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Some of our trips in Europe were on cruise ships, others by tour bus. Both of us have seen many interesting places on our own; however, our photographs of that are limited. Again, click on the olive green buttons to see details.
Let me add one more comment about walking tours that I have come up with for some of the quaint European cities. To date there are two, maybe more to follow:
Bruges, Belgium and Tallinn, Estonia

In May of 2006 we spent two weeks on the Wind Surf cruising the Riviera and the western part of Italy. Starting in Nice, France, the trip included Corsica, Cannes (during the film festival), Monaco (during the Grand Prix races), Pisa, Florence and Portofino.

 

Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius

Our most favorite cruise in Europe was the trip from Istanbul, Turkey, to Athens, Greece. This was on the Wind Spirit, a sailing/motor ship with about 130 passengers. The voyage included stops at several ports including the islands of Rhodes, Santorini and Mykonos. Here are a few highlights.


Windmills on Mykonos, Greece

As part of our Mediterranean cruise (see above) we were at the 2006 running of the Grand Prix in Monaco. It was an interesting time filled with excitement, parties and lots of noise. However, driving at 200 mph on city streets is too fast for me.

  Formula 1 Ferrari

Bus tours are not our most favorite means of travel, but we did go to Ireland and Scotland with our friends to see the country sights and experience some of the ambiance first hand. We started this tour in Dublin, went clockwise to Northern Ireland where we then transferred to Scotland.


Part of the Ring of Kerry,
Ireland
 

After we crossed the North Channel from Ireland, we continued our tour in Scotland, and visited lots of places we had heard and read about; places such as Lock Ness and Saint Andrews, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. Our guide was good and we learned more from him about Scottish history and folklore than you might gleam from books in several days.

 


The valley of Glen Coe, Scotland