So instead of finishing the story of my summer trip, I’m out and about again!! When I get home, I’ll finish the cruise then I’ll write about this: And this: And this: See you soon!! Continue reading INTURRUPTED!! Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Ah, Athens. If you are at all interested in history, mythology, government, religion, finance, politics, heck almost any subject can tie back to this ancient city in some way. And no surprise, it has been inhabited for the last 7000 years continuously. And not just inhabited, but a cultural, economical, and social centerpiece of the ancient … Continue reading Part 6 (Athens, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Thursday we were in Chania, Crete. I did not have a tour scheduled for this port, there were very few private tours that I found and in the research that I had done it seemed to be a fairly straighforward port. Take a shuttle to the Old Town…hang there. It really did not turn out … Continue reading Part 5 (Chania, Crete) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
After a fairly uneventful, yet totally relaxing sea day, our first port of call was Katakolon. Until I started planning, I was not familiar with this area at all. Of course, once I did a bit of digging and realized that this area was the site of the first Olympic Games, I knew that I needed … Continue reading Part 4 (Katakolon) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
We had one more full day in Venice. And by “full day” I mean we spent 4 hours going back and forth to the airport…again! This time…TaDa!!! They had my suitcase!! But wait, we are missing 2 suitcases, mine and TJ’s…Searching, searching, searching…Nope…no second suitcase. Now the only option is to see if they get … Continue reading Part 3 – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
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