Friday, July 02, 2010

AHOY! Greek Cruise, all aboard! (Croatia too)

Off we go on Royal Carribean's Splendour of the Seas ship for 1 week. We traveled to 2 countries during our voyage, Greece and Croatia. Our sailing was round trip from Venice, Italy!! June 5-12th, 2010

"The women of Greece count their age from their marriage, not from their birth” ~Homer




On the ship!! Yay :) R&R for 7 days












Split Croatia (Aiden and Paris stayed on the ship)
















Corfu Greece (Aiden & Paris stayed on the ship)









Formal Night









The Panathinaiko Stadium, built 566 BC and rebuilt in solid white marble in 329 BC. Site of the "modern" Olympics after it moved from Olympia, Katalon (it's original site).




The Acropolis







Mykonos Greece (Paris & Aiden stayed on the ship)








Our Last Night...dinner and cake! We celebrated 53 years of love!





Driving to the airport.... London here we come!! Pip Pip Cheerio!



The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all, except their sun, is set.” ~Lord Byron

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Air France Flight 1126, Paris to Venice

"Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go," -Truman Capote

Venice Italy~ home to Opera, Gondolas, Pasta, Gellatto, Striped Shirts, Flew Markets, Scarves, Wine, Smiles, Art, Old Buildings, Designers, Pigeons, Glass Chandeliers, Bridges, Lace and Music

Our second country to visit....June 3-5th, 2010



Exploring Venice by boat











Exploring Venice by foot















Gondola ride on the Venice canal







Our family's luggage. Traveled on a barge from the hotel to the pier

Ciao Venice.... now to the cruise

"Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life." -Anna Akhmatova