Ellie Beach
21. Juli 2016 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After walking through the old town, we made our way to Ellie Beach. It was a typical European beach; crowded, warm aquamarine water with beach chairs to rent. The boys enjoyed the diving platform.Weiterlesen
Day 3: Another fun day at sea
22. Juli 2016, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After an early bed time plus an extra hour from the time change, Braden woke up to see the sun rise. We were all up relatively early to enjoy the ships activities... Definitely getting used to theWeiterlesen
Sky Course
22. Juli 2016, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Just a short lineup away to a whole lot of scariness. Aaron had no fear and tried to do it with no hands!
Sky Ride
22. Juli 2016, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After a 45 min wait, we got on the Sky Ride. Just slightly scary but mostly enjoyable.
Ping pong - King pong
22. Juli 2016, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Aaron spent much time here competing for the King Pong title.
Burger bar for lunch
22. Juli 2016, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The boys met up with a family from Ottawa and sat in for a few games of Dutch Blitz.
Day 4: Valetta, Malta
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We woke up to the beautiful sights in the port of Valetta, Malta. After some haggling with pushy tour guides, we decided to go with a local HOHO bus company to see the sights.
Mdina Glass
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our first stop on the bus tour was a stop at the Mdina Glass factory.
Mdina Gate
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The medieval city of Mdina was beautifully restored to its glory days with beautiful flags and limestone buildings throughout the entire city. On the way back to Valetta, the boys slept through anWeiterlesen
the Commonwealth Walkway
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We wandered around the town of Valetta after and saw many touristy shops and restaurants.
Castille
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Every old town has one...
The swimming hole
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After a near death encounter with a HOHO bus and Neil, we decided Not to go to the Blue Grotto but walked to the local swimming beach near the cruise ship terminal. There, we had a swim and met JoyceWeiterlesen
Second World War Siege Memorial
23. Juli 2016 in Malta ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
On the way back to the terminal, we passed by this bell tower.
Day 5:. Messina, Sicilly
24. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After wading our way through the sea of tour guides, our family of 4 decided to see Messina by foot. Our first stop was the Piazza Duomo where we sat through part of a sunday mass.
santuario montalto
24. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We then hiked uphill to a view point at another church. The streets were very dirty and big piles of garbage were everywhere.
sacrario Cristo Re
24. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Next stop was the Shrine of the fallen soldiers of the world wars. Most tourists just stopped to take a picture but we were fortunate enough to go on a guided tour with Maria, a volunteer student. SheWeiterlesen
Beach
24. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The boys insisted on a beach stop after seeing all the old stuff. Neil did his 1 geocache and then we took the tram towards the beach. On the way we met Ashley and Cary, the honeymooners from N.Weiterlesen
Day 6: Napoli, Italia
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We arrived in Napoli bright and early to make the trek to Pompeii. Once again, we were accosted by taxi drivers. We then walked to the brand new metro which took us to the train station. Neil isWeiterlesen
Pompeii
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We met up with an American family from Washington DC when we discovered we had to switch trains to get to Pompeii Scavi. We joined an English tour led by our knowledgeable and lovely guide, Paola.Weiterlesen
grand foyer
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This is where gladiators trained. The white house in the first picture is the current day ground level before excavation.
teatro grande
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The large theatre was built in the 2nd century BC and it seated 1500
the streets of pompeii & tempio di Iside
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Somewhere along one of these streets, I lost our group while I was refilling my water bottle. I wandered aimlessly for a half hour amidst the sea of tourists looking for Paola's non descript brownWeiterlesen
the grand villa (domus)
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Atrium... Original painting... Fresco's on wall...mosaics... the garden dining room...
basilica
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
House of justice... Venetian plaster... the dog of Pompeii plus other plaster citizens.
Pompeii Amphitheatre
25. Juli 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
This is the amphitheatre with seating for 5000. Also, another pic of ancient fast food restaurant.