We are ready to go!
2017年8月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Our bags are packed (2 are already in Venice) and we are about to begin our journey: 60 days though Europe and Canada. We will be aboard Silversea's new ship, the Silver Muse. Looking forward toもっと詳しく
At the airport
2017年8月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We are at the airport ready to board our non stop flight to London. Then came the Monsoon!!! Airport closed, our flight delayed over 3 hours. We still have a 10 hour trip but we should be able toもっと詳しく
In the British Airways Lounge
2017年8月4日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Finally arrived after sleeping about 4 hours. Luckily we had a long layover so the huge delay did not result in a missed connection. We are in the Business Class Lounge for a drink and some foodもっと詳しく
A Day in Venice
2017年8月6日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
We are having a great time in Venice before we board our ship on Tuesday. An over the top Italian meal/wine ending in a perfect dessert of a cannoli, gelato, and limoncello. Touring the beautifulもっと詳しく
Another great day in Venice
2017年8月7日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Our Concierge gave us a tip about visiting the crowded Rialto Bridge area: The new department store located in the old post office had agreed to an open to the public rooftop terrace. It was anもっと詳しく
Silver Muse
2017年8月9日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
After just 24 hours aboard we agree with Silversea's advertising that "She is Simply Devine". The decor is a combination of Art Deco, Contemporary, and Classic Elements.
Our suite is huge withもっと詳しく
Martini Tasting
2017年8月9日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Today we went to a typical Silversea martini tasting in an intimate bar with great views. The martini's were accompanied by hors d' oeuvres. Rose's favorite was the pickle martini and Randy's was theもっと詳しく
Hum: The Smallest Town in the World
2017年8月10日, クロアチア ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Randy got a Croatian welcome as we left the ship for our tour. Hum dates back to 10th century and today has a population of 30 residents.
After walking the entire town (it took 20 minutes) we wentもっと詳しく
Hvar, Croatia
2017年8月11日, クロアチア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We took the tender in and had a wonderful private walking tour of Hvar. We saw the charming old town, the Piazza, the Arsenal, and a Franciscan monastery. Our local guide was an expert on the history,もっと詳しく
Oops!
2017年8月12日, クロアチア ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We knew we had a 5 hour tour, but this room service breakfast is ridiculous.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
2017年8月12日, クロアチア ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Dubrovnik was another tender port. It was very rough and caused a 3 foot difference between tender and ship. Luckily there were 4 crew members that literally carried you from ship to tender.
This isもっと詳しく
Kotor, Montenegro
2017年8月13日, モンテネグロ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Kotor could be the most beautiful location that we have ever visited. We went up to the very top of the mountain range over extremely narrow roads. We sampled local food at two different villageもっと詳しく
Brindisi, Italy
2017年8月14日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Today we toured Lecce, a town in southern Italy which is called "The Florence of the South". Lecce was originally a Roman City as evidenced by its stone and marble roads, Theatre, and amphitheater. Itもっと詳しく
It's 6:00....
2017年8月14日, イタリア ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Perfect martini with a perfect view.
旅行者Perfect end to a great day. Cheers! 🍸 We are loving your stops and your photos really make us feel like we are there. We get in your Crystal tomorrow. We'll say "hi. 😙
That's the best for grown ups (she said old people at first - I am rubbing off on her). She is enjoying your blog. Shawn
Taormina, Italy
2017年8月15日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
As we traveled to the mountain top village of Castelmola, we viewed the smoke coming from Mount Etna. We walked this extremely old village with its tiny houses then sampled almond liqueur and spongeもっと詳しく
Sorrento & Amalfi Coast, Italy
2017年8月16日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Today we drove the entire Amalfi Coast. The narrow winding road offered magnificent views throughout. We stopped in the town of Amalfi to walk its streets, visit piazzas and have lunch.
We could goもっと詳しく
Portoferraio, Italy
2017年8月17日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We are on the island of Elba. Portoferraio is its main town. We walked uphill with a lot of steps and visited Napoleon's winter villa and garden.
Driving about 30 minutes across the island throughもっと詳しく
Portofino, Italy
2017年8月18日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
As part of the Italian Riviera, this rustic and elegant small harbor is very popular with the affluent, as seen by all the yachts in the harbor.
We enjoyed strolling around the village and visitingもっと詳しく
Livorno, Italy (For Pisa)
2017年8月19日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We thought that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was going to be a tower by itself. Instead we were treated to 3 magnificent buildings located on the Square of Miracles: The Battistero (a Gothic baptistery),もっと詳しく
Monte Carlo, Monaco
2017年8月20日, モナコ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We met our guide for a private full day tour. Our itinerary included all the key sites in both Monaco and Nice: Driving on the Formula 1 track and Corniches, Casino Monte-Carlo, visiting the Palais duもっと詳しく
Saint Tropez, France
2017年8月21日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This small port on the French Riviera is known for its sea and sun. It has 32 private beach clubs and 75 public beaches. We drove on the vine road. They have been making wine in this area forもっと詳しく
Sanary-Sur-Mer, France
2017年8月22日, フランス ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Sanary is located in the Provence area of France. We started our tour by walking through the local market.
Castellet, a 950 year old hilltop village was our first stop.
We then went for wine andもっと詳しく
Barcelona, Spain
2017年8月23日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This was our second time in Barcelona. We first walked the La Rambla promenade with its live statues. This was the site of the terrorist attack just days earlier. Our private guide told us that it wasもっと詳しく
Valencia, Spain
2017年8月25日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Today we walked Old Town in Valencia. We viewed the Cathedral, Palace and visited the huge Central Market. Also as you can see Rose was really able to get "in the picture" with a local character.
Coco wants to know where you are walking because "grandma Rose didn't say where she was going"
Cartagena, Spain
2017年8月26日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
From the pier, we went to the boarding point for the panoramic elevator that took us to the highest point in Cartagena. We then visited the Old Quarter with its beautiful Art Nouveau town houses builtもっと詳しく
