Category - Small ship cruising

18
Oct

Cruising Turkey and Greece – Rhodos

Tuesday we woke up in Greece, arriving into the harbour of Rhodos, the main city of the island of Rhodos. We joined a Silversea bus and walking tour of the old city, visiting the Palace of the Grand Masters and the Archaeological Museum. The palace was built by the Knights of St. John when they […]

15
Oct

Cruising Turkey and Greece – Antalya, Perge and Aspendos

Monday we left the ship early and joined a Silversea tour to Perge and Aspendos. Perge was once a major city in Roman and Byzantine times, but there are remains of human civilizations there dating back to the 12th century BC (BCE). These have included the Hittites, Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Seljuks. The […]

14
Oct

Cruising Turkey and Greece – travelling to Istanbul

Day 1 of a 2-week trip featuring a 9 day Silversea cruise, 2 nights in Istanbul and 2 nights in Athens. We booked business class airfare with Silversea since they had a very good business class airfare promotion. Outbound was on KLM, Vancouver to Istanbul via Amsterdam. It was booked with just an hour connecting […]

13
Aug

Arend & Darlene’s Excellent Adventure to Italy and the Dalmation Coast – Day 9

Today we cruised back into the magnificent city of Venice. After an early morning arrival, Darlene and I hopped on the waterbus to head up to Piazza S. Roma where we picked up our Europcar rental. After some short formalities we were on the road to Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet. The hotel […]

12
Aug

Arend & Darlene’s Excellent Adventure to Italy and the Dalmation Coast – Day 8

We were advised late yesterday that the ship had some mechanical difficulties and that we would be docking in Rovinj, rather than Pula. Rovinj was one of the most important towns of Istria under Venetian rule. The town is an absolute delight to walk through and during our visit the annual art festival was being […]

11
Aug

Arend & Darlene’s Excellent Adventure to Italy and the Dalmation Coast – Day 7

Arrived in Sibenik at 0800 and we were off for a walk through the old city. Sibenik is the oldest native Croatian town on the Eastern Adriatic and was first mentioned 1066 AD. Influenced by the Venetians, the Habsburgs, threatened by the Ottomans, occupied by Italy during World War 2, it sustained a heavy attack by […]