(This is something I typed yesterday, we are back)

This morning we left London on our way back to the states. I can be pretty reflective at this point, looking back at all the experiences and all the highs and lows. I now have a large list of things to do and things that we have done. The first thing to do is to get my life back in order. Working for your career is fine, but you have to take time to remember the experiences and be able to take time to dwell in the experience. There...

Today we finished up day 2 in London. What did we try and cram and see… everything. We hit all the tourist highlights, and got plenty of souvenirs. A highlight for Brandi and I was we hired a black taxi for 2 hrs to drive us all over the city. Unfortunately it was scheduled ahead of time, so we had to take the trip regardless. Well it was raining, so we got a rainy view of everything in London. Our taxi driver rocked, he even took Brandi and I to see the Abbey Road Zebra Crossing (crosswalk). So...

We have arrived in London to begin the final leg of our trip. We left the ship today at 7:45am (gmt +2) and we arrived at the hotel at 11:45pm (gmt) Do the math. It seems as there were only 3 British Airways flights from Athens to London today and they were all booked solid, so we ended up having to wait at the airport for about 6 hours before we could board and take off. Oh well, it’s part of life when you travel, the key is be flexiable. I told mom, no wake up call tomorrow. We get up when we...

Today was another stop at the Turkish Port of Kusadasi. The most famous reason to go to this port is for a tour of Ephesus. However during out last time at port, we toured Ephesus and other areas, so this time we went on a tour of 3 ancient cities, Priene, Didyma and Miletus. Ollie and Mom didn’t go today so it was just my dad, Brandi and myself. So we were expecting an uneventful day. Well it was far from that.

Priene was a Greek and Roman Settlement at different times. It has a...

Today we spent the day in Nesebur, Bulgaria. Nesebur is a Unesco site and is filled with many Byzantine ruins along cobblestone streets. Getting to Nesebur was a challenge. We had to tender into the port, and the swells were about 4 to 7 feet. So the little tender was bouncing around a bit. However I have to admit the crew handled it with extreme professionalism, and extreme safety. This cruise has tons of older folks on it, so they really needed some help with all the bouncing around.
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