I recently returned from a week in Yosemite National Park. While I enjoy Disneyland and Walt Disney World it’s Yosemite that is my “Happiest Place on Earth”. 🙂 It was a great week for me – I wish I was going back a lot sooner than I am. But now to somehow tie that to … Continue reading "Yosemite Yearnings"
Our final day at sea, but sadly, that also means our last full day onboard. We were happy to sleep in as most days our excursions had us up very early! After breakfast we returned to the room and started cleaning up and packing. At 11:30 Pirates 3 was showing so we decided to go … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – 6/5/07 – at Sea"
Today we visit Villefranche, France, our last port of call on this incredible journey. Arrive: 8:00am Depart: 11:30pm This morning I finally caught the sunrise and it was spectacular! If you’ve been reading since the beginning, you know that we really wanted to book one tour over all others, the Convertible car tour of the … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – Villefranche, France 6/4/07"
Almost the End of the Journey Today (Tuesday) we slept in and then went for a light lunch at Lumiere’s. In just a bit we are going to pack our bags so we can put them in the hallway for pick-up before we go to dinner this evening. Packing will be challenging since we were … Continue reading "Glo and Gary Cruising the Med – Almost the End of the Journey"
That word looks familiar doesn’t it? Go ahead and pronounce it. KE-VOR-KA. Now it sounds familiar. Where have you seen it? Where have you heard it? Let me help. Remember the Seinfeld episode in which George was converting to Latvian Orthodox? Well one of the “sisters in training” kind of found herself powerfully attracted to … Continue reading "Kevorka"
Med Cruise Mailbag! Thanks to everyone for all your feedback! It encourages us to stay as current as we can and share our adventures. We’re glad we can take you all with us, albeit thru our writings! Keep those emails coming! John (Tagrel’s WDWNJ) writes: Deb – we are enjoying your entries so much!!! Cathy … Continue reading "Med Reader Mailbag #2"
If I had to choose only one place for a return visit, Villafranche would win the prize. It is a beautiful, warm and welcoming city. As we exited the tenders from the ship, we were greeted by a trio of French musicians and as we left the port that night, we were treated to a … Continue reading "Glo and Gary in Southern France"
French Greeting Party at the Port The Grand Casino in Monte Carlo
Today we visit Marseille, France Arrive: 8:00am Depart: 9:00pm Our Excursion: Castellet and Wine Tasting Our journey began with at approximately 1pm with a 75 minute ride from Marseille to Le Castellet – a medieval village in the hills of the Var Region. The village features a 12th century church and an 11th century castle. … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – 6/3/07 – Marseille, France"
Today we took a short tour to Pisa. to visit their famous School of Architecture. But first, in case you were afraid this was all business and no fun, let me introduce you to one of our dinner mates. We pulled into port early, as always, and with a little help from our friends Mark … Continue reading "Disney Med Cruise – Chris and Beci at Pisa! 6/3/07"
