Life at Sea
We are getting closer to home; ship staff want our departure information, clocks are spinning backwards at a dizzying speed and the ship is speeding along at 18 knots. We…
Lisbon: We hardly knew you
Sadly, our visit with Lisbon didn't give us opportunity to fall in love with it. Our ship was in Lisbon only from 7 until 2:30; traffic, crowds were terrible; and…
Porto City, Portugal – One of tomorrow’s top ten cities?
It would be sooo easy to write the marketing copy for Porto City (as the locals call Oporto). First, I must acknowledge that I know nothing about Portuguese economy or…
Ferrol, Spain – A break before the final push
I chose not to visit this medium-size Spanish town, whose primary tourist attraction is its naval base, huge shipyard and proximity to the Camino de Santiago walk. Instead, I enjoyed…
Le Havre: a UNESCO Heritage Site?
Le Havre is the port via which most cruise ships access Normandy, France. As we arrived, it looked functional and unappealing. I didn't even take a picture, which would have…
We did Paris!
Sunday, virtually no traffic, a warm sunny day....almost 3 hours of driving to get there, and another three back...but we had a good four hours of seeing the sights. Again,…
With apologies to Ghent, Belgium
Today's trip to Ghent, Belgium totally changed my disinterest in "yet another Hanseatic League city." These buildings, though clearly similar to ones we saw in Riga, Latvia and Lubeck, Germany…
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