Category Archives: Travel
Wiesbaden Christmas Market
We went to our first Christmas Market in Wiesbaden, Germany with Brad, Deanna, and Nathan. I’ve heard about the fabulous the Christmas Markets in Germany and everyone was [..]
Our 2011 Mediterrranean Cruise
We spent 11 day on the MSC Splendida begining in Genoa, Italy on 12/5/2011 and ending at the same port on 12/16/2011. We stopped at various ports in [..]
Rome, Italy – Civitavecchia
Our cruise stopped in Civitavecchia and we had a tour scheduled for Rome. However, Lane was ill so we did not get off the ship. We found that [..]
Palermo
We stopped in Palermo, the capital city of Sicily. The cruise ship only had 7 hours at port. However, Lane had to see the Doctor at 12:00 PM [..]
Athens, Greece – Piraeus
We cruised into Piraeus and took the panoramic tour of Athens, Greece’s capital city. We stopped near the Acropolis where we could also view the Parthenon. The tour [..]
Izmir, Turkey
Today we stopped in Izmir, Turkey. It is a city of over 4 million people. The traffic is something that we would never want to experience on our [..]
Marmaris, Turkey
Marmaris was our favorite place. It is in a bay along beautiful sandy beaches, surrounded by mountains and pine trees. We were very surprised by Turkey… no camels [..]
Heraklion (Crete)
We enjoyed walking around the town, although it was uphill all the way from the port. There were fountains, old churches, and street markets. In the street markets [..]
Katakolon, Greece
We walked the seaport and visited cafes and shops. We also got a little wet from a couple small showers. The port was full of lots of people. [..]
Cruising
We took an 11 day Mediterranian cruise on the MSC Splendia. The ship was very large. It has 18 decks, with 3,274 passengers, 1,332 crew, 5 pools, and [..]