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All day yesterday I was wondering where the volcano was located.  A little bit of cloud cover obscured it from our view; we had no idea where it was.  This morning we opened the shutters in our bedroom window and there it was in all its glory. Before I move on to our day, letContinue reading “Now Where is That Volcano”

Our first stop when we left our little apartment this morning was the local caffe for a capuchino for me and tea for Bruce.  We also split a delicious fruit filled croissant. What’s a visit to Rome without seeing the Vatican.  I know I was pushing the envelope with Bruce making him go- for himContinue reading “The Vatican”

  I always heard that Nice was nice.  And it was.  Unfortunately, traveling on a cruise tour we only spent two hours there. The coastline was absolutely fabulous.  Beautiful mansions overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, it was breathtaking.  Bruce and I met up with our friends Lynn and Luka to explore this region. We had toContinue reading “The French Riviera”

I thought I’d be up and ready to go early today but I still felt pretty tired.  So although coffee was delivered at 8 we slept in until 9.  I really like the feeling of not having to rush.  We went for breakfast and then when out on our travels.  Today we decided to explore theContinue reading “Barcelona – Dos Dias”

We scheduled coffee delivery for 8:30 this morning but when it arrived, we realized it was pouring out. Not wanting to deal with slogging around in the rain, we climbed back into bed.  When we finally woke at 10:30 we got ourselves moving and went up to the cafe for breakfast.  I could see aContinue reading “Barcelona Es un Bella Ciudad”

We woke before dawn to witness our arrival in one of the oldest cities in Spain. Our first impression was it looked like a military compound.  Not very quaint or inviting.  I knew it wouldn’t have the effect on me that Malaga had but it was worth visiting some of the ancient sites. Christopher ColumbusContinue reading “Cartagena – An Ancient City”

  Have you ever gone anywhere and just felt that this place feeds your soul?  That’s how I felt in Malaga.  I really didn’t give this port much thought on our itinerary.  I was more focused on Barcelona, Nice and Florence. I awoke at dusk and caught a glimpse of the Spanish Coastline. The skiesContinue reading “Our Day in Malaga, Spain”

Bruce and I are finally getting out of bed and it’s 11:30 in the morning.  I don’t know what is up with this sleepiness.  The bed is so comfy and the gentle rocking of the boat has been great for my sleeping. Back to yesterday, we finally arrived at the pyramids after a beautiful scenicContinue reading “Canary Islands –Part 2”