Category Archives: Food

Civitavecchia, Italy (excursion to Rome)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by patmathews

August 30 First, here are the pictures of my retail therapy purchases from the last couple of days that wouldn’t load yesterday! And here’s that huge bruschetta that we enjoyed for lunch. Another early start – we went from the … Continue reading →

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Livorno, Italy (excursion to Cinque Terre)

Posted on August 29, 2015 by patmathews

August 29 We sailed into the port of Livorno early this morning, and here was the sunrise from the balcony – a beautiful start to the day. Livorno is the second largest city in Tuscany with a population of 160,000. … Continue reading →

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Barcelona, Spain

Posted on August 28, 2015 by patmathews

August 27 We spent a wonderful day in Barcelona.  We arrived early and set out to see La Familia Sagrata which we last visited in 2003. We wanted to see how much more has been completed.  Unfortunately, we didn’t think to … Continue reading →

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Cadiz, Spain

Posted on August 25, 2015 by patmathews

August 25 We sailed into the port of Cadiz, Spain about 9:30 this morning – it is a beautiful day here.  Cadiz is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Europe, founded in about 1100 BC.  It is … Continue reading →

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La Corona, Spain

Posted on August 22, 2015 by patmathews

August 22 We are now in the north of Spain, in the city of La Corona.  It is typically cloudy here and very green with temperate climate all year.  We expected rain, but it turned out sunny the whole time … Continue reading →

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Gijon and Aviles, Spain

Posted on August 21, 2015 by patmathews

August 21 We docked in Gijon, Spain this morning, the port is a very industrial place, nothing of interest to see here at the port, but the town has an older section.  We went on an excursion to Aviles, a … Continue reading →

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More from Bordeaux

Posted on August 19, 2015 by patmathews

August 18. We went to the Chateau Giscours for a elegant dinner and wine event for the World Cruise travelers.  The chateau dates back to the 14th century and in 1552 the first vines were planted.  Later it was transformed into … Continue reading →

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Posted on August 5, 2015 by patmathews

Wonderful trip to the Blue Lagoon last evening(August 4). We left at about 6:30 and stayed until 10. The sunrise was at 4:27 and sunset at 10:47, so we saw it from the bus.  I snapped the picture from the … Continue reading →

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At sea after Saguenay

Posted on July 23, 2015 by patmathews

At sea after Saguenay, July 23 At dinner, we had a lovely window table looking out on the fjords as we sailed out of Saguenay this evening. But what almost beat that view was this shot of my lobster dinner. … Continue reading →

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Regular menu sample

Posted on July 17, 2015 by patmathews

So many choices every day.  And there are also 2 specialty restaurants on board..Toscana for Italian and Polo Grill for steak and seafood. A P P E T I Z E R S Sturgeon Caviar with Buckwheat Blinis and Traditional … Continue reading →

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