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
Oh my gosh, Patty, that tour looks fabulous! I clicked larger each picture, and the scenery is spectacular! You two look adorable - I love Hal's skipper hat and your pretty blue coat and scarf! I am so happy for you that you got to see, EAT, and do all of those wonderful things and I can't wait to talk to you about it all. I want to hear all of the details!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend 3 1/2 weeks!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a trip. Those are places I'd absolutely love to visit; and now I've done it on your blog. Maybe in real life later. So glad you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing all your pictures. It looks like you had a wonderful trip. You both look so cute! It looks like France was a little chilly. The pictures of Normandy, Mont st. Michel, and the Loire valley brought back so many great memories of our trip to pick Devin up from his mission.I'm so glad you are home safe.
ReplyDeleteI think Devin is about to start crying! We are so jealous of your trip. It looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great trip. We loved San Gimingnano when we went a few years ago thanks to your suggestion. That is such a quaint, romantic place. I relived our Tuscany trip through your pictures. Ah, the gelato!
ReplyDeleteNext time I need to shoe horn in on this! And my mouth is watering over all the gelato you had!
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