Our first European vacation
My oh my, 4:30am came too quickly for our trip home. We were smart and packed the night before, so it gave us a little time. Laszlo had said that that there would be some breakfast, even though the restaurant was not open. Well coffee (which neither of us drink) Read more…
This was supposed to be a leisure cruise on the Aegean Sea. Unfortunately, They stuffed us into the boat and we got less than an hour on each of the three islands. Don’t get me wrong, Chris and Chad were with us and we had a good time. It is Read more…
We get into Athens and then went straight to the Acropolis. The whole hill is called the Acropolis and only the temple is called the Parthenon. This has some interesting facts and also has many optical allusions built into it. Our guide only touched on a few, like the number Read more…
After a bad night’s sleep, we were on our way to Delphi. Delphi, legend has it, is the center of the world. According to Laslo, the myth is that Zeus released two eagles or ravens, one from the east and one from the west. Where they met was the center Read more…
We got to sleep in today since would not get to port until 1 PM Greece time. It is a beautiful day, a little hazy but nice. The waters of the Mediterranean are so blue. Chris and Teresa have taken up guy watching. Chris is looking for Apollo, “the Greek Read more…
It is hot. It’s going to be even hotter and humid and we’re heading to the Pompeii excavations. It was a scenic drive there and we are told this area is known for its citrus, particularly lemons. We would have a chance to try some limoncello the night before. Still, Read more…
We got up early again this morning to leave for the island of Capri with our overnight stop in Sorrento. As it is habit now, we are up by six, luggage out by seven, on the bus by eight. It become a mantra. We were told we didn’t want to Read more…
Rome! Capital of the world. We were up early to take a Vatican tour. The line for this was very long when we got there and got even longer as we waited. The art collections are very impressive which was to be expected. It gives the new insight to the Read more…
All roads lead to Rome! We spent the first half of the day in Florence. Laszlo lead our group into the museum where we saw the famous David sculpture. There were others cultures from Michelangelo in there as well including what he called the “prisoners”. Michelangelo, as a sculptor, said Read more…
We are off to a very early morning. After we loaded back on the bus, we went back to Venice. Today was St Marks Square and Cathedral. Here we were told that if a pigeon “drops” on you, it is good luck. I tell you, with the number of birds Read more…