Cruising today from Miami! Next stop - the Azores on May 8. Looking forward to calm seas, reading, relaxing, playing cards.
Cruising today from Miami! Next stop - the Azores on May 8. Looking forward to calm seas, reading, relaxing, playing cards.
Bonjour! This will be brief...at sea for 11 days instead of 6 due to high seas and wind in port of Ponta Delgado, Sao Miguel, Portugal. Finally arrived in Brest, France this morning. More problems toRead more
Immigration was a mess! Got off the ship after 2 hours in line. But enjoyed walking the medieval walls of the old town, stopping at a pub for a pint and drinks later near the water. Southampton wasRead more
Having trouble with internet connection here. Will update later. All is well. Enjoyed the day walking the medieval walls of the old town and drinking a pint or two of ale. Ship is having problems soRead more
Sunday morning - Happy Mother's Day to all - Dan and I took the Metro to a small town north of Rotterdam and while waiting for a bus to Delft, we popped in on a Catholic service (and to use the WC).Read more
While waiting for cruise 2 to the Baltics, we are doing a quick tour of Copenhagen and on a mission to find our hotel for later this month. The hop on hop off bus is a relaxing way to preview the cityRead more
Most photos are on our camera. Here are a few.
On our own today. Took a train and tram in Rostock to just walk around the old town. At noon we are backtracking to St. Mary's church for a short organ concert and service. The church dates back toRead more
Unexpectedly, rented bikes for the day to explore the old town which is high above the city, paved in cobblestones and very crowded today. Five cruise ships in town and the first beautiful day ofRead more
Traveler Planning our latest "expedition" has occupied much of our time over the past 6 months or so, ever since our friends, Pete and Jean Murphy, agreed to join us on a Baltic cruise. One thing led to another, as often happens in our world, resulting in the addition of a transatlantic cruise on the front end followed by 2 weeks of exploring Europe on the tail end. We will leave Miami on April 30 and return stateside June 8. Planning the cruise was breezy easy, but the majority of the "land cruise" has been handled by the Stewart team using a variety of resources and ideas. Lots of reading, then more reading, then tiring of the reading for a while, then returning to the reading. Recently, I found a delightful book called "Le Road Trip: A Traveler's Journal of Love and France", a refreshing break from guide books and online travel sites. Preparations completed, we have moved to what the author calls "anticipation". She says, "Anticipation is a crucial phase of any journey. It's the promise that life will be different, better, for having seen as amazing sunset over the pyramids of Egypt, for dining on gourmet delicacies in Burgundy, for experiencing the stillness in a Zen temple in Kyoto. We want the same thing from travel that we want from love, a life-changing encounter with destiny. Plus fantastic scenery." Although we won't be in Egypt, Burgundy, or Kyoto, we anticipate relishing in good local food, small villages, a few historical sites, a cathedral or two and simply soaking it all in. We hope you will join us by occasionally glancing at our travel blog. The first 6 days we will be somewhere in the Atlantic. Blog will resume on May 7 when we stop in the Azores for one day.
Cyndie Van Hook I'm sure it will be a fabulous trip. We just returned from our 23 day jaunt. We are going back to Israel, wonderful country. Venice was awesome too. We have booked back to back cruises to Australia and New Zealand for 2019. 33 days!!