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La Spezia and the Tender Boat Today was Firenze (Florence) and the beautiful David “¦and he really is magnificent! …but I’m getting ahead of myself. The weather forecast was a 90% chance of rain, but we ended up with beautiful weather in the city. It rained a bit on the way into the city and … Continue reading "Glo’s La Spezia and Florence"

Friday, June 1, 2007 Wednesday – Olbia, Sardinia Well, I have a big job to do in order to bring you up-to-date. Of all the ports, Olbia was the one that I thought might be a bust. Was I ever wrong! When we woke up on Wednesday and looked off our verandah, you could see … Continue reading "Glo visits Sardinia, Rome and Sea Day"

Palermo, Sicily Palermo, the most conquered city in the world. First settled by the Greeks, then overtaken by the Phoenicians and overtaken again by at least 8 other civilizations before becoming part of Italy. ………. It’s Monday; it must be Palermo! In Barcelona, I never really felt like I was in Europe for some strange … Continue reading "Glo’s Palermo Blog – 5/28/07"

Amalfi Coast (Naples) Monday evening was a pretty rough day at sea. There were light gale force winds blowing directly across the ship causing it to gently (and sometimes not to gently) rock back and forth like a cradle. When we went to dinner in the private dining room at Palo a few folks didn’t … Continue reading "Glo’s Amalfi/Naples Entry"

We finally made it on board! What a day. It started off at 6:00 AM. We were up, showered and re-packed our suitcases. They were getting picked up at 8:00 AM and we wanted them ready to go! We met Sandy and Sharon for breakfast and had a nice leisurely breakfast. Deb, Sandy and Sharon … Continue reading "Linda’s Embarkation Day Entry – 5/26/07"

Incredibly slow internet It’s taken me almost half an hour to get connected to the blog site just to post today’s notes. I must tell you, I’m not sure I’m even going to keep trying. We’ll see…. Anyway, here are my notes from today. Well, it wasn’t the sunny, warm Mediterranean today (Sunday). It was … Continue reading "Glo’s Sea Day Entry – 5/27/07"

All Ears Team Member Glo from Miami is also on the Med cruise with us…. Here’s our blog entries….. May 26, 2007 It’s approaching midnight and we are waiting for room service to deliver Mickey bars, oatmeal cookies and decaf coffee. We skipped dessert at dinner so we could be up on the open deck … Continue reading "Glo and Gary’s Med Cruise"

Hello Everyone! As many of you have read, Deb and I have been planning our trip to the Mediterranean. It has been a real experience getting everything together. We have divided our tasks to help keep our sanity! Deb usually handles all the booking and planning and travel details. I, on the other hand, take … Continue reading "Getting Ready for the Mediterranean Cruise"