For our Fall break trip we decided to take a Mediterranean cruise.
BEST. DECISION. EVER.
However, before we boarded the ship, we spent two fun filled days in Barcelona, Spain
seeing places
like the FC Barcelona Soccer Stadium
and Park Guell, the impressive work of master Architect Antonio Gaudi
But when the time came there was just a little
bit of excitement as we were able to finally board the ship.
Our first stop was Marseille, France.
The boys wanted to stay on the boat in the kids club,
who are Cam and I to complain about an afternoon
exploring the South of France all by ourselves.
It was really rough…
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| In front of the Notre Dame of Marseille |
When Day two came around, Creed quickly realized the
opportunity that laid before him.
He could have a whole day with just Cam and I.
He jumped at the chance to
come sight seeing with us in the
French Riveria and Monocco,
while his brothers stayed in the club.
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| The Prince's Palace |
There was no messing around on Day three,
everyone wanted to come see the
leaning tower of Pisa.
As well as Rome on Day four. One day isn't enough to tackle these
amazing cities but we were able to
get creative and spend a brief amount
of time to see the Vatican
and tour the Coliseum.
Notice we are down a boy once more. This time Callan begged
to stay on the ship in the kids club
while the rest of us hiked up
Mt. Vesuvius and toured Pompei.
I still can't believe I left my 6 year old
on their without any of us nearby.
I could see the ship from
the top of the mountain so at least I knew it hadn't left us.
But could you imagine if we had been left behind…
I mentioned that thought to Callan and he wasn't worried.
He said he knew how to get to dinner and into our room
and he could just live on the boat.
The cruise staff would take great care of him.
Wouldn't that be a dream!!
Even though we were out and about seeing so many amazing places
and interesting things, life on the ship was
still probably our favorite.
So much yummy food and fun activities
it really was hard to leave.
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I got pulled on stage to help the magician with his act.
Surprisingly, I have been asked to help quite a few magicians over the years.
Maybe I missed my calling in life. ;) |
After they almost had to throw us off the ship,
because we really didn't want to leave.
We had many hours to kill before our flight.
We found a storage locker for our luggage and spent
some time exploring the Aquarium in Barcelona.
Good bye fall break, it was truly magical.
