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- 5 сент. 2023 г., 21:03
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Высота: 71 м
- Италия Lombardia Desenzano del Garda Museo Civico Archeologico "Giovanni Rambotti"45.4673, 10.54645°28’2” N 10°32’46” E
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Day 17 and 18
5 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Arrived in Desenzano, Lake Garde yesterday by train. This lake is quite close to lake Como. We have a lovely hotel room with a big balcony over-looking the lake. This morning we met an Australian businessman with lots of local knowledge. He advised we take the ferry to Sirmione, a small town with lovely shops on the lake. This part of the trip is a bit of r and r for us after the Italy bus tour.

Photo 1 - view from our room
Video 1 - arriving Sirmione
Photos 2 and 3 - Sirmione - the healthy lemon drink before the gelato
Video 2 - arriving back in DesenzanoЧитать далее
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Путешественник Have you caught a glimpse of George and Amal yet?
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Путешественник Haha not yet 😅
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Looks fantastic. Are you both staying well. [Andrew Armstrong]
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Путешественник Hi Andy. Yes beautiful spot. We both had a bit of a virus/ head cold but only lasted a couple of days for me and Shell just about rid of it now. Cheers
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- 7 сент. 2023 г., 18:12
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Высота: 62 м
- Италия Lombardia Desenzano del Garda Giardini Marinai d'Italia 45.468716, 10.54729445°28’7” N 10°32’50” E
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Day 19, 20 and 21
7 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Day 19 - A fantastic day spent touring the southern section of Lake Garde at the foot of the Dolomite Mountains. We took a boat built in 1904 for a 4 hour cruise. There's 25 villages around the coastline with olive groves and vineyards on the hills. It is one of the most beautiful places we have seen. The coastline has historical monuments, castles and fortresses. We passed a 135 room immaculately kept villa and a small island with very historical buildings owned by one family. There's 25 000 000 visitors a year to the lake. Not far from Lake Como. Havent seen George and Amal but i believe they are nearby.

Day 20 - we caught the train from Lake Garde to Verona where 3 of Shakespeare's plays are set. For dinner we went down into the main square. It was very busy as the opera was on in the Arena. The arena holds 22 000 people.

Day 21 - Today we decided to do the red and blue hop-on and hop-off bus routes around Verona.

Back to Venice tomorrow to start our 101 cruise with Azamara from Venice to Athens.

Photo 1 and 2 and Video 1 - Boat trip of Lake Garde
Photo 3 - planting on bridge
Video 2 and Photo 4 - Square and Arena in Verona
Photo 5 - wisteria
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Путешественник How amazing this all looks. It reeks of opulence and history. You are certainly squeezing a lot into each day. Loving the photos….
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- 12 сент. 2023 г., 20:43
- 🌙 24 °C
- Высота: Уровень моря
- Adriatic Sea 43.591664, 15.77511343°35’30” N 15°46’30” E
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Days 22, 23 and 24
12 сентября 2023 г., Adriatic Sea ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Day 22 - Firstly congratulations to our son-in-law Daniel who played his last competitve game of soccer last Saturday in the semi-finals. From playing in Toowoomba to the AIS, youth Roar, Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar to finally Brisbane City which he captained. As a little boy Daniel always wanted to play for the Brisbane Roar and he made that dream come true. If I remember correctly he captained the Under 21 Australian team. Despite having his share of injuries he fought his way back. Congratulations Daniel on a fantastic career doing what you loved and now lets watch Leo who loves the game too.

Day 22 - we caught the train from Verona to Venice and then a taxi to the Azamara cruise ship. Its a magnificent ship with 600 passengers on board. There was no waiting to get on, they seemed to be able to handle the groups as they arrived. We are sailing from Venice to Athens.

Day 23 - a tuk tuk tour around the new part of the city of Zadar, Croatia. This was followed by a walking tour through the old part of the city. The sphinx (human head and hands and lion body) is believed to be a monument to Giovanni Smirich's wife. Our guide for the walking tour was a very passionate young local who appears to live and breathe the city. He took us into the backyard of his own home to show us the approximately 400 year old well. A highlight of Zadar is the sea organ. It is a set of pipes and whistles set within perforated stone stairs. When the sea pushes air through them wistful sighs can be heard. Its a specutacular place to sit and listen.

Day 24 - this morning we docked in Sibenik, Croatia. From there we took a bus trip (following the coastline) to Trogir. The bays have beautiful settlements from the sea up the hills. Many families have boats. The main attraction is the Cathedral of St Lawrence, on which work started in 1213. There's quite a lot of olive groves and vineyards in some very stoney country. Trogir is a UNESCO site.

Photo 1 - Azamara Onward
Video 1 and Photo 2 - Leaving Venice
Photo 3 - View from Verandah restaurant arriving in Zadar
Photo 4 - 1 tuk tuk ride around new Zadar
Video 2 - Zadar
Photo 5 - Zadar arts and crafts
Photo 6- 1 original gate into old Zadar
Photo 7 - sphinx
Photo 8 - leaving Zadar - people listening to the sea organ
Photo - 9 - arriving Sibinek
Photos - 10, 11 and 12 - Trogir
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Путешественник Huge congrats to Daniel!! You two are obviously having a sensational time!!
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Путешественник Looks amazing! Love seeing the updates. Weather looks amazing too. Cruise ship nice and smooth so far mum? X
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Путешественник Sailing has been perfect for mum - the Adriatic sea has been calm and glassy all the way . Just about to get off now for another excursion 😀 xx
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- 17 сент. 2023 г., 13:20
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Высота: Уровень моря
- Ionian Sea 36.684904, 21.50771236°41’6” N 21°30’28” E
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День 30
Days 25 - 28
17 сентября 2023 г., Ionian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Day 25 - In the morning we took a tour of the main square of Split, Croatia. This was followed by a bus tour to Stella Croatica where we toured their organic farm, olive museum, factories, retail store and restaurant. The family was growing figs, olives and grapes and producing olive oil in a separate location. The younger daughter wanted to put a modern twist on the business. She created Stella Croatica. The retail outlet has their award winning olive oil, personal care and lavender products, cakes, tapenades, traditional sweets, liquors etc. We then were shown how to make pesto using collard greens. A lunch of tapenade, the above pesto pasta and cake was included. A fantastic place to visit.

Day 26 - We docked in Hvar, Croatia and then took a bus to the Hora family farm followed for brunch by a visit to the nearby town of Starigrad. This has been our most disappointing excursion to date. This is a traditional family farm which we found untidy. The brunch was average and the small shop unkempt.

Day 27 - A car tour of Dubrovnik, Croatia followed by a walking tour of the city. Our guide who is 31 years old was born in the basement of the hospital and spent her first 3 years living in the basement of her home during the war years.

Day 27 - We had organised a tuk tuk ride around Kotor. Our tour guide said it was one of the 25 most beautiful bays in the world. The driver took us up a higher road so we get a really good view of the bay. At night we went to see the band play. We got there a little early. When they started playing we were the only ones in the caberet lounge so it felt like a private performance.

Day 28 - At sea for the day.

Photos 1 - 3 Split tour of old town
Video 1 - Arriving in Split
Photo 4 on the way to Stella Croatica
Photos 5 - 7 - Stella Croatica including pesto making class and lunch
Photos 8 - 10 Buffet dinner on Azamara cruise ship
Photo 11 - Brunch at Hora family farm
Photos 12 - 14 Dubrovnik
Photo 15 - Azamara Ahmazing evening - a concert featuring traditional dancing and singing in a fortress in Dubrovnik
Video 2 - Azamara Ahmazing evening
Photos 16 - 19 - Kotor, MontenagroЧитать далее
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Wow that bay sure does looks stunning like you said. Love reading your updates!! Also love that dad is repping the broncos whilst their in their finals series all through Europe 😃 can’t wait to see your santorini pics x [Hannah]
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Путешественник The desserts look amazing!
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- 18 сент. 2023 г., 12:53
- 🌬 25 °C
- Высота: 209 м
- Греция South Aegean Dimos Santorini Firá Órmos Firón 36.416466, 25.43138836°24’59” N 25°25’53” E
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День 31
Day 29, 30 and 31
18 сентября 2023 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Been in Santorini for 3 days. It's only a 45 minute flight from Athens. Took longer to go from the port to the airport in Athens by bus.
Today we took a tour around the important Santorini landmarks. We were lucky as the cruise ship passengers had not arrived by 9am so we got a private 3.5 hr tour. To ensure homes collect rainwater from a domed roof, the goverment will not give residents power unless they include this. All drinking water is shipped in. Santorini was round and flat until an earthquake split it into 3 islands, 3600 years ago. The lava flow created the height you can see in photos. In 1956 everything was destroyed except the very well built homes of the weathy. There's up to 5 000 000 visitors a year. Every morning (except in winter) there's 3 - 7 cruise ships in the bay.

Video 1 - we are staying in Fira the capital of Santorini.
Photo 1 - view from our accommodation
Photo 2 - foot spa in Fira. I think the small fish in here must like dead skin cells.
Photo 3 - cable car
Photo 4 - Fira at night
Photo 5 - those oh so famous blue domes in Oia (prounced ear)
Photo 6 - main square in Oia
Photo 7 - due to extreme winds in Santorini in winter, grapes are left low to the ground as a bush, not trained on a trellis like most vineyards. The branches are woven around the trunk to create a basket. The vine in this photo is 150 years old.
Photos 8 - 11 - SantoriniЧитать далее
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Путешественник The water is so amazingly blue!! 😮
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Путешественник Love the Broncos shirt John. Currently playing the Warriors in the preliminary. Lions just played Carlton and won. Big night for Brissy.
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Путешественник Beautiful!
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- 24 сент. 2023 г., 10:56
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Высота: 17 м
- Франция Normandy Les Damps 49.306195, 1.1808349°18’22” N 1°10’51” E
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День 37
Days 32, 33 and 34
24 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Day 32 - we flew from Santorini - Athens - Paris. It took an hour to go from the airport to the port where we boarded our Viking River cruise on the Seine River (from 21 to 28 September). Traffic delays due to King Charles being here.

Day 33 - our excursion was Panaramic Paris. Our first day of wet weather so photos were difficult. We had a half hour coffee break and after it the rain began to clear. By the time we got to the Eiffel tower it was fine.

Day 34 - Today's excursion was to Monet's home and garden. This is one of the busiest places in the world. They plant 135 000 bulbs in one of the seasons as well as annuals.

Photo 1 - Eiffel Tower
Photo 2 - Arc de Triomphe - burial place of the unknown soldier
Photo 3 and 4 - Restoration of Notre Dame after fire in 2019.
Photo 5 - caught up with Ben and Claire. Two large beers were ordered. Schooner size was expected however approximately 1500 mls arrived. Duly consumed.
Photo 6 - Viking Skaga
Video 1 - we pased a lot of house boats as we left Paris
Photo 7 and 8 - au Chateau de la Roche-Guyon - a restored castle dating back to to 1200s. In 1943 the Germans built a flak-tower/bunker in the castle which became German General Rommel's HQ in 1944
Video 2 - views of river from the above castle
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Путешественник Your trip just keeps getting better and better- if that’s even possible!! Great photos Shelley and Ben.
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Путешественник Recognise this garden!
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Путешественник Lovely!
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- 25 сент. 2023 г., 20:39
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Высота: 7 м
- Франция Normandy Vierville-sur-Mer Hamel Au Prêtre 49.377819, -0.8988349°22’40” N 0°53’56” W
День 38–41
Day 35 and 36
25 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 35 - we did a walking tour of Rouen where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. We visited the Joan of Arc church. At La Couronne restaurant, the oldest restaurant in France they serve "pressed duck" where they squeeze the duck blood and make it into a sauce. Yuk. This restaurant has a Michelin star rating.

Video 1 - view from boat on the river Seine
Photo 1 - commemorative plaque where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake
Photo 2 - stained glass in Joan of Arc church
Photo 3 - La Couronne restaurant
Photos 4 and 5 - Rouen

Day 36 - we started by visiting the Tapestry in Bayeux. The tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 cm tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England led by William the Conquerer challenging Harold II, King of England.

Photo 6 - Bayeux Museum
Photo 7 - the Tapestry (no photos allowed inside)
Photo 8 - Viking boat replica

From there we went to Juno Beach where the Canadian contingent of the D Day landing came ashore on 6 June, 1944.

Photo 9 - German gun bunker that were placed every 500 metres along the Normandy Beach
Photo 10 - concrete obstacles made by the Germans and placed in the water to prevent the landing boats coming ashore
Video 2 - Juno Beach, Normandy

Next stop was the Pegasus Bridge Museum. The original bridge was removed and put in the museum grounds and a replica bridge was constructed in the original location. The taking of this bridge is still regarded as one of most daring and successful aviation missions of World War 2. The gliders carrying 25 soldiers each were used at night so that they could land undectected as the bridge needed to be taken in tact.

Photo 11 - original Pegasus Bridge
Photo 12 - replica glider

Our final stop was at the Ranville War Cemetery where John and I placed a wreath provided by Viking Cruises at the foot of the only two Australian airmen buried there. The Australian National Anthem was then played and a minute's silence observed.

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- 26 сент. 2023 г., 17:12
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Высота: 27 м
- Франция Normandy Les Andelys 49.246919, 1.42155349°14’49” N 1°25’18” E
День 39–40
Day 37, 38 and 39
26 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Sorry for any confusion at the end of last footprint - location had a malfunction and had us slipping in to England. The Normandy beaches were where we stopped and definitely didn't swim the English channel !!

Day 37 - a guided tour of the ruins of Chateau Gaillard in the Les Andelys commune. The medieval castle was built between 1196 and 1198 by Richard the Lionheart. Some quaint shops in this village.
Video 1 - views of the river approaching Chateau Gaillard

Photo 1, 2 and 3 - Chateau Gaillard

Day 38 - on our last day of the Viking river cruise we went to Chateau de Malmaison, the residence of Napolean and Josephine. They grow standard lantana in the garden.

Photo 4 and 5 - Chateau de Malmaison
Photo 6 and 7- Josephine and Napolean

Video 2 - house boats on River Seine

Day 39 - we took a tour on the hop-on and hop-off bus around Paris. The day we did the Panaramic Paris bus and walking it was raining at the beginning so we caught up on sights on the top deck of the bus.

Photo 8 - there's 900 of these green boxes on the Seine River selling second-hand books and souvenirs.
Photos - 9 and 10 - hop-on, hop- off bus through Paris
Photo 11 - Arc de Triomphe - the juncture of 12 avenues of traffic - chaos !!
Photo 12 - military museum and tomb of Napolean
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- 30 сент. 2023 г., 20:13
- 🌙 19 °C
- Высота: 31 м
- Франция Île-de-France Paris 01 Paris 04 Ancien - Quartier Louvre Pont des Arts 48.8582, 2.338748°51’30” N 2°20’19” E
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Day 40 and 41
30 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Day 40 - didnt quite get through the 14 km of artwork in the Lourve - the place is massive. Got the highlights with the guide though. It took 3 centuries to build.

Photos 1 and 2 - Lourve
Photo 3 - biggest painting - The Wedding at Cana - 7 square metres
Photo 4 - the guide believes some of the inspitation for the Nike "tick" came from this statue
Photo 5 - John with the statue, Diane de Versailles
Photo 6 - difficult to get close to this one with the crowds

We then went on a dinner cruise on the Seine River.

Photo 7 - dinner cruise
Photo 8 - Eiffel Tower is spectacular lit up

Video 1 - people enjoying the music on the River Seine
Video 2 - dinner cruise

Day 41 - Managed to navigate two trains to Montmarte. It is known for its artistic history and Basilica of Sacre Coure. We took the Petit train around the area and then the funicular (cable car) to the bottom of the Basilica.

Photo 9 - Mickey Mouse welcoming the kids to Montmarte
Photo 10 - the little train
Photo 11 - Moulin Rouge
Photo 12 - Basilica
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Путешественник We loved Montmarte and the Moulon Rouge. Your trip is amazing….
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Путешественник Beautiful!
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- 2 окт. 2023 г., 22:26
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Высота: 20 м
- Бельгия Flanders Ieper Westhoek 50.849738, 2.88938550°50’59” N 2°53’22” E
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День 45–46
Days 42 and 43
2 октября 2023 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Day 42 was meant to be utopia for John who found a sports bar to watch the rugby league grand final live. He then went to the Prix de l'arc de Triomphe (Melbourne Cup of Europe). At least the races part was good !!
Photos 1 - 3- sports bar and races
Video 1 - race crowd do the Viking clap like the Canberra raiders

Day 43
Photo 4 - Adelaide Cemetary outside Villers Bretonneux. An unknown soldier has been removed from this cemetary and placed in Canberra

Photos 5, - 7with our guide at the John Monash Centre - a museum and interpretative centre that commemorates Australian servicemen and women who served on the Western Front during the first world war
Photo 8 - battlefields and war cemetaries visited today
Photo 9 - Memorial to women at the Lochnagar Crater
Video 2 - Lochnagar Crater (tunnel dug under major German command centre in order to blow it up)
Photo 10 - memorial to all animals used in the war effort - horses, mules, dogs and pigeons
Photo 11 - Pheasant Wood cemetary at Fromelles - newest war
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Путешественник Poor John. We thought the Broncos had it in the bag 💼
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Путешественник Have a very relaxing time in Singapore- it’s stunning- and a very safe trip home!
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Путешественник Looks like a beautiful day for the races! What fun!
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