18th September Madrid
 18. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
 18. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
						Walked about 30 minutes to the meeting point for our free walking tour in Madrid which was really good & showed alot of the architecture through the centuries & the history. This ended at the palaceLes mer
19th September Madrid
 19. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
 19. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
						Hair colour & cut today, was a bit nervous thought I might come out with a green mullet especially when lady doing my hair had bright pink hair. Used Google translate & lots of hand gestures & got aLes mer
20th September Madrid
 21. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
 21. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
						Had a slow start today as we were not doing the tour this morning so just went for a coffee up the road & wandered the back roads in the area, nice & relaxing. Joined the group for a Madrid tour & toLes mer
21st September Santiago de Compostela
 21.–22. sep. 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
 21.–22. sep. 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
						Didn't get much sleep - Madrid certainly knows how to party on a Friday night by the time they were heading home my alarm was going off. Quiet a long bus ride today with just a couple of comfort &Les mer
22nd September Santiago de Compostela
 22. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
 22. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
						Woke up with a sore throat & the start of a cold. No rain this morning but foggy & quite cold (might be short on warm clothing for this part of the trip) Did a tour of the town & the CathedralLes mer
23rd September Oviedo
 23. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
 23. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
						Another foggy & cool start to the day temperature started at 11 degrees. We are finding Northern Spain very different with green mountainous landscape & very different architecture as well as theLes mer
24th September Santander
 24. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
 24. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
						1st stop today was in the mountains of Covadonga at the caves with this stunning little chapel built in the side of the mountain & King Pelayp tomb. Lunch stop was at Santillana del Mar, a quaintLes mer
25th September San Sebastian
 25. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
 25. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
						1st stop today was Bilbao where the Guggenheim Museum is. It is made of 33 ,000 pieces of metal. We took a wander around the town & the promenade. Lunch stop was in a fishing village Getaria where weLes mer
26th September San Sebastian
 26. september 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
 26. september 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
						
								Woke up to rain & we are off to France for the day. Stopped in Biarritz but with the rain it was pretty miserable walking around. We did spend some time in the
market & decided to buy a few bits & aLes mer
27th September Barcelona
 27. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
 27. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
						An early start today as a long drive to Barcelona through the mountains our 1st stop Pamplona, where the running with the bulls happens in July each year. Had a coffee in the Cafe that ErnestLes mer
28th September Barcelona
 28. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
 28. september 2024, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
						Had a lay in this morning & joined our group for a tour of Barcelona & returned to Sagrada Familia & this time had a guided tour through this magnificent building. Learnt that a NZ architect has beenLes mer
29th September Barcelona
 30. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
 30. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
						Very quiet day today went for a short walk this morning & had a huge coffee at Starbucks, there is very little open on a Sunday unless you are in the tourist areas. Spent the day just catching up onLes mer
30th September Barcelona
 30. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
 30. september 2024, Spania ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
						We boarded our cruise early before it got too busy so walked through with no hassle. Had a wander around then had a salad at the pool bar for lunch with plenty of wine. Once we got into our room weLes mer
1st October Barcelona
 2. oktober 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
 2. oktober 2024, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
						Very early start this morning so had breakfast in our room & out to tour of the city at 7.30am. Saw a few parts of the city we hadn't seen before & a few we had seen before. Returned to the ship forLes mer
2nd October Sete
 3. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
 3. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
						Did a morning walking tour around the town, it was a fairly cool morning, before returning to the ship for lunch & then an afternoon tour visiting Mont Staint-Clair, then the Noilly Prat vermouthLes mer
3rd October Marseille
 3. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
 3. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
						Marseille is the 2nd largest city in France we did a panoramic tour of the city & had some time in the port town before returning to the ship for an afternoon at leisure & some time in the pool in theLes mer
4th October Monaco
 4. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
 4. oktober 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
						Monte Carlo is the 2nd smallest state in world. We took a walking tour this morning, which was outstanding. An amazing tiny place with so much money. We reached the palace in time to see the changingLes mer
5th October Livorno (Florence)
 5. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
 5. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
						Had a later breakfast & took the ships shuttle into town & had a wander around, found the market & picked up a couple of things really cheap (3 pairs of sports socks for 2 euro - they may fall apartLes mer
6th October Livorno
 7. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
 7. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
						Had a quiet morning then joined our tour to Pisa. A long walk from the bus but then fascinating to hear the history of the building. There are 4 buildings the baptism building which was built to beLes mer
7th October Rome
 7. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
 7. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
						Did a tour not through Viking today as didn't seem to have lots on offer as lots of disembarking & embarking today. There were 7 of us doing a whistle stop tour of Rome in a day. Started with a wild 1Les mer
8th October Naples
 8. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
 8. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
						Did a walking tour of Naples which is the 3rd largest city in Italy. Sun was shining & it was really warm. Returned to the ship & had a small open roast beef sandwich in a quiet front lounge with aLes mer
9th October Sicily
 10. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
 10. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
						Did a tour to Milazzo & it's castle. It was quiet a walk up but the views were fabulous, it was a really hot day. Milazzo used to be an island but over the years has joined up to Sicily & became aLes mer
10th October Crotone
 11. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
 11. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
						Our tour today just involved a ride up the road to the town center & with map in hand we followed the path to the 1st stop which was a free lemon or melon grinata which was nice as it was pretty hot,Les mer
11th October Bari
 11. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
 11. oktober 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
						Took the shuttle into town & restocked a few supplies before having lunch & joining our walking tour of Bari. 1st stop was a pasta & wine tasting then saw the traditional shell shaped pasta being madeLes mer
12th October Sibenik
 12. oktober 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
 12. oktober 2024, Kroatia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
						Busy day today with 2 tours. Morning tour took us to Krka Waterfalls & National Park with stunning scenery & a good walk. We stopped at Skradin to see where the rich & famous come in their boats toLes mer



















































































































































































































































