Day at seaWe are now halfway ish through our, very well deserved, rest day at sea. The sun is shining brightly and it is around 32 degrees outside. Gary, David and myself have spent much of the first part of the afternoon in the Sanctuary pool with Barbara relaxing in the shade on a sunbed. We have all enjoyed sipping Mohitos as we swim/relax.   It is the first time in around ten years that Gary has been in a swimming pool and the first time ever he has been...

Genoa - Closed!We were in Genoa yesterday but, sadly, because it was a Sunday most of the town was closed for business. It was really dissapointing because it is such a pretty place to walk around. It would have been far nicer had it been bustling with people shopping or selling things!We all agreed that we liked the look of the place very much and enjoyed wandering the narrow streets.   Barbara and Gary went back to the ship a bit earlier than David and I be...

Marseille As one of France's oldest cities, this was one of the stops that I had most been looking forward to and it did not let us down. As soon as we viewed the port from the balcony we could tell that this was going to be a place we would enjoy! Marseilles is 479 miles south of Paris and also holds the title for largest Mediterranean port. The walk from the ship into the city was along a gorgeous harbour front with boats in the water and cafes and bars...

The thunder was rumbling again as we pulled into port today for our visit to Pisa. It took only around forty minutes by coach and then we were free to wander around at leisure. The tower itself is located in Miracle Square in the town of Pisa. I have seen lots of pictures of the leaning tower over the years but still, to see it for real was brilliant. It is covered in white marble and, completely aside from the obvious lean, it is a stunning piece of archite...

Rome on our own.So, no update yesterday because I was too tired to concentrate on what I was writing. We had a brilliant day in Rome and, whilst it is true that Rome was not built in a day, you can also be completely certain that you cannot view it all in a day! My goodness though, how we tried to see as much as we could in the six or seven hours we had to explore. Rome is......incredible. The architecture stunning and the people really really friendly. We ...