We began the morning with coffee, croissants and eggs delivered to the room shortly after waking. It was delightful to sit out on the balcony and enjoy watching the ship ease in to today’s stop. We anchor out as we will every day. We meandered down two decks to where we were to gather for …
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The Galapagos!
Right after our marvelous dinner we went back to the hotel to pack up. We were to pack the majority of our things in our main bag and only keep our night things and clothes for the next day for our carry on. Like everything thus far, Celebrity has the logistics down pat. And that …
Quito, Ecuador
The journey started on a limp with fingers crossed. I got up to take the local ferry over to the Seattle side but when we ought to have begun loading, the ferry was canceled due to issues with the rail arm on the one side. Sigh. Fortunately I was the last car in my lane …
The Journey Begins!
My long time friend and fellow Navy Vet, Patty and I were comparing our Bucket Lists while we were on a cruise to Alaska in 2022. Turns out that both of us had the Galapagos and Machu Picchu near the top of our lists. As luck would have it the ship was offering a talk about a …
The Final Day
We had a very lazy start to the day as we had nothing specific booked. Breakfast at the hotel then we began walking. We headed over to an area We hadn't been in before, the Dorsoduro quarter, to find Campo San Barnaba, where they had floating markets and apparently the movie Indiana Jones and the …
Venice
The first full day in Venice! Of all the places we've been this is the only one where I had previously been - 52 years ago! While I lived in Denmark as a teenager I took a small bus tour from Denmark, through Germany, Austria and into Italy, to Venice. While the main things look …
The Final Train
When I was planning this trip and scoping out what we could manage to squeeze in to a two week period, I didn't realize it would entail 12 different train trips. We've managed to become quite adept at finding our way, with Silas frequently in the lead. Nice to see him so confident at his …
Bologna
After a great night's sleep, Gulgun and I awoke before the others so we quietly got dressed and headed downstairs for breakfast. A busy spot early on, but we were able to get some cappuccino and espresso, so we were happy. Soon enough Jayne and Silas joined us and we all ate. Silas was thrilled …
Train tales
Once again we were to be on the move. We arose early, packed up and with Jayne and Silas having gone out to quickly to pick up some cheese omelettes, we had an easy breakfast. We did our usual "stoner" check to ensure we left nothing behind and locked up. Heading out wasn't that easy …
Manarola
Today was our one full day in Cinque Terre, in the second of the five towns as you come from the south, Manarola. Reputedly one of the most picturesque. As we didn't go to the other towns, I'll go along with the idea that it is the best. We slept in for a lazy start …
Redpath At Ease 