Every year, we are fortunate to venture to Yosemite to celebrate D’s birthday with many other Virgo friends. Since it is his birthday, I always ask him what kind of cake he would like. This year he wanted yellow cake with white frosting. My usual cookbooks for cakes were not looking great, so I hopped … Continue reading »
On the last day of our trip, we returned to Malaga. We arrived very early in the morning to port. We watched the sunrise over the mountains from our balcony. We said a bittersweet good-bye to the cruise ship and headed into town. We were hopeful that our room might be … Continue reading »
When we reviewed the itinerary of our cruise, most of the ports had cities that were familiar to us – Malaga, Rome, Florence, and Valencia. One port was completely unfamiliar to both of us. As it turns out, sometimes the unknown is the best. We arrived in Ajaccio, Corsica on the morning of our anniversary. … Continue reading »
Sunrise in Tuscany took our breath away. The colors of the sun there are somehow more fantastic. This photo nearly captures the beauty of watching the sunrise over the horizon. Incredible way to wake up in Tuscany to head on our adventure to Florence. We had every intention to take the train like we did … Continue reading »
Rome, bella roma. We decided not to take any shore excursions for this cruise. If you are familiar with cruising, shore excursions are the tours lead by the cruise ship. When we looked thru the options, they seemed overpriced based on our research of how much it would take to get into each city. Granted, … Continue reading »
