| Our ship, the Norwegian Dream. | |
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Carol in Naples with our ship and Mt. Vesuvius in the background. |
Wandering around Naples just like the tourists that we are. |
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Herculanium and Mt. Vesuvius |
Herculanium, Italy lies to the south west of the Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius. During the year 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius erupted showering the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculanium with moltin rock and ash buring the two cities for almost 2000 years. Archeology work is still being conducted to reveal covered portions of the two cities. Here is one of the amazingly well preserved wall mosaics. |
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New Mexico's Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. I used to think it was pretty amazing until I saw these ruins from about a thousand years earlier!
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| Picturesque Portofino Harbor |  |
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Portofino street scene |
Ruins in Messina, Sicily with Mt. Etna in the background
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Happy hour in our room with Jerry, Bunker, Jane and Bee. |
| Formal night party |  |
Carol in her sparkly dress |
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Arriving at the gondola dock in Venice with the rising tide.
Design details on the gondolas. |
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Gondolier making his way up the canal. |
Boardwalks have been erected to cope with the high tides of fall.
Note the flooded store below. |
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Strangely all this seating is unused :-) |
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Campanile in Piazza San Marco
| Many bridges in Florence. |  |
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Resting our legs in a cafe. |
| Jane and Carol having a cup of coffee. |  |
The end of a wonderful Italian cruise. Many thanks to Jane for making it possible!