Oct 27, 2012 This morning we docked early in Port Said, Egypt. We got off the boat at 6:30 am, but didn’t make it to the bus until 7:00 am. Egypt is very dirty, even worse than Jerusalem. They also have very aggressive street vendors. But things are a lot cheaper here than the other …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Jerusalem, Israel
Oct 26, 2012 Neither of us slept real well. We woke up at 5:30 am and got ready to go. We had breakfast at the hotel. Our first stop in the morning was the Mount of Olives. The streets were crowded because it was a Muslim holiday. It took quite a while to drive there. …
Hafia, Israel
Oct 25, 2012 This morning we docked in Haifa, Israel. We got off the ship at 6:30 am. We had a long trip ahead of us. Ashar was our guide and Simon was the driver. They are both from Jerusalem. Haifa is the world headquarters for the Baha’i’ religion. The first stop was the Baha’i …
Cyprus
Oct 24, 2012 This morning we landed on the island of Cyprus. We got on a bus that had a Greek Cypriot guide. She sounded just like the father from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” movie. She kept telling the source of words and how they all came from the Greek words. Also, she could …
Alayna, Turkey
Oct 23, 2012 Today was day 4 of our trip. We landed in Alayna, Turkey in the morning. Eva and I had breakfast on the deck and watched the ship dock in the harbor. We bought a tour through the cruise line and they had a bus to take us on the tour. We loaded …
Our Cruise Through the Mediterranean Sea
This is the report of our cruise around the Mediterranean Sea in 2012. We flew from SLC to Rome and then cruised to Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and back to Rome. Oct 20, 2012 We are on our Mediterranean cruise. Yesterday we left at about 5:45 am. We had Zac drive us to the airport. …
Copenhagen, Denmark
July 30, 2018 Today was our last full day on the ship. It was a day at sea as we traveled from Stockholm to Copenhagen, Denmark. We slept in a bit, but were up and going around 7:30 am. We did a mile on the track and then ate breakfast. The rest of the day …
Stockholm, Sweden
July 29, 2018 This morning we woke up as they were mooring the ship in Nynashamn, Sweden. Originally, we were going to dock in Stockholm, but they moved us to Nynashamn. This was about a 45 minute drive to Stockholm. Charolette, our guide picked us up in a bus. This was the largest tour group …
Helsinki, Finland
July 28, 2018 This morning we docked in Helsinki, Finland. We met the tour guide Ritva just outside the security area and loaded into the Mercedes van. And just like the past two days, the air conditioning in the vehicles did not work well. It was hotter than normal and we were all sweating for …
St. Petersburg, Russia – Day 2
July 27, 2018 Day 2 in Russia. We started early the next day and was off the ship by 7:15 am. Eva and I were early so the emigration control line was not bad and we got through quickly. We made one stop at the park that oversees St Issacs Cathedral and then off for …
