Melbourne International Airport
November 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
All set to start our big OS adventure!
Singapore
November 12, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
An uneventful flight.....that's what you want!.....to Singapore. Long haul flight to Frankfurt Germany next.
Frankfurt Airport
November 13, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Survived the long haul flight and our 3rd and final flight ✈️ is to Prague. Only 1hr....hopefully no more food! So far so good! Looking forward to getting to our hotel.
Clarion Congress Hotel Prague
November 13, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Drizzly rain with a Max of abut 6deg. Lovely Hotel with all mod cons. Caught the Subway this afternoon but didn't take long to get lost! Dinner tonight at a local restaurant on the corner. Beer andRead more
Prague
November 14, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Prague is beautiful in Autumn. Very full day. Prague castle....little cafes for coffee ☕️ and " chimney cake". Charles Bridge....Astronomical clock....Czech beer both dark and light....
12 deg andRead more
Bratislava.....Slovakia
November 16, 2023 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Long day ...12hrs 400ks. But great! Bratislava is wonderful....fairytale. Visited the castle....so windy. Then time to wander the little city centre. Ate at the local inn..cabbage soup with smokedRead more
Vienna....Austria.
November 16, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A whirlwind look at Vienna city centre today. 13 deg sunny 🌞. Overwhelming really....the architecture and history here. Visited St Stephens sq ..... Christmas market which was fabulous.....ateRead more
Ljubljana....Slovenia
November 18, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Arrived yesterday arvo and had a few hours to explore this picture perfect little city. Our hotel is excellent and only 2.5ks from town. More exploring today. -1 deg atm 7am.
Lake Bled.
November 18, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Lake Bled is 35ks from Ljubljana in the Julian Alps in Slovenia. It is a beautiful fairytale experience. 10deg clear and sunny 🌞. We visited the castle....a steep climb on cobblestones...then weRead more
Venice.
November 20, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Took the water taxi from the mainland to Venice. Amazing! Once again beautiful architecture and the canals and gondolas are colourful. Ate foccacia and gelato and drank Spritz with prosecco. ExcellentRead more
Venice 2.
November 20, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Civitavecchia
November 20, 2023, Tyrrhenian Sea ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
After a long day of 540ks we reached the port of Civitavecchia. Here we embarked on our cruise around the Mediterranean on the world class MSC World Europa cruise ship. Our cabin has a sea view and isRead more
Palermo Sicily and Monreale.
November 21, 2023, Tyrrhenian Sea ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
A shore excursion today to Palermo Sicily and Monreale. Plenty of walking...cathedrals....beautiful architecture and of course food! Ate sardines stuffed with almonds and sultanas...pastries...andRead more
Palermo 2.
November 21, 2023, Tyrrhenian Sea ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Valletta Malta.
Nov 22–27, 2023 in Malta ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Docked here this morning. The walls we see are part of the UNESCO World Heritage. Weather has changed so can expect some wind and rain. We took the hop on hop off bus to see sights close to the Port.
Leaving Valletta Malta.
November 23, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
At sea.
November 23, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Left the historical port of Valletta Malta and sailed all night and all day . No shore excursions so everyone was on board. We are experiencing some nasty weather with winds reaching in excess ofRead more
Barcelona. Port of Catalunya
November 24, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Hola from Barcelona. 20deg sunny 🌞. After disembarking we wandered the world famous boulevard The Ramblas. Just beautiful! Visited the Barcelona cathedral and Christmas market. Today was aboutRead more
Barcelona 2.
November 24, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Toulon France.
November 25, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Bonjour from Toulon....on the French Riviera. Due to bad weather we were unable to dock at Marseilles. Toulon is very picturesque...a large port and Naval base. We took the little white train on aRead more
Toulon 2.
November 25, 2023, Western Mediterranean ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Genoa Italy.
November 26, 2023, Ligurian Sea ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Buongiorno from Genoa Italy. Took a 1/2 day tour and visited local city sights including the De Ferrari sq and the picturesque fishing village of Boccadasse. We ate pastries and cannoli and drankRead more
Genoa 2.
November 26, 2023, Ligurian Sea ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Roma Italy.
November 27, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Rome wasn't built in a day but that's all we had on this whirlwind tour! After disembarking from the ship we took a day tour into the city centre. 1 1/2 hrs drive and then a walk to the Colosseum.Read more
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