Day 19 (June 26): Pisa and Florence, Italy
We stopped in Pisa on our way to Florence to see for ourselves if the famous tower really does lean. It does! We didn't spend much time in Pisa --…
Day 18 (June 25): Cinque Terre: Vernazza, Italy
We rented a small motor boat and cruised the coast-line of the Cinque Terre today. What a blast!!! The first thing Kory wanted to do (of course) was cruise over…
Day 17 (June 24): Cinque Terre: Vernazza, Italy
Today we hiked the seven mile trail that connects the five tiny villages of the Cinque Terre. It was a gorgeous day and perfect for hiking. Very warm, but not…
Day 13 (June 20): Athens
After breakfast on the rooftop of the Athens Gate Hotel, we headed over to the Acropolis. We toured around for several hours looking at the Parthenon, the theatre of Dionysus,…
Day 12 (June 19): Athens
We disembarked the cruise ship at Piraeus in Athens and took a taxi to our hotel, the Athens Gate. We had lunch in a traditional Greek taverna that Kory found…
Day 11 (June 18): Sifnos Island, Greece
Today was a somewhat relaxing day -- at least in terms of our not totally exhausting ourselves playing on the Islands as we have done for the past several days.…
Day 10 (June 17): Santorini, Greece
Of all the Greek islands, I was most looking forward to visiting Santorini. Around 1400 BC, a volcano erupted and Santorini island was born. The ship literally pulls into the…
Day 9 (June 16): Naousa, Paros Island, Greece
Paros Island is small, pleasant and extremely charming. Like Mykonos, all the buildings in Paros Island are white. Also like Mykonos, it is a fishing port and the docks are…
Day 8 (June 15): Mykonos, Greece
Our first glimpse of Mykonos from the ship was breathtaking. The buildings are all painted white with little pops of bright color. It is very charming and beautiful. We had…
Day 7 (June 14): Kusadasi, Turkey
Kory and I woke up very bright and early (5:00 a.m.) and watched the sunrise over the ocean. After our boat docked at Kusadasi, Turkey, we joined some of the…