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Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida known for its Christmas festival. With a population of a little over 16,000 it’s quaint and country with little hills and a fairly good sized lake. Gift shops line the main street along with restaurants and coffee shops. They even have pickle ball courts that wereContinue reading “A Trip To Mount Dora”

It’s been quite a few days without WiFi onboard but finally have it for the day. We learned that a hurricane is heading towards Florida tomorrow and we arrive the day after. Hopefully, it won’t get too crazy at sea. We’ve been busy eating, talking and amusing ourselves with the entertainment. Today they had aContinue reading “Onboard The Sky Princess”

The Azores are part of Portugal but located 300+ miles off shore in the Atlantic. On our last crossing we were supposed to stop but didn’t. Apparently it’s not always easy to land here. But this morning, bright and early at 7am, we docked to a very rainy day! We met our driver Nuno fromContinue reading “Stop Off in the Azores”

Today we arrived in Lisbon, a beautiful city with lots of history. We woke to a beautiful, sunny morning with a spectacular view of Lisbon’s Landscape from our balcony. It’s the first morning we awoke early enough to have breakfast. Partly because we gained an hour’s sleep last night. I had granola with fruit andContinue reading “I Love Lisbon”

I didn’t give much thought to Halloween or a costume because I didn’t realize that Halloween is apparently a universal celebration. With the tragedy that hit South Korea by party goers celebrating Halloween, I learned that it is celebrated everywhere. Unfortunately Seoul was a great tragedy. But on the Sky Princess they were decorated withContinue reading “Halloween on the Sky Princess”

We woke up losing an hours sleep because we are back in France. We’ve been to Cherbourg in the past and went to the Normandy beaches and the museums related to WWII. So today we decided to just walk around the town of Cherbourg. At the port terminal we bought shuttle passes for 4 EurosContinue reading “Cherbourg – Back in France For the Day”

Finally we can unpack for 14 days. Cruising is as restful as you want to make it or as lively. Right now I need a little restful. I’m starting to feel my age. Everything has been wonderful. We loved Paris. Our hotels were great and everyone we met was friendly. Now it’s time for someContinue reading “All Aboard and Ready to Sail”

Our stay in London was a one nighter and we had made plans to have a private driver take us to Southampton for an overnight before we board our ship back to the US. It’s about a two hour drive from London so we sat back and relaxed. We did drive by Baker Street. NextContinue reading “A Day in Southampton”

Bruce really likes trains so I decided to book the train through the Chunnel from France to England. We woke around 8am. It’s hard to get used to the sunrise so late. It still felt like the wee hours of the morning. I had my usual breakfast of granola and yogurt. I had time forContinue reading “Riding the Eurostar to London”

If you are traveling to Paris, you can’t miss the Louvre. It’s actually the only thing I bought advance tickets for. We arrived in Paris on Monday and Tuesday the Louvre is closed. So Wednesday was our day to visit. I scheduled our time for 9am when the doors open. We woke at 7 andContinue reading “Today Was Mona Lisa Day”