Greece and the Great Mediterranean/Transatlantic Cruise
In and around Washington, United States
We are very excitved about our trip and want to share it with you all as wel go.Here is our itinerary and contact information:
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Gram & Granddaddy
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London, 11/17
Visit to Windsor Castle. Drive to Luton for the night so we can fly to Athens, Greece. Continue reading » -
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Athens, Greece 11/18-19
Will spend the night and the next morning will tour the Acropolis (Parthenon) and Agora (ancient marketplace). ... Continue reading »
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Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece 11/19-21
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Ancient/Modern Athens 11/21-24
We should be looking at the Museum of Archeology and the other (previously mentioned) sites. We are staying a... Continue reading »
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Kusadasi (Ephesus) 11/25
We will be visiting the ancient sites of Ephesus, walking the streets where Paul walked. We will also visit the home that it is said Jesus mo... Continue reading »
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Istanbul, Turkey, 11/26-27
We will be visiting the Hippodome, Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum (also known as the Hagia Sophia), the Grand Bazaar, road of Dolmabhce, Bosphorus B... Continue reading »
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At Sea today, 11/28
We are relaxing, maybe working out in the gym as we look over the ocean ahead - reading as we gazing on the water, napping on our balcony.
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Rhodes, Greece, 11/29
We are visiting this historic island where the Crusaders landed. Seeing the Old Town, Palace of the Grand Masters, Hospital of the Knights, Gove... Continue reading » -
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Cyprus, 11/30
Visiting the island that Paul visited and Timothy.
Today we visited Limassol, Cyprus. After a quick in-room breakfast we boarded a bus... Continue reading »
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At Sea today 12/1
Relaxing at sea today. Sitting on our balcony looking out over the Mediterranean Sea.
It is warm, in the 70s today and the sea is lovel... Continue reading »
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Cairo and the Pyramids, 12/2
Motor coach to the Western Plateau for a view of Giza, the only remaining wonder of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza. We go to the bas... Continue reading »
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At Sea today, 12/3
Relaxing from our visit to the Pyramids and our first visit to Africa.
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Crete, Greece, 12/4
It is a cool rainy day. We visited the ruins of Knossos and the Palace of King Minos. Built 1700 BC. It was almost entirely rebui... Continue reading »
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At Sea today, 12/5
Our day was a bit different than we anticipated. We awoke about 5 AM rolling and tossing in the sea which gradually got worse. There was a... Continue reading » -
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Rome, Italy, 12/6
Vatican City - St Peter's Basilica, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel
Trevi Fountain, Borghese Park, the Janiculum Hill, Castle Sant' Angelo, Ci... Continue reading »
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Barcelona, Spain 12/8
At the half way point of our cruise we leave the ship for a tour of Barcelona. ARRIVED IN BARCELONA THIS MORNING. GLORIOUS WEATHER. ... Continue reading » -
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Cartagena, Spain 12/9
We landed in Cartegena, Spain and decided to tour on our own with John and Liz (our tablemates from the last and this cruise - from Australia). ... Continue reading » -
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At Sea today - the Rock of Gibraltar!
This day is out of order, sorry, it is Dec 10th and we are sailing from Cartegena, Spain to Agadir, Morocco. We awoke this am with the PA system... Continue reading » -
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Agadir, Morocco, 12/11
Last night was a gentle rolling night on the ship. Kinda like being rocked to sleep. Woke this morning to a huge fog bank that blocked... Continue reading »
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Lanzarote, Canary Islands 12/12
We just landed off the coast of Africa in the Canary Islands, the first stop being Lanzarote. This is a volcanic island with so many volcanoes we... Continue reading » -
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Santa Cruz, La Palma, Canary Islands 12/13
I was wrong we were not on the same island as Aric and Tammy but another less commericial island. We enjoyed walking around the little town a... Continue reading »
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Atlantic Crossing 12/14-18
Check new comments on Atlantic Crossing - 8-9 foot seas! Last DAY at SEA!
We are spending the next five days crossing the Atlantic. Our... Continue reading »
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Barbados 12/19
We have arrived in Barbados after nearly 6 days at sea. We were here in February so we are just walking through old town. 84 degre... Continue reading »
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Antigua 12/20
We are touring Antigua as this is our first visit. Walked around St John's, the capital of Antigua. Visited the old Cathedral 160 years ol... Continue reading » -
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St Maarten, 12/21
We have been to St Maarten before but it has changed, grown alot but nice shops. Another adventure to chalk up into the books - Granddaddy an... Continue reading »
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San Juan, Puerto Rico 12/22
We depart the Galaxy and pick up a rental car to drive around San Juan and go to the airport for our departure at 5 PM on American Airlines.
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