Sadly, we disembarked today, left our floating luxury hotel, and made our way by shuttle to the Hilton Airport Hotel. After dropping our luggage we left for the city centre, via the Trenitalia direct, and made our way first to the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum and then we walked to the Aventine Hill. …
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Salerno, 🇮🇹
Today we left Salerno by cruiser and travelled along the spectacularly beautiful Amalfi Coast to the world-renowned town of Amalfi. It is one of the oldest of the maritime republics in Italy (839-1135). Every town dotting the coast offers medieval fortresses and towers perched high on the steep cliffs. The notorious pirate Ariadeno Barbarossa attacked …
Palermo, Sicily
Today is Sunday and most of the shops are closed and many of the attractions are only open from 9-1pm. We decided to explore the city using the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus but ended up walking over 9 km anyway rather than wait 1/2 for the bus. Our first stop was to visit the catacombs of the …
Malta: Mosta, Medieval Mdina, Valletta, Gozo, Maltese Cross, Knights of St. John
Located in the centre of the Mediterranean, the Maltese Islands are the passageway between Africa (North Libya 288 km) and Europe (south Sicily 93km). Three islands are inhabited: Malta, Gozo and Comino. Comino has a full time population of 3 and 2 police officers who keep law and order on the island. 👮🏻♂️🏖😎 Our first …
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Lazy day at sea…
As we are cruising the Mediterranean Sea all day today, on our way to Malta, I thought I’d share my full day at sea. The temperature is a cool 26C with calm seas and blue skies (not even a wisp of cloud can be seen). My day begins with a double shot cappuccino ☕️in order …
Kusadasi, Ephesus and The Terrace Houses, Ali Baba, Turkish coffee and delight😋
Our tour started at 7:30 am and the temperature in the shade was already 31C! 😅 As our bus left the port at Kusadasi (pop. 50,000) we were greeted by multi-coloured terraced houses on the hillside. The city boasts that it gets sunshine 311 days/year. 🌞 Ephesus is a very impressive ancient city because of …
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Last day in Greece-Souda (Chania), Crete
The first stop was the Suda Bay War Cemetery which is the final resting place for 1500 Commonwealth Soldiers, (mostly Australians, New Zealanders and British)-half of the graves are unidentified; who fought in the Campaign in Crete in May 1941. It is very sad to see rows of graves of so many young men in …
Ancient Olympia and the Museum, Katakolon
The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia 2,000 yrs. ago. It was a 45 min bus ride to the site which consisted of ancient ruins and an amazing Archaeological Museum. We had a guided tour with an archaeologist who specializes in the Greek Classics. The site was a sanctuary and park to worship the …
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Kerkira Corfu, 🇬🇷
Please note the last post pertains to my final concert which would have me travelling back in time. 🤪I have struggled with poor internet service which has resulted in this technical clutch.👎 Sorry! Our clocks moved ahead one hour at 2am. Today was overcast and a few degrees cooler (29C) on our boat ride to …
Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari not the car;)
Tonight’s concert was an inspired one as we were singing in the church where Claudio Monteverdi was laid to rest. I think this experience has given his Gloria a 7 voci new meaning for me. The organ was new (maybe 5 yrs) and totally portable, pipes and all. Margaret said the keys were stiff compared …
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Diane’s Trips 