Monthly Archives: May 2011

Day 25 – May 10 Tuesday A late start this morning, breakfast in the hotel, a day planning session, then out the door by 8.45am.  We walked straight down Via Cicerone towards the river & the nearby Piazza del Tribunali, … Continue reading →

Day 24 – May 9 Monday I woke at 4am to bright lights shining into the cabin, we had docked in Athens & our cruise was over.   I pulled the blinds closed & slept until our alarm at 5.30 before … Continue reading →

Day 23 – May 8 Sunday A sleep-in this morning, even though the ship was docked at Heraklios on the island of Crete, we couldn’t disembark before 8.00am as the Palace of Knossos didn’t open until 8.30.  The drive to … Continue reading →

Day 22 – May 7 Saturday Alarm set for 5.30am, dressed & on the open top deck by ourselves watching the ship come into berth at Kusadasi, Turkey, just as the sun was starting to rise over the mountains behind … Continue reading →

Day 21 – May 6 Friday A very late start today, 9.15am departure for the Athens port of Piraeus.  We boarded the ship, the Louis Majesty, around 10am & found our little two bed (instead of the big party beds, … Continue reading →

Day 20 – May 5 Thursday An easy day today, 6.30am breakfast & depart at 8am for the Acropolis.  The Athens traffic was busy, but not too bad.  It only took us about 15 minutes from the Hotel to the … Continue reading →

Day 19 – May 4 Wednesday 6.30am breakfast again & 7.30am start, with a rain shower or two as we headed south.  As we left Ioannina, we started climbing mountains & had a great view back over the lake & … Continue reading →

Day 18 – May 3 Tuesday The mosque called us to prayer at 4.50am this morning.  Our room at the Tirana International Hotel was on the 8th floor & about level with the speakers on the mosque about 300 metres … Continue reading →

Day 17 – May 2 Monday It was breakfast at 6.30am.  As we were having breakfast from the dining room we could see a cruise ship appeared & turned into the new port of Dubrovnik for its day trip.   In … Continue reading →

Day 16 – May 1 Sunday A long sleep-in as it’s a late 9am start on May Day, a public holiday here.  It’s raining in Dubrovnik so it’s on with the raincoats & out with the brollies for our walk … Continue reading →