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2007/9/23 Cruise to Europe - August to Sept 2007We took an amazing cruise to Europe with our dad Lee this summer. This was at least the 10th time he's been on this ship, the Marco Polo. We loved the ship...and went on Shore excursions at every port.
We flew into London and stayed at a beautiful hotel, the Thistle Royal Horseguards. We did a lot of sightseeing and also were able to meet up with Duncan and Claire and the kids, Rosie and Elliot, for lunch and a tour of Westminster Abbey. We were there on Princess Diana's 10 yr anniversary and were able to see tributes at Kensington Palace where she lived. We had a great time in London and it was nice and chilly!
After a few days, we met the ship at Dover. Next stop was Zebrugges, Belgium. We did a tour of Bruges, which was beautiful. One of the highlights was a canal boat ride (pics to come!). One of the best highlights for me was seeing Michangelo's "Bruges Madonna" sculpture...it was absolutely gorgeous. After Bruges, we got back on the ship and then traveled along the Coast to France. Next stop was St. Malo, where we saw Mt. St. Michel. We went to La Rochelle, France, next and toured the cognac region, stopping at the Hennessy Cognac distillery - very interesting! (Taste tests included!) . Then on to La Caruna, Spain where we took a trip to Santiago. Then 2 stops in Portugal: Oporto (Guimaranes) and Lisbon. Then on to Spain again: Cadiz, Malaga, Seville, Alicante, Rondo and finally ending up in Barcelona. We passed the rock of Gibraltar at 3:30am one morning - and got up to see it. It was amazing seeing Spain on the left and Africa on the right. We stayed for a few days in Barcelona at the Princessa Sofia hotel.
This is a work in progress: Lots more pics/videos/stories to come about the trip!
New York Trip - April 2007We took a great trip up to NY in April. Larry had not been up there since he was 18. I have not been up since 2001. Went to my old neighborhood in Queens (Forest Hills). We saw the Broadway play, "Wicked" on Larry's birthday - it was very good!
We were able to see the family - the Morehouses and Athertons. We also saw Mary McTighe and Luke and she made us a good Irish homecooked dinner, just like old times, in Forest Hills. We saw dear Betty who drove out all the way from the island to meet us. We saw my cousin Judi...I"m so glad we were able to see her when we went up in April...
More coming - and pics of this trip coming too! |
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