Mediterranean Cruise Pt.2,June 07

Villefranche. French Riviera; Cannes,Nice,Monaco......

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Camera art.

Brooks,Chairman of the Boards,Ellie.

The luxurious Disney Magic.

Villefranche at night from our verandah. Our last port before the final day at sea.

That new Packard we've been hearing about. Prince Rainier's Top Car Museum.
1937 Ford Break,a gift from Prince Louis II.

Near Marseilles,France.

Marseilles,France.

Party over here!

The rocky coast near Marseilles.

The Campo dei Miracoli in Pisa. Baptistery,Romanesque cathedral,Leaning Tower.

The ship docked off of La Spezia. Theres no real port so it drops anchor and you take the "tender" in.

La Spezia,town and point of access for cities like Florence and Pisa.

Spanish Steps.

St. Peter's Basilica. HUGE!

Circus Maximus.

These include Rome,LaSpezia(Pisa),Marseilles,Villefranche(Monaco.)

Mediterranean Cruise Pt.1,June 07

One room bar in small town near Olbia.

Porto Cervo;one of the fanciest places in the world.

Russian president Putin's house at right.

Sardinia coast

Our friend Michael,also guide for the day.

Gallura.

Animators Palate,one of the three main restaurants on board that you rotate at everynight. It lights up.

Naples

The galleria....a mall.

Best pizza i've ever tasted.

Pompei,buried in 79 A.D.

Pulling out of Palermo,Sicily

Quattro Canti in Palermo,Sicily.

Mom and dads suite. One of the finest on the boat. Our verandah(below) compared to theirs.

First day,still sitting in the port at Barcelona.

Our home for the next ten 10days, I miss this place.

Sagrada Familia. Go here.

View from hotel at night. Lovely.
Sagrada Familia.

Mercat de la Boqueria market off of La Rambla in Barcelona.

Creepy "performer" who insisted on posing...then a tip.

Mom,Ellie,Angie.
View from the top of our hotel in Barcelona.

View from our hotel room.
Our trendy pad.

The exclusive Grand Marina Hotel in Barcelona
Eurotrendy....

The family and I were lucky enough to take a 10 day cruise on the Mediterranean Sea. It goes without saying that this was a trip of a lifetime. Its one of the biggest influences of the ancient human civilizations. And the ports we stopped at speak for themselves-Barcelona,Palermo,Naples,Sardinia,Civitavecchia(Rome) La Spezia(Pisa,Florence)Marseilles,Villefranche(Monaco,Cannes,Nice.) Its not easy traveling these crowded cities with 12 adults and 3kids+a one year old but under the circumstances we did superb. Its hard to pick a favorite spot,Rome was definitely one of the most impressive. St. Peter's Basilica should be the 8th wonder of the world. My camera could never do it justice. La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona was another awe-inspiring sight,it was started around 1900 and isn't expected to be finished until 2026,i believe. Villefranche,France was by far the most beautiful port. Olbia,Sardinia had some of blue'est waters and is truly the pearl of the Mediterranean. Its one of the least talked about locations and for good reason,many prefer to keep it a secret. Kent,Beth and I hooked up with a terrific local that has visited (and lived) there for around 20 years. He took us all over the area,really showing us things and taking us places that we would have never seen on our own. A big thanks to Michael! His website is http://www.locationsardinia.com/, if you ever wanna visit this place and go diving or tour the island by bike or boat then use him. Pompei and Naples were also very cool. Thanks esp to our guide,the legendary,Mario. He called one of his many connections in Napoli and was able to reserve us a table for 15!! The Restaurant was named I Re De Napoli-if your ever in Naples go there for sure. There was no better place to go in the birthplace of pizza. I'll also never forget seeing the leaning tower of Pisa. Worth the short trip by train. FYI,If you take trains and the subway in Italy you'll save big. And its far more enjoyable than riding a giant tour bus full of.....tourists. I could talk about this trip forever so i may as well stop now. Thanks again mom and dad.