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I found a manhole cover with Wismar on it. We did a 4Km walk around the old town. Not as many tourists as we have had in other ports because we ventured out earlier than normal – so very pleasant. … Continue reading →

We transited the Kiel Canal from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. Perfect weather. This is a flying ferry, suspended by cables from the bridge above, it carries cars and pedestrians from one side of the canal to the … Continue reading →

We had about an eight hour sail in up the river Elbe into Hamburg, arriving at 8pm. Another manhole cover unique to the town we are in This image was captured just after our arrival taken from our seat in … Continue reading →

We were docked in Amsterdam and it was a short walk to the complex of canals and interesting sights. Many European cities have unique motifs on the manhole covers. If possible I like to capture ones that have the town’s … Continue reading →

We docked in Zeebrugge and did a ships tour into Bruges which was a walking tour, canal boat cruise and some free time. Bruges is an amazingly well preserved medieval city with lots of canals, cobblestone roads and old buildings. … Continue reading →

As the ship was going to be docked in Rouen and stay for two days, we had organised an overnight trip to Paris. There were two objectives – do a dinner tour on a double decker bus that we had … Continue reading →

Lovely view as we sailed into another attractive French port We anchored and tendered into the port by the entrance to the old town. Very substantial fortifications. We passed a boulangerie that was obviously very popular as evidenced by the … Continue reading →

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. I am sure many would see it as sacrilege that we choose to walk to … Continue reading →

As you sail into Lisbon there are three impressive sights: first is the Belem Tower. Close by is the Age of Discoveries monument. A short distance further on is the 25th April suspension bridge. As we had been to Lisbon … Continue reading →

We visited the Picasso museum and did a short walk around the area. Picasso museum – some of his work. An interesting “factory” to find! After the museum we went to cafe for an olive oil tasting and nibbles. The … Continue reading →

Docked close to town. Very hazy due to dust from Sahara. We didn’t start walking around until after 11 so found most places closed up for siesta.

We were docked right next to the town We came across an indoor market selling an amazing array of mainly meat, fish, cheese and vegetables.

Tendered ashore and then a pleasant walk around the town. Interesting narrow alleyways There was no shortage of high end motor cars and luxury yachts. Today is our 49th wedding anniversary. Seabourn prepared a special dinner for us. Started with … Continue reading →

We visited Ajaccio on the island of Corsica today. Ajaccio is the birthplace of Napoleon.

Civitavecchia is a fairly big city and is the port for Rome, two hours away. As we are coming back to Rome for three days in September we decided to just walk around the local area. Before getting back on … Continue reading →

We were anchored off the island of Lipari and tendered ashore. A lovely town to walk around. The weather was quite warm and sunny for the most part but there were threatening clouds that fortunately didn’t interfere with our visit. … Continue reading →

We were docked close to the esplanade and the remains of the old fortifications. We followed the wall around for a while and then walked along the esplanade.

Sailing away from Kotor we sat on our balcony with caviar and wine, enjoying the view of the coastline and a spectacular sunset.

We docked immediately adjacent to the old town. First off we went shopping with the chef in the local market where he bought cheeses, cured meats – including horse! – olives, strawberries and cherries. When the chef had finished shopping … Continue reading →

We were docked in Dubrovnik which meant we had a shuttle bus ride to the old town. On some previous visits we were anchored and had a tender ride right to the old town, which is obviously preferable. While there … Continue reading →

Tendered ashore and walked around. A bit hilly and Sue had left her crutch on board so we didn’t do a lot of walking. An eclectic collection of photos.

We were docked right next to the old town. We did our usual walk around. Beautiful weather and an attractive town.

Cruise ships can’t dock in Venice any more so we were docked in Fusina on the mainland and were shuttled into the old Maritime terminal in Venice, about a 40 minute drive. The weather started out sunny but as the … Continue reading →

Sadly it was rainy and overcast the day we visited Rovinj. It is such a beautiful town and very reminiscent of Venice. The rain eased after lunch so we did a quick walk around but barely scratched the surface before … Continue reading →

A beautiful sunny day in Corfu with temperatures the mid 20s (celsius). We caught the shuttle bus into town and it dropped us right outside the old fortress, so we started with that. Corfu was very busy because there was … Continue reading →

After a day at sea, we anchored off the town of Sami on the island of Cephalonia. It was an overcast day with occasional sun bursts and then in the afternoon it became very misty. Temperature was warm and comfortable … Continue reading →

We were docked close to the main shopping area and wandered around as usual. We have been here a couple of times but not for 10 years – amazing to see how it has changed. In order to get out … Continue reading →

Dikili was a quick walk around to discover not much to see 🙂 We did come across an interesting capability – a bicycle maintenance post. It had various tools tethered to the post and a pump. The next day was … Continue reading →

Another Greek island today. Traditional blue and white everywhere. Very few cars but teeming with motor scooters darting everywhere. Horse and carts were available for tourist travel. Anchored off shore and tendered into the centre of town. A lot of … Continue reading →

First impressions as we sailed in to port suggested that this was an amazing place – and it was! Rhodes started out as an overcast day. We did a four hour drive around the island with a few photo stops. … Continue reading →

Today was Antalya in Turkey. Fifth largest city in Turkey with a population of 2.6 million people. As we came into port we saw the rugged mountains around the area. We adopted our now regular routine of catching the shuttle … Continue reading →

Today we are in Cyprus at Limassol. We caught the shuttle bus into town and did the usual walk around. First in the old town area. Then we headed to the promenade. There are many interesting sculptures along the promenade.

We had three consecutive sea days – AKA “Slow News Day”. And to compound the lack of photogenic activity, we had two days in Alexandria where we elected to stay on board and enjoy the almost empty ship. We had … Continue reading →

A shuttle was provided from the ship’s gangway into the centre of town. We got off the ship around 1030 and headed out. We wandered around checking the sights and watching people. The centrepiece attraction is probably the Palma Cathedral … Continue reading →

Our cruise starts a day before with a Gala Night at Castel de Sant Marsal Castel de Sant Marçal is a castle that was built in the 11th century and is now used as a function venue. Before dinner we … Continue reading →

We were an hour late getting into Barcelona so by the time we collected our bags our driver had given up waiting. I was able to get onto the company doing the transfer and after an anxious 20 minute wait … Continue reading →

A shorter flight of about eight hours. Boarding was non eventful, although my earlier reconnaissance was a fail because I measured the time to the wrong gate!w We sat on the ground for about 60 minutes past our scheduled departure … Continue reading →

We arrived at Terminal 3 and were meant to depart from there as well, making the transit simple. However, due to the recent flooding some changes had been made and we were now departing from Terminal 1. We were greeted … Continue reading →

We flew from Canberra to Melbourne to pick up our 14 hour flight to Dubai. We chose Melbourne for our jump off point because the transfer from domestic to international is much simpler than in Sydney. On board the A380 … Continue reading →

Our itinerary is at this page… /Grand European Voyage 2024

We have taken a proactive approach by shipping most of our luggage two weeks ahead of our departure. This will alleviate the burden of carrying it all with us, allowing for a more relaxed and comfortable travel experience. Not having … Continue reading →

Arrived in Vienna in the evening and the next day visited the museum and wandered around the town. for photos from our time in Vienna click here

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The first phase of our European Adventure for 2018 is now finished.  We had 45 days on Seabourn Quest cruising up the West coast of the UK making stops in Northern Island, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, … Continue reading →

We will be spending three months in Europe to escape winter – although a lot of the time we will be in Iceland and Norway so temperatures may well be colder than our winter! European Adventure 2018 See here for … Continue reading →

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