Dubai airport is huge and we had to walk one end to the other. Our plane didn’t leave on time. The almost 15 hour flight wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. We slept off and on and ate the disgusting airline food. Little bit of vomit just thinking about it. I had […]

Back at our hotel we packed up and started showering to be ready for our 5:15 pm transfer to the airport. Imagine our horror when the front desk called at 4:15 to say our driver was there to pick us up! We were ready in such a panic. The driver proceeded to take many backroads […]

Our last day has come around so quickly. We did a spot of shopping. I purchased a fabulous black wrap that I am sure will get a lot of use and Brian bought the softest cashmere scarf. We then had to run for our Greenline bus as they don’t seem to stick to any schedule […]

We took our time getting up this morning, we are exhausted from all our early morning starts. Our bus was the Greenline, the worst one! It was so long between buses. We drove through the city viewing the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, the Roman Forum, places we had visited previously. Our first stop was the Bascillica […]

We were up early again for our day trip to Pompeii. We waited in the lobby of our hotel but decided to call the tour company when no one arrived after the designated time. It turns out they had us booked for the next day but would pick us up for today’s tour. It was […]

Fast trains are the way to travel! We were in first class and were the only people in the coach. We were up early to catch a train to Pisa to visit the tower. Finding what train to catch in Italy is certainly challenging. Pisa is an old town, as they all are in Italy. […]

Yesterday we flew from Athens to Rome. European cities definitely run airports differently. People do not line up orderly it’s just a big rush for the gate. We found a bistro with gluten free pasta, delicious! Last year we threw coins in the Trevi fountain wishing to return and here we were! There were crowds […]

Ira was too tired to go to dinner after cruising all day so Brian and I went on our own. Our tour guide, Erin, directed us to a square three blocks away that had nice places to eat. We found a little seafood place and the food was delicious. I finished off our time in […]

We set sail on the shimmering Aegean Sea, the colour is truly incredible. We visited Hydra where we walked along the harbour. There were many cats and you could pay to have a donkey take you to the top of the hill. We didn’t do this, they smelt so bad! We bought a painting in […]

Our group returned to Athens and had a farewell dinner in Plaka. There was traditional Greek dancing which Ira joined in enthusiastically. A local man asked Ira to dance many times. We sat with other couples we met on the tour. A lot of wine was drunk and we had a lot of laughs.