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Wednesday September 18th, 2013. San Francisco

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday September 18th, 2013. San Francisco

After all the planning, arranging, list making, booking - oh and saving, we are finally off on our next big adventure. We said goodbye to...

Thursday September 19th, 2013 Venice, Italy

Neil Wylie

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Thursday September 19th, 2013 Venice, Italy

Nine and a half hours from San Francisco to Amsterdam followed by a two-hour layover then one hour and twenty minutes got us into Marco...

Friday September 20th, 2013 Venice, Italy

Neil Wylie

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Friday September 20th, 2013 Venice, Italy

Having stayed up until midnight last night we both had excellent night’s sleep so hopefully we won't be jet lagged today. Breakfast...

Saturday September 21st, 2013 Venice, Italy

Neil Wylie

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Saturday September 21st, 2013 Venice, Italy

This morning we made an ascent of the Campanile (Bell Tower) in St. Mark's Square; no ropes, pitons or grappling hooks were required - we...

Sunday September 22nd, 2013 Venice, Italy

Neil Wylie

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Sunday September 22nd, 2013 Venice, Italy

Last day in Venice, sad - we've really enjoyed our stay, but today we have to get on the ship for our cruise. We spent the morning doing...

Monday September 23rd, 2013 Split, Croatia

Neil Wylie

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Monday September 23rd, 2013 Split, Croatia

Today we had an excellent port day in Split, Croatia; the ship was supposed to anchor offshore and use the tenders to transport guests to...

Tuesday September 24th, 2013 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Neil Wylie

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Tuesday September 24th, 2013 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Another stop in Croatia, this time at the port of Dubrovnik - about 200 miles south, down the coast from Split. Although the overall city...

Wednesday September 25th, 2013 Corfu, Greece

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday September 25th, 2013 Corfu, Greece

Another beautiful day in the Adriatic. Today we stopped at the Greek island of Corfu which is the northern most of the Ionian Islands off...

Neil Wylie

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Thursday September 26th, 2013 At Sea

When we first started going on cruises, we used to look upon sea days as wasted - but now we look forward to them as a day of no plans...

Friday September 27th, 2013 Izmir, Turkey

Neil Wylie

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Friday September 27th, 2013 Izmir, Turkey

Today we visited the port of Izmir on the west coast of Turkey. The primary attraction of stopping in Izmir is to use it as a starting...

Neil Wylie

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Saturday September 28th, 2013 At Sea

Another fantastic sea day - really fantastic, we got to sail through the Bosphorus Strait and into the Black Sea. We had a lazy morning,...

Sunday September 29th, 2013 Yalta, Ukraine

Neil Wylie

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Sunday September 29th, 2013 Yalta, Ukraine

Having crossed the Black Sea, this morning the ship docked in the port of Yalta which is on the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine; this was...

Monday September 30th, 2013 Odessa, Ukraine

Neil Wylie

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Monday September 30th, 2013 Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine, is a lot larger than Yalta - in fact it has ten times the population, and with its wide boulevards lined with large...

Tuesday October 1st, 2013 At Sea & Istanbul, Turkey

Neil Wylie

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Tuesday October 1st, 2013 At Sea & Istanbul, Turkey

Disappointment today as the seas were too rough for us to visit the town of Nessebur in Bulgaria. Overnight we sailed south along the...

Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 Istanbul, Turkey

Neil Wylie

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Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 Istanbul, Turkey

A full day in Istanbul! The weather was quite miserable today; raining and cold with strong winds - but we vowed not to let this get in...

Neil Wylie

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Thursday October 3rd, 2013 At Sea

The ship sailed from Istanbul at about midnight last night; we had thought we might get an additional morning in port, but this was not...

Neil Wylie

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Friday October 4th, 2013 Athens, Greece

Today the ship docked at the port of Piraeus which is about 6 miles south of Athens; this was a "turn around" day for the ship with most...

Saturday October 5th, 2013 Athens, Greece

Neil Wylie

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Saturday October 5th, 2013 Athens, Greece

Time for one last spin around Plaka before heading out to the airport. We wandered through the streets and made our way up to Parliament...

Sunday October 6th, 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Neil Wylie

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Sunday October 6th, 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands

This was my first trip to Amsterdam, but Sandra had been twice before – so I was looking forward to a bit of a guided tour. With only one...