We have returned from our 3 1/2 week trip to France, Greece and Italy. We travelled with our Caldwell friends - Bob and Susan Taylor. We began our trip in Paris and spent 1 week seeing the sights of France as we travelled across the country on our way to Italy. Thank heavens for a GPS - that really helped us to find where we wanted to go!
Our second week was spent on a cruise of the Greek Islands with stops in Split, Croatia, Corfu, Greece, Santorini, Greece, Mykonos, Greece and Crete. We sailed in and out of Venice.
The last part of our trip was spent exploring Tuscany. We home based in Cortona and visited 20 cities, many of which were ancient hilltop towns with lots of fascinating history. We loved the food and all of the beautiful scenery but when the time came, we were ready to return home after all of our adventures. Europe is wonderful and travel is exciting but of course - home is best.
Here are some photo highlights of our trip.
Notre Dame
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is so pretty when it is lit at night
The Louvre art museum - Paris
Visiting the World War II sites on the beaches of Normandy
Cemetery near Omaha Beach - Normandy
Normandy - near Omaha Beach
Mont St. Michel Abbey
The climb to the top was worth the view
The beautiful Chateau de Chenonceau in France's chateau country
The gardens of the Chateau
Breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast near Montelimar, France
Bob and Susan exploring the medieval mountain top city of Les Baux, France
Our last stop in France - Grasse - the perfume capital of Provence
Enjoying one of many delicious dinners in the ship's dining room
The beautiful island of Santorini
Santorini
Cruise stop at Mykonos island - Greece
An interesting old windmill on Mykonos
Shopping for oriental rungs in Mykonos
Our last cruise stop - the isle of Crete
A pretty church in Crete
Enjoying beautiful Venice
Bob & Susan
Our first gelato (of many)- Yummy, Yummy
Enjoying a view of the beautiful Tuscan countryside
Bob & Susan with the backdrop of Assisi and the valley below the city
Viewing an ancient monolith in Cittia della Pieve
The view of the valley below the hill top town of Pienza
In front of the Trattoria in Orvieto
Enjoying one of the many delicious pasta dinners in Orvieto
Bob & Susan enjoying a gelato in Civitella in val di chiana
We attended church in Siena and visited the hill town after church.
Enjoying our last Tuscan hill town - San Gimingnano
