — Day 8 Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Fifth Day of Cruise, Port of Naples and Pompeii Another Raffles breakfast, so we can get off the cruise ship at 8 a.m. when we are docked and cleared. While eating breakfast we noticed the ship on the other side of the post terminal we were pulling into: The Norwegian Epic, younger sister of our … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 8 Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Travelogue: Day 7 Monday, July 1, 2013
Fourth Day of Cruise -- Port of Civitavecchia to Rome Today Rome -- the port I have been anticipating the most this trip. Why? Because of who we are meeting in Rome. One of the clients I work with makes occasional trips to their office in Rome, so I asked them for recommendations on touring … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 7 Monday, July 1, 2013
Travelogue: Day 6 Sunday, June 30, 2013
Third Day of Cruise -- Port of Livorno, serving Pisa and Florence For some reason the clock light wouldn’t work last night and the alarm didn’t go off this morning, so we are an hour late. Since we aren’t taking an excursion, that shouldn’t be a problem, though I have a feeling that the day … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 6 Sunday, June 30, 2013
Travelogue: Day 5 Saturday, June 29, 2013
Second Day of Cruise -- Provence We had been talking before leaving the States that we wanted to take one of the ship sponsored excursions during our time in France, rather than try to figure it out ourselves. But it took us until last night for us to purchase the tickets for our excursion -- … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 5 Saturday, June 29, 2013
Travelogue: Day 4 Friday, June 28, 2013
First Day of Cruise - Embarkation in Barcelona Woke up this morning to find the Gillespies -- Betsy's sister and family -- had arrived in the night and made it to the front apartment. So it was breakfast for 11, and trying to do laundry, which didn’t go as well as expected. Both apartments had … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 4 Friday, June 28, 2013
Travelogue: Day 3 Thursday, June 27, 2013
Day 2 in Barcelona Today we took the Barri Gotic self-guided walking tour of the Cathedral district and the old Roman city section. There were geese in the cloister area of the Cathedral. We were thinking “this looks very nice,” then Nathan noticed a skull and crossbones on the floor. Betsy guessed that was probably … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 3 Thursday, June 27, 2013
Travelogue: Day 2 Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Not sure if it is 3 a.m. or 9 a.m. Local clocks are saying 9 a.m., but where we come from it is 3 a.m. As follow to yesterday's blog, three of us watched "OZ the Great and Powerful," while Nathan watched "Rise of the Guardians" and played on his 3DS. They had chicken, pasta … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 2 Wednesday, June 26, 2013
At The Rainbow 