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- Tag 20
- Dienstag, 26. August 2025 um 11:18
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 16 m
ItalienMessina38°11’32” N 15°33’15” E
Messina - Sicily
26. August in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Docked beside the city of Messina this morning which was virtually entirely rebuilt after their 1908 earthquake. It's still a beautiful city with interesting history.
Excursion started with a busWeiterlesen
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- Tag 21
- Mittwoch, 27. August 2025 um 10:24
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 26 m
- ItalienNaples40°50’18” N 14°15’3” E
Naples - Napoli
27. August in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Again woke up docked on old terminal in Naples. Predicted temperature today of 30 degrees and it was all that and more.
Walking tour of the city which was great - one busy, noisy crazy city. TrafficWeiterlesen
Just wait till you hit Rome, that' will be busier noisier and crazier!. Big day ahead. Welcome to Italy. [Debra]
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- Tag 22
- Donnerstag, 28. August 2025 um 17:14
- 🌬 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- ItalienCivitavecchia42°5’40” N 11°46’49” E
Rome - Roma
28. August in Italien ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Awoke in Civitavecchia, which is 90 minutes from the centre of Rome. After breakfast 600 odd passengers disembarked for the last time, including friends we had made. We boarded our bus headed to RomeWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Freitag, 29. August 2025 um 11:04
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- ItalienPisa43°43’25” N 10°23’46” E
Livorno - Pisa
29. August in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Livorno is about 45 minutes from Pisa by bus. We headed off after breakfast and joined the ever present crowd at the famous leaning tower.
Beautiful location and great history of the 3 buildings.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 24
- Samstag, 30. August 2025 um 10:52
- 🌩️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 64 m
- ItalienFlorence43°46’9” N 11°15’37” E
Florence - Firenze
30. August in Italien ⋅ 🌩️ 21 °C
Left the ship early for the bus ride to Florence. After the bus ride and walk into the town square, the arrival was worth all the effort. What a gob smacking beautiful place! Despite a couple of shortWeiterlesen
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- Tag 25
- Sonntag, 31. August 2025 um 07:16
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 5 m
Monaco43°44’12” N 7°25’50” E
Monaco Monte Carlo
31. August in Monaco ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
OMG! Awoke to the most stunning vista I have ever seen. What a place.
Started with a walking tour of the old town including yes another Chapel and the Princes Palace. Lovely alleys and gardens.
HadWeiterlesen
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- Tag 26
- Montag, 1. September 2025 um 10:26
- 🌧 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
FrankreichMarseille43°17’46” N 5°22’30” E
Marseille
1. September in Frankreich ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Wet - the word of the day. Fortunately our excursion was mostly conducted in a bus so we were not too troubled.
Our French guide spoke at a million miles an hour which meant I missed alot of what wasWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Dienstag, 2. September 2025 um 09:45
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 34 m
- FrankreichMontpellier43°36’33” N 3°52’49” E
Sete and Montpellier
2. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Changed our excursion for today and it was worth it. Bused to Montpellier and had a guided wander. Beautiful city and buildings, but we were obviously too early for the locals as they were only justWeiterlesen
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- Tag 28
- Mittwoch, 3. September 2025 um 08:39
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 27 m
SpanienBarcelona41°24’15” N 2°10’31” E
Barcelona
3. September in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Left the ship early for a bus tour and then walking tour of Barcelona. Big busy city but beautiful. Highlight has to be the Sagrada Familia. What a spectacle! Outside was amazing which convinced us weWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Donnerstag, 4. September 2025 um 10:48
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
- SpanienBarcelona41°23’28” N 2°10’48” E
Barcelona day 2
4. September in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
With a heavy heart we disembarked from the Viking Sea for the last time this morning. Many farewells from the crew which made it even harder.
Checked into our lovely hotel for the night. Situated inWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Freitag, 5. September 2025 um 16:29
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 38 m
- FrankreichParis48°50’40” N 2°22’36” E
Paris.
5. September in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Sitting in our hotel room in Paris eating a chocolate croissant after a walk beside the Seine River - how French can I be?
Most of the day travelling on the bullet train from Barcelona to Paris.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 31
- Samstag, 6. September 2025 um 12:24
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 42 m
- FrankreichParis48°51’34” N 2°17’49” E
Paris
6. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We both awoke quite late for us as it has caught up with us after so many early mornings either catching trains or excursions.
Breakfast at the hotel and headed on a hop on hop off tour of ParisWeiterlesen
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- Tag 32
- Sonntag, 7. September 2025 um 12:12
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 42 m
- FrankreichParis48°51’34” N 2°17’49” E
Versaillies
7. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Headed back to Eiffil Tower first thing for a wander as didn't stop yesterday. Walked underneath but decided against going up. It looked packed and quite frankly we were not fussed. Lovely grounds andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 33
- Montag, 8. September 2025 um 10:39
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 45 m
- FrankreichParis48°51’14” N 2°20’13” E
Paris
8. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Quiet day for me as couldn't face yet another museum and people. Headed to a local laundrette instead to catch up on the washing. The hotel laundry service was ab horrendous charge so dud itWeiterlesen
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- Tag 34
- Dienstag, 9. September 2025 um 14:21
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 75 m
- FrankreichParis48°52’50” N 2°21’18” E
Lille
9. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Not much to report today. Travelled to Lille on bullet train. Train not too packed which was good as well over pushy people. Train guard also helped with Deb's by now very heavy suitcase, which was aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 35
- Mittwoch, 10. September 2025 um 14:37
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 38 m
- FrankreichLille50°38’24” N 3°3’52” E
Lille
10. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Another quiet day as I worked for most of the day catching up. Feel better being on the front foot.
Deb went for a walk before lunch and we both walked to the old city mid afternoon. Lovely town.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Donnerstag, 11. September 2025 um 13:17
- 🌬 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 132 m
- FrankreichBeaumont-Hamel50°4’27” N 2°38’54” E
Day 1 Battlefield Tour - Lille to Amien
11. September in Frankreich ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
A day full of visiting various sites related to ANZAC and the Battle of the Somme July and August 1916.
Too many sites to mention and cemeteries with staggering numbers of names of ANZAC soldiersWeiterlesen
ReisenderYes. Weather changing and of course further north. Out for dinner tonight wearing a sweater.
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- Tag 37
- Freitag, 12. September 2025 um 10:51
- 🌬 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 41 m
- FrankreichAmiens49°53’45” N 2°18’13” E
Naours
12. September in Frankreich ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Started after breakfast with a visit to the underground city of Naours. Built long ago their war history is as a tourist attraction for ANZAC soldiers on R & R. Names inscribed on the walls and thenWeiterlesen
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- Tag 38
- Samstag, 13. September 2025 um 20:41
- 🌙 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 m
BelgienYpres50°50’51” N 2°53’20” E
Ypres
13. September in Belgien ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Travelling to Ypres today with stops on the way. Adelaide cemetery, Australian Memorial, the Sir John Monash Centre and then the Menin Gate.
More lessons and information about the great war.
RealWeiterlesen
ReisenderMust be quite emotional to walk those beautiful streets knowing that our kiwi forefathers had been there fighting for their lives.
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- Tag 39
- Sonntag, 14. September 2025 um 12:56
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 21 m
- BelgienYpres50°50’50” N 2°56’36” E
Ypres
14. September in Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Big day visiting lots of sites. First stop Essex farm where John McCrae wrote In Flanders Field. Then a brief stop at a German cemetery with over 44,000 buried soldiers. Stark and cold compared toWeiterlesen
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- Tag 40
- Montag, 15. September 2025 um 10:36
- 🌬 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 58 m
- BelgienMesen - Messines50°45’55” N 2°53’49” E
Lille
15. September in Belgien ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Wet and wild day weather wise. Some got off to view Hill 60 and the craters. I stayed on the bus as it was an Australian battle.
Then we stopped in Messines briefly, where I bumped into a young guyWeiterlesen
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- Tag 41
- Dienstag, 16. September 2025 um 16:10
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 110 m
- FrankreichRoissy-en-France49°0’28” N 2°32’50” E
Paris
16. September in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Quiet day as I was under the weather with a bit of a head cold plus it was simply travel day from Lille to Paris for our flight to Singapore in the morning.
Checked into our second to last hotel - aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 43
- Donnerstag, 18. September 2025 um 09:53
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 40 m
SingapurSingapore1°18’6” N 103°50’21” E
Singapore
18. September in Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Kind of lost a day travelling to Singapore. Left Paris around 1100 on Wednesday arrived in Singapore around 0600 on Thursday after 12 hour flight. France turned nasty just after we left with riots soWeiterlesen
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- Tag 44
- Freitag, 19. September 2025 um 10:59
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- SingapurSingapore1°16’58” N 103°50’35” E
Singapore - last night
19. September in Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
After a late breakfast we headed to both Chinatown and Little India. OMG it was hot! We both ended up balls of sweat.
Fascinating places full of colour and smells. Took me back to my earlier yearsWeiterlesen
