a bit of this and a bit of that ;): August 2008

A few more pics of some of our favorite places that we have seen. We are so lucky that we get to see these places more than once.

Taormina, Sicily

One of the streets in Taromina

Hanging out in the Northern Lights on the ship

Sailing out of Venice we always get great pictures.

The Parthenon in Athens

The Acropolis in Athens

Athens

Mike, Heidi, Michael, Nate me and Doug in Athens

Clubbing in Istanbul!

The fun shopping area in Istanbul. We went and saw The Dark Knight at a theatre on this street and an hour and half into the movie they took an intermission. It was really funny and kind of annoying.

The Pretzel guy!

The Turkish Bath we went to in Istanbul....we wore swim suits but most people go in the nude and you literally get washed! It was crazy but just had to try it! You go in this huge room made entirely of marble. It's really hot inside and you just lay on the marble in the center of the room until your giant Turkish "washer" wearing only underwear comes up and scrubs you down. We got a little soap massage and they exfoliate your entire body and it really hurts. What an experience!

The Blue Mosque

Having dinner on the water in Mykonos

The pelican!

Mykonos at sunset

We are half way through our contract now and we are still loving every minute of it. We have seen so many amazing places and we still have a list of things we need to see before we come home. We have been doing three different 12 day cruise itineraries all summer. Only a few of the ports repeat so there is almost always something new and exciting to do and see.

Nice, France

It was so hot in Rome I had to buy a parasol....it helped a little

The Spanish Steps in Rome

A "discount" store by the Spanish Steps where all the high end shopping is

Inside the Pantheon in Rome

My husband flipping around like a monkey in Gaudi Park

Me and Polly in Gaudi Park, Barcelona

Doug and Tarrell on the "hop on, hop off" bus in Barcelona

"The Face of Barcelona"

Gaudi's famous Temple of the Sacred Family

Inside Gaudi's Park

One of Gaudi's many creations around Barcelona in Park Guel

While Polly and Ty were here last cruise we took a hydrofoil to the Island of Capri. It was really expensive but it was fun!

On a boat in Capri on the way to the Blue Grotto

The tiny entrance to the Blue Grotto

Inside the Blue Grotto. The bottom is white so when the light shines in it makes everything look super blue. It's really beautiful and our guide sang to us in Italian.

Cassie, me, Nicole, Shaunacy (in the cast) and Jenny (the lounge singer on board) in Capri

The beautiful city of Eze in Monte Carlo

The view of Monte Carlo from the ship

The famous leaning tower of Pisa!

The bay in Sorrento

Sorrento, Italy

Mykonos is one of the coolest places we've been. We always rent scooters and ride all around the island. It's such a beautiful and exotic place and we stay there until 10:30 at night so we get to watch the sun set which is always very magical!

The resident pelican of Mykonos....there are three of them that roam the island

Super Paradise Beach in Mykonos

The coastline in Mykonos at sunset.

Istanbul is by far my most favorite of all the places we've been. We always have an over night here and this city does not sleep.

The gorgeous Blue Mosque in Istanbul

On the bridge in Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar

Inside the Grand Bazaar

Santorini is very similar to Mykonos. We always rent scooters or dune buggies here. It's a huge island with tons of different beaches. Each beach has a different color of sand. We eat Gyros every time we come to Santorini and they're amazing. We also always get a crepe filled with nutella, bananas, strawberries and ice cream. They're so yummy!!!!