GreciaAtticaDimos AthensSyntagmaSyntagma square37°58’32” N 23°44’5” E
8 de octubre de 2023, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Charlotte and I travelled with long-time friends, Maureen and Lesley, who now live in Houston. After an overnight flight, we landed in Greece at 11:00 a.m. local time after a 10hr direct flight fromLeer más
CanadáOntarioPrince Edward County44°8’24” N 77°28’6” W
9 de octubre de 2023, Canadá ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
We took a guided tour of the Acropolis in the morning and visited the Acropolis Museum on our own after lunch. Very busy but so worth seeing up close. As we walked around Athens for 3 days, theLeer más
GreciaAtticaDimos AthensAkrópoliTemple of Athena Nike37°58’17” N 23°43’30” E
10 de octubre de 2023, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today, we climbed Pnyx Hill and toured the many ruins there. Took some great photos of the city and the Acropolis site. Maureen and I were always questing to get new and different views of the cityLeer más
GreciaAtticaDimos PiraeusXavériLimáni Peiraiá37°56’29” N 23°37’54” E
11 de octubre de 2023, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We embarked our Viking Ocean Cruise from the port of Piraeus which is near Athens. The embarkation process was very smooth and took less than 30 minutes. This was our first time on an ocean cruise soLeer más
GreciaWest GreeceDimos OlympiaDroúvaTemple of Zeus37°38’18” N 21°37’50” E
12 de octubre de 2023, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Olympia was interesting because we had a tour of the site where athletes first trained and competed in olympic sports. We toured the ruins of the areas where the athletes lived and trained and theLeer más
GreciaIonian IslandsCorfu39°37’25” N 19°55’24” E
13 de octubre de 2023, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Corfu was surrounded by beautiful, clear green and blue water. We didn't have much time here but enjoyed a tour of the area and of the main downtown area of Corful.
MontenegroKotorGurdić42°25’29” N 18°46’16” E
14 de octubre de 2023, Montenegro ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I really enjoyed Kotor, Montenegro. It was a small village surrounded by fortress walls that went high up into the hillsides. Kotor is built into one side of a valley that gets sunlight only half ofLeer más
CroaciaDubrovnikUvala Danče42°39’1” N 18°5’33” E
15 de octubre de 2023, Croacia
We enjoyed our tour of the fort in Dubrovnik. The architecture of the various buildings inside the walls were so impressive. We headed back to the ship early that day for a pre-dinner departure to ourLeer más
CroaciaSplitRiva43°30’42” N 16°26’24” E
16 de octubre de 2023, Croacia
In the morning, we took a guided tour of two outlying towns - Trogir which was on a small island and Salona which had Roman Ruins. In the afternoon, we walked into Split and explored inside theLeer más
ItaliaVenetoChioggiaChiesa S. Giacomo45°13’8” N 12°16’43” E
17 de octubre de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Venice stopped cruise ships from docking in the city due to the damage that was being done to the lagoon. Our ship docked in Chioggia, about 1 hr south of Venice. Referred to as "little Venice",Leer más
