Valetta
8 maggio 2018, Malta ⋅ ☀️ 18 °CAnother new country to add to our list - this time Malta. We had a really nice time at Valetta and is a place steeped in history. It has been under the control of various empires for thousands ofLeggi altro
Another new country to add to our list - this time Malta. We had a really nice time at Valetta and is a place steeped in history. It has been under the control of various empires for thousands ofLeggi altro
Gozo is another island of Malta and we spent half a day here. We did the hop on hop off bus, or rather we hopped on but didn't hop off until the end as time was short and it was the only way we couldLeggi altro
Palermo is on the island of Sicily (Italy) and we did a tour of the Mysterys of Palermo. This included a trip to the Catacombs of the Capuchin monks. Here there were well preserved bodies of peopleLeggi altro
We arrived in Naples again, 2nd last day of the cruise. Brad had booked a trek up Mt Vesuvius which all sounded a bit too strenuous to me so I just stayed on the ship, had a leisurely breakfast,Leggi altro
Ship docked in Civitaveccia we had a Glimpse of Rome tour with transfer to the airport. We are actually staying in an airport hotel and flying the next day so we thought we may have time to visit StLeggi altro
Our first impressions of Helsinki are......... fabulous!!! We arrived from Rome yesterday afternoon fully prepared for temperatures to drop to mid teens but actually it is perfect mid 20's. We haveLeggi altro
Our last day in Helsinki and we woke to another beautiful day. Apparently warm sunny weather is a bit of a rarity in Finland and even makes the news headlines. We are lucky to have seen Helsinki atLeggi altro
Early start Wednesday as we made our way to the airport for our flight from Helsinki to Russia. No hassles and arrived in St Petersburg and thankfully were met at the airport by a travelLeggi altro
Another fine sunny day even though rain was forecast. Fortunately it held off until the evening, after all our touring of St Petersburg was completed. Today we visited the Imperial Estate - Peterhof -Leggi altro
On our way to our next destination we crossed the largest lake in Europe - Lake Lagoda. Almost like an inland sea it became quite rough during the night and the boat rocked and rolled a bit (but notLeggi altro