Last port final destination Venice, Italty

Although, it was a 9 day cruise it felt less because the first day is counted as day one in Barcelona, Spain and before getting to Dubrovnick, Croatia you spent a day at sea although its counted as a day and debarkation in Venice, Italy.

 

You lose a day just flying to Spain and you lose a day returning to LAX.

 

Did I mention it was super hot, hot, sticky humid!!  I don't know if the weather is like that all Europe, but if we are planning on visiting Germany next year in July, may God help us tolerate the weather.

 



 This is from the ships view while we were getting ready to debark

 This is from the ships view

 This is from the gondola ride

 Rialto Bridge

 Beautiful view of the gondola ride

 Window display

 St. Mark Square

 Between buildings

A police man outside the bank with a gun

6th day Dubrovnik, Croatia

I fell in love with this city!! So clean and beautiful, people are friendly and they all work.  In Sicily, people seem to be on an extended break I know that some places get an hour to an hour and a half, but we were there in the city for a least 5 hrs and people were just sitting around.

 

Dubrovnik (an independent state at the time) was the very first nation to formally recognize the United States as a nation when it declared independence from Great Britain.

 

Beautiful medieval city!  Dubrovnik's countryside and its surrounding villages.  I just loved this city so much its breath taking!!

 



5th day Messina, Italy

Short day in Messina, Italy

If you say that Los Angeles, CA is always busy and so much Traffic.  Then you should visit Sicily, people are sooooo Irate when they are driving, blowing the horns every second.  And people just make their own lanes and stop at any point and make it a parking space.  The Cannoli's were to sweet for me, not to my liking.

 

 This is the Justice Dept.