Eiffel Tower…. There’s two ways to visit. 1. Purchase a lift ticket far in advance (and still wait in queues), however there is no way of knowing the weather on the day you choose. http://ticket.toureiffel.fr/index-css5-sete-pg1-lgen.html or 2. Purchase tickets the day you visit. You can either purchase a lift ticket to…
Early drive from Le Havre to Versailles. Spent the entire day at the palace. On weekends in the summer (this was the last weekend for the year) they have musical fountain shows at specific times. The Neptune fountain only operated once between 1720 and 1728. All the other fountains were operating from 1530-1700. With the…
Well not Omaha the state… But France has a beach in Normandy that was given the code name Omaha… Unfortunately I was not able to arrive before the cemetery closed at 1700. Above is a monument on the beach. Above is a monument just at the edge of the beach. Some of the German…
In the evening I was given a short tour of Deauville and Trouville. Definately a wondeful place to visit if you are in the Normandy region. Below are pictures from Deauville. Had a nice French dinner in Honfleur. As you can see I started with escargot. First time I had them in their shells, and first…
I arrived in Le Havre after navigating the toll roads… Expense report will have many receipts… The Garmin did a good job for the most part. A picture of my hotel room in the Novotel in Le Havre
Unfortunately it’s an automatic…
Only a simple Bonjour and I received my newest passport stamp. Now I wait for my luggage and find my hire car and drive 3 hours to Le Havre…
So, another new stamp in my passport… Not preferred flight routing to France from Houston….
Last day in Venice… Made good use of the museum card today. Visited Museo Correr (another must see), Ca’ Rezzanico, and Palazzo Mocenigo. Wandered around and took a few pictures…. will post them soon, for now a couple from the phone.
Today we arrived back in Venice and disembarked the Vision of the Seas. Getting to the hotel in Mestre was very easy. The ship arrived in port at 7 AM, which was before the other ships (MSC x 2, NCL Jade, etc.) So there wasn’t much of a queue for public transport. After dropping luggage…
Today’s port was Katakalon, Greece. Had a nice excursion with a total of 12 people from our ship. The tour guide was excellent. We visited Olympia and went inside the museum and the archeological site. Photos to come soon… Tomorrow is a sea day, then back to Venice the following day.
Today’s port is Santorini, Greece. Beautiful views. Ate lunch at a nice place, Obelix.
The port of call today was Kusadasi, Turkey. The shore excursion we booked through Shore Fox turned into a private tour. Started the day at the house of the Virgin Mary. Then we proceeded to Ephesus. Also got to visit the terrace houses, which if you don’t see when you visit Ephesus you are missing…
Relaxing day as sea today. Literally just off the coast of Greece at the moment (able to get cellular service from shore). Tomorrow is Kusadasi, Turkey and Ephesus. Second visit, but visiting new places this time. Ephesus is quite amazing and is one place I recommend people to visit.
Today’s port is Dubrovnik, Croatia. The view from the cable car is worth the wait in the queue. The old town is very beautiful. Below is a picture of the cable car. Below picture of thee old city was taken at the lower cable car entrance: Below are pictures from the viewpoint at the…
One picture from the sailaway from Venice… More to come. I set up a time lapse with my gopro, so I hope to upload that maybe tomorrow if there is a convenient wifi location. If you get a balcony and sail from Venice make sure it is on the port (left) side to be able…
A HDR Sunset Photo in Venice…. tone mapped a couple of ways
A few pictures from Day 1 in Venice.. very impressed with St Marco’s Basilica. Unfortunately no pictures allowed.
I arrived in Venice this morning. I was surprised to see a glacier on the way in.