Koper, Slovenia

Slovenia, a country in Central Europe, is often bypassed in favor of more well-known countries such as Croatia and Italy. In fact, Slovenia is a very naturally beautiful country. Visiting Slovenia is like visiting Switzerland or Austria at cheaper costs.

Postojna Cave is the largest cave in the classic karst and the most visited show cave in Europe.

Split, Croatia

We arrived at Split, Croatia's seaport, on April 25. Since we did not book excursion, we intended to visit Split on our own. We walked inside Diocletian's Palace, the Roman royal residence and UNESCO world heritage site. Unfortunately the weather was bad and the rain made us return to the ship sooner than expected.

Kotor, Montenegro

Montenegro, "the pearl of the Mediterranean", is located in the South of the Adriatic Sea. It is a very beautiful country with clear still lake, and gorgeous mountains.



Beautiful views from the top of the hill

The old town

Dear enjoys taking photos while climbing up the hill.

There are several small islands along the coast of Montenegro.


We appreciate the beauty of Montenegro before dinner at Polo Grill.

Corfu, Greece

At Corfu, we chose not to go far but wander around the harbour before taking a taxi to Liston Square where Dear can access the internet.

Taormina, Italy

Taormina's Greek theatre with Mount Etna, the highest and most active volcano in Europe, in the distance.

One of the craters of Mount Etna

A very large lava rock at the top of Mount Etna

Sorrento, Italy

At Sorrento, we have two options, to go to Capri or Pompeii. I have already been to both places some 15 years ago. Capri is a very beautiful island, especially the spectacular views of the Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples from Anacapri. Pompeii, on the other hand, is a very interesting historical site resulted from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 62. Due to the recently eruption of Iceland volcanic, we then opted to go to Pompeii to explore once again the aftermath of the volcanic eruption.

Sorrento

Pompeii

Amalfi and Positano, Italy

Amalfi is famous for its lemon, Amalfi Coast Lemon, which is used in the production of Limoncello.


Mi and Pan, with the handsome local guide.

Florence, Italy

I was heartbroken when I learnt that Galleria dell' Accademia, where the famous Michelangelo's David sculpture was exhibited, was closed. I have long wished to appreciate the sculpture once again after 15 years when I went to Florence when Dear was very young. I remembered that I was so impressed with the magnificent masterpiece which showed state-of-the-art muscular figure of David in a beautifully white colossal marble statue. Anyway this time I only had a chance to see a copy of the statue in front of the Piazza della Signoria.

Duomo and Baptistry

Ponte Santa Trinita

Ponte Vecchio, the oldest surviving bridge in Florence

Santa Croce

Cannes, France

Since we were quite tired of bus riding yesterday, Dear and I decided to skip Cannes excursion and stayed on the ship. However we took a short walk along the La Croisette, which is the famous waterfront promenade there.