Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Montenegro, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 11th, 2010
We awoke this morning to Montenegro (new country!), literally, outside of our door. The bay really does look like a fjord (though technically it’s a drowned river canyon) like those in Alaska or (I assume) Norway. It’s very picturesque. Our small breakfast arrived by 7:00. After coffee and a muffin, we prepared to go ashore. […]
Posted in Albania, Greece, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 10th, 2010
The Albanian Adventure… Our tour to Albania began at 8:00am aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. We collected our passports, left the ship (Corfu! Another “country” per TCC guidelines.) and went as a group to Greek passport control for our departure to Albania. The immigration department was completely overwhelmed and remarkably understaffed. It was a scene of […]
Posted in Greece, Nieuw Amsterdam, San Marino, Slovenia on Jul 8th, 2010
We awoke to cloudless skies in the Ionian Sea while sailing into Greece. Yesterday, HAL’s tour guide, Tom, described Katakolon as “the Skagway of Greece.” We can see why. It’s a tiny little town with a single main street, creatively named, well, “Main Street.” also like Skagway, it’s nearly sole purpose seems to be serving […]
Posted in Italy, Nieuw Amsterdam on Jul 7th, 2010
So, I’m having trouble blogging on the ship (specifically, WiFi connectivity problems). I hope to correct it in the morning. If not, I’ll be posting entries from my iPhone only, which is suboptimal at best. Anyway, today we visited the Guggenheim in Venice (very enjoyable), made our way to the new ship (which is both […]
Posted in Italy on Jul 6th, 2010
We ended up switching hotel rooms last night. Our original room, while cozy and charming, was also rather hot/humid. After realizing it was hotter inside than outside (as well as knowing from prior experience that open windows are NOT a viable option in Venice), I called the front desk. After getting maintenance involved, we learned […]