Friday, August 1, 2008

A Summer In Europe

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!!!!



Doug on his donkey riding up to Fira in Santorini

Nicole, Sean and Doug with the donkeys after making it to the top

Getting on the tender on our way to Santorini!

The Red Beach in Santorini

The dune buggie we rented in Santorini

Oia, Santorini

Dom (revenue manager), Bella (Casino Host), Heidi, Jenny, me and Doug

The Red Beach in Santorini with Heidi, Polly and Ty

2 comments:

Merrills said...

So awesome! Wish we could be there to see some of those awesome places with you! Love you, guys!

Brandi, Dan, L and B said...

WOW what a great adventure you two are having. Lots of great memories being created. We love you and miss you.