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7 agosto, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Well it has finally arrived. After a postponement and then cancellation when the world closed down we are on our way. Packed and waiting to be picked up and head to the airport.
Singapore
7 agosto, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Checked in and then headed to The Jewel for a look. Shattered and early flight tomorrow to London. 14 odd hours in A380 which will be good.
London
8 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Breakfast in Paddington
9 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Big day as tourists
9 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Huge day starting at a local French cafe for breakfast of all things. Then off to Churchills War Rooms which was brilliant. Found a unit board showing NZ division listed. Then open top bus around theLeggi altro
Death by market and museums.
10 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Walked to Notting Hill Market on Portobello Road. Huge market that takes over numerous streets in the beautiful village. Deb bought some photos and a bag and I bought nothing.
Then off to VictoriaLeggi altro
Nottinghill market
10 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
IWM
10 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Last day in London
11 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Quiet walk around big Ben and other areas waiting for our allocated time to enter Westminster Abbey. What a building! Gobsmacked at the history and architecture. There is so much to take in!
Then aLeggi altro
Crazy terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport
12 agosto, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Athens
12 agosto, Grecia ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
Athens
12 agosto, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Quite a day. Terminal 2 at Heathrow was crazy. Groups and kids and every ethnic group imaginable. Automated systems and little or no service. People everywhere and no recognisable queues. Got here andLeggi altro
Athens in a (hot) day.
13 agosto, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
31 degrees sitting outside a traverna at 1845. Time a cold one and some dinner.
Late start for us this morning as we must have needed a short lie in.
Off to the Acropolis before the crowds - allLeggi altro
On board
14 agosto, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Well after many years waiting we are finally on board and awaiting departure. Done a tour to try and figure out where everything is and unpacked for the 3 weeks. Beautiful ship and staff just lovely.Leggi altro
Olympia - relics and old fossil
15 agosto, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Awoke after a great sleep to still be at sea heading to Katakolon. Docked at midday and headed to Olympia, the birthplace of the modern Olympics.
Set in very sheltered location my watch had us at 42Leggi altro
Corfu
16 agosto, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We docked as we woke up in this beautiful island city. After breakfast onto buses for a quick tour and then a walking tour of the old town before having our own time to wander.
Stunning architectureLeggi altro
Kotor
17 agosto, Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Spent the early morning watching the ship slowly work its way into the dock. Beautiful countryside with waterside villages .
Deb found a fellow painter from the USA as we watched the docking and theyLeggi altro
It just gets better - Dubrovnik
18 agosto, Croazia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Awoke as we were docking in Dubrovnik in Croatia. Not much to see from our balcony but the beauty came when we entered the old walled city. Just phenomenal old architecture and cobbled paths. WordsLeggi altro
Split - Croatia
19 agosto, Croazia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Woke up alongside Split. Another city with extensive history and culture. We did a guided tour in the morning of The Palace which is another walled city. Lots of alleyways and churches. Not asLeggi altro
Chioggia - Little Venice
20 agosto, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Quiet morning today as we didn't dock until midday. A late night (at least by our standards) as we went to the show last night. Very good it was too - very polished.
We had no bookings today soLeggi altro
Venice
21 agosto, Italia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Well, we almost didn't get to Venice as the heavens opened up with biblical rain and thunderstorms just as we boarded our ferry to Venice. A few passengers decided not to venture any further butLeggi altro
Murano and Burano
22 agosto, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Early start as we boarded our bus to head to Venice and then onto a ferry for a trip to outlying islands of Murano and Burano.
Murano famous for glass blowing and creation and Burano famous for laceLeggi altro
Sibenik - Croatia
23 agosto, Croazia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Fantastic entry through the St Anthony Canal into beautiful Sibenik. Berthed dockside for our morning guided tour through the old town. Just as beautiful as all the others but less crowded with goodLeggi altro
Bari - Italy
24 agosto, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Quiet morning on the ship as our excursion wasn't until after lunch.
Bari, while lovely, is shadowed by the cities in Croatia. Tour was slow and long and left little of our own time before we had toLeggi altro
Crotone - Italy
25 agosto, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Woke up dockside but only a view of ocean. Breakfast revealed Crotone close by with fortress buttresses and towers.
Bussed to the old city centre for an unguided tour which was fantastic. Far betterLeggi altro


































































































