chick chick sewing: Airmail Zipper Pouch (from my new zakka patterns!) ♪エアメールポーチのご紹介（新作雑貨パターンより)♪
Amy..this is so cute. I always love your patterns. I think something like the would make a good quick swap item. Maybe one day you could host one with one of your great Zakka patterns?
Friday, May 16, 2014
Friday, September 21, 2012
Day9: Final Day!
Good bye to the Crown Princess!
We had a great night last night because the boat wasn't moving for once! Lol....it was really only bumpy a couple of nights because there were storms that we went through. Having a suite on the back of the boat was a real treat. We were all by our lonesome back there so there was never any noises from other people that we had to deal with. We were able to get a 'special' disembarkation because of being in the suite. Yay! There were hardly any people in our meeting area. What a difference!
We headed out around 9:45 and the ship took care of getting our luggage to the hotel. That was soooo worth it. I have already been feeling like a pack mule, so I was happy that we didn't have to tote our luggage through St. Marks Square.
We hit the pavement running! We were trying to get in two days worth of sightseeing in one day. We toured Doge's Palace first. It was an amazing place! Last year we didn't get a chance to do this tour, so I was happy to fit it in this time, there was no line....that in itself was a miracle...so we walked right in and did the self-guided tour with there recorders that worked like phones! If you ever get to do this trip, the recorders are definitely the way to go. Mom and I enjoyed that because it was easy and we could go at our own pace. When we got to the weapons room, I was really wishing the boys and Ted had been with us. There were two rooms full of ancient weapons ranging from the smallest arrow to the very ornate powder guns. Awesome!
Towards the end of the tour you cross the Bridge of Sighs. They call it that because the saying goes that the prisoners would sigh as they crossed over the canal before they entered their cells. I took some pictures of the canal as we walked over. If you have Instagram go look at them. I'm golfingbev. If not, come back in a couple of days. I am going to try and post some pictures with these posts when I get back home.
We then ate a quick pizza and we were off again. One thing to remember if you get to come this way...a lot of the cafés charge a surcharge for just sitting down! The café we ate at charged $2.50/person...stiff huh!? Anyway, after that we took off for the Jewish ghetto. It is called that because in ancient times that was the only place the Jews were allowed to live. It was pretty different from the other areas. It was very clean and not near as many tourists.
Next stop was to find the Ponte Calatrava. It is the only modern (metal) bridge in Venice. We jumped on the public water taxi and that was an experience for mom. She couldn't believe how many people you could cram onto one of those boats! We made it to the bridge. Really interesting because it was just a block north of the train station. That's we're we came into Venice last year and I never noticed that it was there. The bridge connects you to the bus terminal and also to the only area of Venice where you can drive a car. Pretty neat.
We then pushed on to go back towards the Rialto Bridge and St. Marks Square. Believe it or not at this point we have not even gotten into our hotel room. Couldn't believe mom was able to do all this walking. Remember, you are not only walking but constantly going up and over bridges. We may it all the way back to the hotel on foot!
Our hotel is the Luna Baglioni and it is located near the right hand corner (facing the canal)
of St. Marks Square. It is also right on the canal. It's absolutely gorgeous. We will get our water taxi to the airport right outside the hotel door. Check it out online!
We ended the day with a little more shopping, dinner and then back to the hotel. We have had a great time but I'm ready to get home!
Chow!
We had a great night last night because the boat wasn't moving for once! Lol....it was really only bumpy a couple of nights because there were storms that we went through. Having a suite on the back of the boat was a real treat. We were all by our lonesome back there so there was never any noises from other people that we had to deal with. We were able to get a 'special' disembarkation because of being in the suite. Yay! There were hardly any people in our meeting area. What a difference!
We headed out around 9:45 and the ship took care of getting our luggage to the hotel. That was soooo worth it. I have already been feeling like a pack mule, so I was happy that we didn't have to tote our luggage through St. Marks Square.
We hit the pavement running! We were trying to get in two days worth of sightseeing in one day. We toured Doge's Palace first. It was an amazing place! Last year we didn't get a chance to do this tour, so I was happy to fit it in this time, there was no line....that in itself was a miracle...so we walked right in and did the self-guided tour with there recorders that worked like phones! If you ever get to do this trip, the recorders are definitely the way to go. Mom and I enjoyed that because it was easy and we could go at our own pace. When we got to the weapons room, I was really wishing the boys and Ted had been with us. There were two rooms full of ancient weapons ranging from the smallest arrow to the very ornate powder guns. Awesome!
Towards the end of the tour you cross the Bridge of Sighs. They call it that because the saying goes that the prisoners would sigh as they crossed over the canal before they entered their cells. I took some pictures of the canal as we walked over. If you have Instagram go look at them. I'm golfingbev. If not, come back in a couple of days. I am going to try and post some pictures with these posts when I get back home.
We then ate a quick pizza and we were off again. One thing to remember if you get to come this way...a lot of the cafés charge a surcharge for just sitting down! The café we ate at charged $2.50/person...stiff huh!? Anyway, after that we took off for the Jewish ghetto. It is called that because in ancient times that was the only place the Jews were allowed to live. It was pretty different from the other areas. It was very clean and not near as many tourists.
Next stop was to find the Ponte Calatrava. It is the only modern (metal) bridge in Venice. We jumped on the public water taxi and that was an experience for mom. She couldn't believe how many people you could cram onto one of those boats! We made it to the bridge. Really interesting because it was just a block north of the train station. That's we're we came into Venice last year and I never noticed that it was there. The bridge connects you to the bus terminal and also to the only area of Venice where you can drive a car. Pretty neat.
We then pushed on to go back towards the Rialto Bridge and St. Marks Square. Believe it or not at this point we have not even gotten into our hotel room. Couldn't believe mom was able to do all this walking. Remember, you are not only walking but constantly going up and over bridges. We may it all the way back to the hotel on foot!
Our hotel is the Luna Baglioni and it is located near the right hand corner (facing the canal)
of St. Marks Square. It is also right on the canal. It's absolutely gorgeous. We will get our water taxi to the airport right outside the hotel door. Check it out online!
We ended the day with a little more shopping, dinner and then back to the hotel. We have had a great time but I'm ready to get home!
Chow!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Day 8: First Day in Venice
Work up early this morning so that we could get to the front of the ship to see us arrive in port in Venice. It's a stunning view as you come in and pass by San Marco square. The port is just a bit outside the center of town so you have to ride a water taxi for about 15 minutes. It's not far distance wise but the boat has to go fairly slowly to keep all of its passengers from getting sea sick!
Instead of going into town we went right in to our tour of Murano and Burano. Murano is where they make those gorgeous glass vases, glasses, pitchers...etc. Burano is where they make the handmade lace. I was really excited about that trip.
We toured Murano first. Wow...the demonstration that they did for us was amazing. The glassmaker first made a vase and then a glass horse. He pinched, pulled, rolled, and clamped the ball of fiery glass until it was shaped like a horse on his hind legs. It only took him about 5-6 minutes to do the whole thing!!! Of course after awing us with this performance, they took us rot into the factory to ogle over all the bobbles. They were offering to have pieces signed by the artist who made the particular piece. Audrey wanted something right away, but I was holding her back!!! Lol. Once the guy knew that she was interested he followe us all over the factory and even outside to our water taxi and kept offering us a better price. I told mom that we needed to wait and look in the town. Well....yay for that because a lot of the stuff (of course not the special pieces) could be found in other stores for a better price. I guess we could have gone rounds with this guy, but I wasn't up for it. At the end he even offered to go to his manager to get a better price! It reminded me of buying a car.
Burano was next and it was a treat. Our guide told us a little story as we were cruising into the dock. She said that these women who lived in the Burano in years past had husbands that were fisherman mostly. The story goes that as the men came home, they were very tired and possibly a bit drunk. It was dark and sometimes they would go to the wrong house and sleep with the wrong woman!!! OMG! Anyway, to help with this, they painted their houses all different colors, bright colors, so that it would help the men find their right house. They have kept up this tradition, so it makes for a really cute island.
After docking, we went right to a sweet little old lady's lace shop that had her house in the back. She was delightful! She showed us how they painstakingly go through all the steps to make these intricate lace dresses, napkins and doilies....just to mention a few. Of course since I love handwork, this was my favorite! I would love to have had one of her doilies that was truly all handmade. The one I liked would have fit a small round bedside table. It was a whopping 700€!!!! Tempting but not in the cards. It was still great just to experience the whole thing.
We left Burano and went on to explore a bit around Piazza San Marco and some of the arrow streets that are close by. We were with our Aussie friends so we were lucky to grab a gondola rode for 20€ each. I asked the guy how much and he said 80€. Then I said we had four people and he still let us go for that. Now THAT was a bargain. We didn't get to do the gondola ride last summer when I was there with Ted and the boys. We went on a motorboat ride around the grand canal and that was great also.
We headed back to the ship around 6! We put in a long day and now we have to have all of our luggage outside our door by 11pm. We disembark for good tomorrow at 9am. We will have one night in Venice and then home!!
Instead of going into town we went right in to our tour of Murano and Burano. Murano is where they make those gorgeous glass vases, glasses, pitchers...etc. Burano is where they make the handmade lace. I was really excited about that trip.
We toured Murano first. Wow...the demonstration that they did for us was amazing. The glassmaker first made a vase and then a glass horse. He pinched, pulled, rolled, and clamped the ball of fiery glass until it was shaped like a horse on his hind legs. It only took him about 5-6 minutes to do the whole thing!!! Of course after awing us with this performance, they took us rot into the factory to ogle over all the bobbles. They were offering to have pieces signed by the artist who made the particular piece. Audrey wanted something right away, but I was holding her back!!! Lol. Once the guy knew that she was interested he followe us all over the factory and even outside to our water taxi and kept offering us a better price. I told mom that we needed to wait and look in the town. Well....yay for that because a lot of the stuff (of course not the special pieces) could be found in other stores for a better price. I guess we could have gone rounds with this guy, but I wasn't up for it. At the end he even offered to go to his manager to get a better price! It reminded me of buying a car.
Burano was next and it was a treat. Our guide told us a little story as we were cruising into the dock. She said that these women who lived in the Burano in years past had husbands that were fisherman mostly. The story goes that as the men came home, they were very tired and possibly a bit drunk. It was dark and sometimes they would go to the wrong house and sleep with the wrong woman!!! OMG! Anyway, to help with this, they painted their houses all different colors, bright colors, so that it would help the men find their right house. They have kept up this tradition, so it makes for a really cute island.
After docking, we went right to a sweet little old lady's lace shop that had her house in the back. She was delightful! She showed us how they painstakingly go through all the steps to make these intricate lace dresses, napkins and doilies....just to mention a few. Of course since I love handwork, this was my favorite! I would love to have had one of her doilies that was truly all handmade. The one I liked would have fit a small round bedside table. It was a whopping 700€!!!! Tempting but not in the cards. It was still great just to experience the whole thing.
We left Burano and went on to explore a bit around Piazza San Marco and some of the arrow streets that are close by. We were with our Aussie friends so we were lucky to grab a gondola rode for 20€ each. I asked the guy how much and he said 80€. Then I said we had four people and he still let us go for that. Now THAT was a bargain. We didn't get to do the gondola ride last summer when I was there with Ted and the boys. We went on a motorboat ride around the grand canal and that was great also.
We headed back to the ship around 6! We put in a long day and now we have to have all of our luggage outside our door by 11pm. We disembark for good tomorrow at 9am. We will have one night in Venice and then home!!
Day 7: Split, Croatia
Woke up today and watched the ship stop out at sea! Wow. How were we to get to land?
Well...we got to ride these adorable jet boats called Tenders. It was a new experience.
We rode into Split for our tour of Diocletian's Palace and cathedral. We did a short two hour walking tour and Audrey dame the whole tour...no problem! It was probably the least impressive island that we have been to so far. If you ever do the Greek islands....you can skip this one. They don't have the euro yet so they wanted us to use there currency the kuna. The word on the street was that they will be converting to the euro.
After the tour, we had a nice lunch at a cafe by the sea. The seaside is set up similar to a boardwalk: cafès lining the street with people eating and sizing everyone up everyone walking by! Lol! My favorite thing was climbing the bell tower in the palace. It was 180 steps to the top!
Shopping here was fun. They had lots of different shops from the highest end things to the little stores that you could bargain with the owner. My favorite was there style of gold that had intricate lines carved in them with little balls connecting each line. ( not sure that you can really picture this...just trust me...they were neat). These were seen at the highest end so therefore...I don't have any of those in my bag to come home.
We did have to bargain with one of the street vendors to get Audrey an extra suitcase to bring home her spoils! Se is having the time of her life. Not sure that she will know what to do with herself when she gets home.
We ended the day playing bingo in the Fusion lounge. We didn't have much luck with that either. It could have had something to do with the fact that we were supposed to be there at 9:15 and we didn't get there until 9:30!!!
We did find out some info that might be helpful to some of you. We were talking to a seasoned cruiser and she said not to buy the tours from the ship. Instead go to cruisingexcursions.com. She had only 6 people on one of her tours on a big bus. We had 40!
Well...we got to ride these adorable jet boats called Tenders. It was a new experience.
We rode into Split for our tour of Diocletian's Palace and cathedral. We did a short two hour walking tour and Audrey dame the whole tour...no problem! It was probably the least impressive island that we have been to so far. If you ever do the Greek islands....you can skip this one. They don't have the euro yet so they wanted us to use there currency the kuna. The word on the street was that they will be converting to the euro.
After the tour, we had a nice lunch at a cafe by the sea. The seaside is set up similar to a boardwalk: cafès lining the street with people eating and sizing everyone up everyone walking by! Lol! My favorite thing was climbing the bell tower in the palace. It was 180 steps to the top!
Shopping here was fun. They had lots of different shops from the highest end things to the little stores that you could bargain with the owner. My favorite was there style of gold that had intricate lines carved in them with little balls connecting each line. ( not sure that you can really picture this...just trust me...they were neat). These were seen at the highest end so therefore...I don't have any of those in my bag to come home.
We did have to bargain with one of the street vendors to get Audrey an extra suitcase to bring home her spoils! Se is having the time of her life. Not sure that she will know what to do with herself when she gets home.
We ended the day playing bingo in the Fusion lounge. We didn't have much luck with that either. It could have had something to do with the fact that we were supposed to be there at 9:15 and we didn't get there until 9:30!!!
We did find out some info that might be helpful to some of you. We were talking to a seasoned cruiser and she said not to buy the tours from the ship. Instead go to cruisingexcursions.com. She had only 6 people on one of her tours on a big bus. We had 40!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Day 6: Corfu
This morning was a repeat of yesterday: up with the roosters!
Corfu is one of the Greek islands on the west side of mainland Greece. It's a much larger city than the other coastal towns that we have been to so far. I would love to spend another day here. It's impossible to take in all that is in Corfu in one day. It's in the Ionian see and the water is beautiful.
Our tour took us up the narrow...and I mean narrow...streets of the mountain by the sea. We visited the monastery of the Virgin Mary. It was interesting but the view from the top was much more appealing to me. If I had it to do over, I would skip the tours here and visit the town on my own. Oh...I failed to mention that the narrow street actually divides the beaches that are right at the bottom of where the monastery is. One side seemed to be for the avid scuba diver. The other side had paddle boats and motor boats that you can rent on the opposite side of the street. I saw a sign that said there were caves that you could go into with the boats. If you have instagram, check out the pictures that I took of the sea from the monastery. I'm listed under 'golfingbev'.
After the monastery tour, our guide took us in to the 'old town' of Corfu. It was bustling with activity. If you ever visit here, stay in the town and then drive to the mountains. It's about a 15 minute drive. The people here were not very friendly, but I don't really blame them because the town gets bombarded with tourists when the ships come into port. Plus, they all seem to arrive on the same day.
One little bit of trivia about Corfu is that Prince Philip was born here in Mon Repos in the former royal palace. It now houses the Paleopolis Museum. It's just outside the city of Corfu.
It was formal night on the ship tonight. We weren't going to participate until we discovered that lobster was on the menu. We had a great time with our new Aussie friends Darrell and Shirley.
More tomorrow.....
Corfu is one of the Greek islands on the west side of mainland Greece. It's a much larger city than the other coastal towns that we have been to so far. I would love to spend another day here. It's impossible to take in all that is in Corfu in one day. It's in the Ionian see and the water is beautiful.
Our tour took us up the narrow...and I mean narrow...streets of the mountain by the sea. We visited the monastery of the Virgin Mary. It was interesting but the view from the top was much more appealing to me. If I had it to do over, I would skip the tours here and visit the town on my own. Oh...I failed to mention that the narrow street actually divides the beaches that are right at the bottom of where the monastery is. One side seemed to be for the avid scuba diver. The other side had paddle boats and motor boats that you can rent on the opposite side of the street. I saw a sign that said there were caves that you could go into with the boats. If you have instagram, check out the pictures that I took of the sea from the monastery. I'm listed under 'golfingbev'.
After the monastery tour, our guide took us in to the 'old town' of Corfu. It was bustling with activity. If you ever visit here, stay in the town and then drive to the mountains. It's about a 15 minute drive. The people here were not very friendly, but I don't really blame them because the town gets bombarded with tourists when the ships come into port. Plus, they all seem to arrive on the same day.
One little bit of trivia about Corfu is that Prince Philip was born here in Mon Repos in the former royal palace. It now houses the Paleopolis Museum. It's just outside the city of Corfu.
It was formal night on the ship tonight. We weren't going to participate until we discovered that lobster was on the menu. We had a great time with our new Aussie friends Darrell and Shirley.
More tomorrow.....
Monday, September 17, 2012
Day 5: Katakolon, Home of the Olympics
Wow...another day up at 6:20. It's a lot of work exploring all these Greek Islands! When we woke up we were still en route to Katakolon. As we may our way to breakfast we got to see the boat arriving in Katatkolon. You could see the little town was just a couple minutes walk from the ship.
As we were eating breakfast we got to see the sun rise! Amazing! Then it was hurry of to queue up with the massive number of people going on tours. Princess does a really great job keeping everyone organized. We boarded the bus then it was off to Olympia and the archaeological museum. We visited the museum first. We were so fortunate to have a stellar guide. I inow that they are trained to so their job but she was far above what I have had before. The museum was interesting and our guide gave us the story of what the statues meant that lined the top of the gymnasium in Olympia.
After the museum, we headed for Olympia. You know wherever the Greeks are there are lots of columns: Corinthian, ionic and Doric. Can you picture the difference between each on right now in your head? She also pointed out the difference between a Roman column and a Greek column. A Roman column is smooth and a Greek column had flutes. Well, low and behold...my Greek builder put Roman columns in my house! Go figure! :-)
More to come...had trouble with the Internet last night and I'm trying to get a bit I before our day in Corfu....
Have to share the most interesting trivia from the Olympic stadium tour. Pe leprous was the mythical founder of the Olympics. His is a good story, so look iy up when you have a minute. His story is too long to type with this slow internet connection ( I've already lost this whole thing once!). Anyways...when the first Olympics started, the atheletes had to be determined as not only talented in their sport but be also of strong mind. If they were lacking in the strong mind...done no Olympics for them. Our guide told us that the word athlete in Greek means 'to have a strong body and mind'. Pretty cool, huh? Guess that's why so many of our talented young people need to see sports psychologists.
I know that I am a littl long winded on this one but the history of the games has been my favorite part of the trip so far. I have to give you the most interesting tidbit on the Olympic athletes that we're caught cheating. Of course cheating was rare as the athletes and judges were considered to be honest. There were large fines and the possibility of being flogged if caught cheating. They were not killed because the Olympics were held to honor Zeus, so there wwas peace among all. BUT...of course there were some cheaters along the way. When they were caught cheating they had to pay the stiff fines. The money was used to erect statues of Zeus that lined the entrance to the Olympic stadium. The worst part was at the bottom of the statue the cheaters name was inscribed and also the town from which he came. So, not only was the cheater humiliated, but also his family and his town. So, every Olympics after that, the athletes for the games would walk past these statues and see the names of the cheaters!
Our 'just do it' Nike comes from the Greeks. It means 'victory'. It came from the Greek goddess Nike. The Greeks have statues and picture of Greek goddesses with wings. These are not to be mistaken for angles...it just means victory!
Okay...last but not least...women could not attend the games because the participants had to compete naked!
Chow for now!
As we were eating breakfast we got to see the sun rise! Amazing! Then it was hurry of to queue up with the massive number of people going on tours. Princess does a really great job keeping everyone organized. We boarded the bus then it was off to Olympia and the archaeological museum. We visited the museum first. We were so fortunate to have a stellar guide. I inow that they are trained to so their job but she was far above what I have had before. The museum was interesting and our guide gave us the story of what the statues meant that lined the top of the gymnasium in Olympia.
After the museum, we headed for Olympia. You know wherever the Greeks are there are lots of columns: Corinthian, ionic and Doric. Can you picture the difference between each on right now in your head? She also pointed out the difference between a Roman column and a Greek column. A Roman column is smooth and a Greek column had flutes. Well, low and behold...my Greek builder put Roman columns in my house! Go figure! :-)
More to come...had trouble with the Internet last night and I'm trying to get a bit I before our day in Corfu....
Have to share the most interesting trivia from the Olympic stadium tour. Pe leprous was the mythical founder of the Olympics. His is a good story, so look iy up when you have a minute. His story is too long to type with this slow internet connection ( I've already lost this whole thing once!). Anyways...when the first Olympics started, the atheletes had to be determined as not only talented in their sport but be also of strong mind. If they were lacking in the strong mind...done no Olympics for them. Our guide told us that the word athlete in Greek means 'to have a strong body and mind'. Pretty cool, huh? Guess that's why so many of our talented young people need to see sports psychologists.
I know that I am a littl long winded on this one but the history of the games has been my favorite part of the trip so far. I have to give you the most interesting tidbit on the Olympic athletes that we're caught cheating. Of course cheating was rare as the athletes and judges were considered to be honest. There were large fines and the possibility of being flogged if caught cheating. They were not killed because the Olympics were held to honor Zeus, so there wwas peace among all. BUT...of course there were some cheaters along the way. When they were caught cheating they had to pay the stiff fines. The money was used to erect statues of Zeus that lined the entrance to the Olympic stadium. The worst part was at the bottom of the statue the cheaters name was inscribed and also the town from which he came. So, not only was the cheater humiliated, but also his family and his town. So, every Olympics after that, the athletes for the games would walk past these statues and see the names of the cheaters!
Our 'just do it' Nike comes from the Greeks. It means 'victory'. It came from the Greek goddess Nike. The Greeks have statues and picture of Greek goddesses with wings. These are not to be mistaken for angles...it just means victory!
Okay...last but not least...women could not attend the games because the participants had to compete naked!
Chow for now!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Mykonos...an island favorite of Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Waking up to this gorgeous island was a treat! All the homes are white in a beautiful cubist Cycladic architecture! They say that they make the roofs flat and rounded at the corners because of the amount of rain they receive every year. Whatever the reason...it makes for a treat for the eyes!
No wonder the stars and the rich and famous want to vacation here. It is such a quaint and beautiful town. The people were very friendly but maybe not quite as friendly as we found in Atthens. It could be that we just didn't have enough money in our pockets! Boy are their some high end shops here! So fun to look and wonder who is really buying this stuff!
Aside from all that, Mykonos had some amazing views. It's slightly raised but not as much as we saw on the Amalfi coast. They have windmills at the top that are so neat. They aren't used today, but we're the main source of revenue at one time. As soon as I figure the picture problem out, I will post some of the windmills.
Audrey had a great time again. We met yet another couple from Australia ( These people vacation a month or two at a time! I'm not sure if they have anyone else left in Australia that is still working!) and ate a nice lunch with them. This Aussie ate calamari and Mykonos calamari is not the little fried rings that we eat...they bring the whole darn thing! Visually it wasn't that quite appetizing looking. Lol!
Forgot to mention all the neat stuff going on on the ship. I think Audrey's favorite part is the casino on board! She is never too tired to go a 'round' with the slots! They constantly have live performers in the midship lobby area: everything from singing to acrobatics. I am enjoying the workout room on the front of the ship. I try to hit the treadmill just after we get back on the ship. I'm usually there until we just get ready to sail off.
Well, another day in the Greek Isles. Tomorrow we explore Katakolon. Can't wait.
No wonder the stars and the rich and famous want to vacation here. It is such a quaint and beautiful town. The people were very friendly but maybe not quite as friendly as we found in Atthens. It could be that we just didn't have enough money in our pockets! Boy are their some high end shops here! So fun to look and wonder who is really buying this stuff!
Aside from all that, Mykonos had some amazing views. It's slightly raised but not as much as we saw on the Amalfi coast. They have windmills at the top that are so neat. They aren't used today, but we're the main source of revenue at one time. As soon as I figure the picture problem out, I will post some of the windmills.
Audrey had a great time again. We met yet another couple from Australia ( These people vacation a month or two at a time! I'm not sure if they have anyone else left in Australia that is still working!) and ate a nice lunch with them. This Aussie ate calamari and Mykonos calamari is not the little fried rings that we eat...they bring the whole darn thing! Visually it wasn't that quite appetizing looking. Lol!
Forgot to mention all the neat stuff going on on the ship. I think Audrey's favorite part is the casino on board! She is never too tired to go a 'round' with the slots! They constantly have live performers in the midship lobby area: everything from singing to acrobatics. I am enjoying the workout room on the front of the ship. I try to hit the treadmill just after we get back on the ship. I'm usually there until we just get ready to sail off.
Well, another day in the Greek Isles. Tomorrow we explore Katakolon. Can't wait.
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