Leave Friday for Barcelona then on to Malta, Morocco, Algiers, Tunisia and Rome. The same 4 are going that went to Egypt. Follow our adventures.
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Today we board the ship but first we are touring La Sagrada Familia. Started in 1826 by Anthony Gaudi, they are hoping to finish construction by 1926 for the anniversary. There will be 18 towers. The largest and last is the Tower of Jesus. The Tower of Jesus will hopefully be finished by 1935.
La Sagrada Familia
Stained glass windows La Sagrada Familia
The rainbow of light shining into La Sagrada
There is a church underneath La Sagrada where they still hold services
Part of the facade of La Sagrada depicting the Last Supper
The models they use to create La Sagrada
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Today we are in Marseille, France.
Notre Dame In Marseille
The city walls
The clear water of the Mediterranean
The city was built on 6 hills of limestone
CMA CGM shipping building
USS Truman Aircraft carrier
Largest Catholic Church in Marseille
City hall with yacht docks in front
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Today we are in Ajaccio (Corsica), France. \240This is the birthplace of Napolean Bonaparte. \240We took a walk around town before tour.
Church of the Maritime
The Citadel entrance built in 1492
Demonstration to keep their native language instead of changing primary language to English.
Pyramid of Napoleon
Corsica coast
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Today we are headed to Rome. \240There are over 300 churches in Rome, all Catholic. The Vatican is built from reclaimed materials from the Roman fortress. The Vatican is built on top of the tomb of Saint Paul.
Vatican
Pantheon
Inside the Pantheon
Pantheon dome
Outside walls of Pantheon
Trevi Fountain
Spanish Steps
Today was honoring Patron Saint of Firemen
The Coliseum
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Today is a sea day. We have very little planned other than travel consultant and dinner at Manfredi’s.
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Today we are in Malta. We have a private tour scheduled. It is so windy outside, you can hear the wind howling. \240Malta is 22 miles long and 18 miles wide. There is no homelessness. Everyone has a job. \240There are 365 Catholic Churches an 2 Cathedrals in Malta.
St Paul was rescued in Malta which is the reason the country is Catholic. \240He was on his way to Rome to be tried when he was shipwrecked in Malta. \240He was rescued on Saint Paul Island.
Tried eel and octopus for dinner. Determined that I am not a fan of either.
Watch Tower
Gun Turret
Monument
St Lucien Tower
Market in Marsult
Harbor of Marsult
Monument to George Bush Sr and Gorbachev peace talk here in 1989
The stone walls were constructed in 8th century by Arabs to denote property lines
The Blue Grotto
Falconer
The main church of Siqqui
Dinglii Cliffs the highest point of Malta
Church of St Mary Magdelan at Dingli Cliffs
Main entrance to Mdina
Popeye’s Village where film was made
Saint Paul’s Island
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Malta day 2. I think we saw everything possible yesterday so we are just going to visit Christmas Markets until on board time. \240Well, as the locals say “Valletta is always late.” \240The Christmas Markets do not open until next week.
Merry Christmas
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Today we are in Tunis, Tunisia
Largest Cemetary in Africa. 4.5 million buried here
Main square
Medina of Tunis
Souk
Fez
Brightly colored door
In the water are flamingos
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Today is a sea day and we are rock n rolling side to side and front to back. When I feel like getting to a window, I’ll take some pictures. This started around 7 last night and has been pretty steady all night.
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Today we are in Algiers, Algeria. The country is 98-99% Muslim.
The Monument of Martyrs
Satellite dishes everywhere
Algiers Post Office now a museum
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It’s a sea day today.
Today we went through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Off the bow this morning
Entering the Strait
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Today we are in Casablanca, Morocco. We have a private tour booked so stay tuned. Casablanca is largest city on Morocco. \240The cities are named after colors. Casablanca is White city. This means the houses are white.
The El Mohamed II Mosque holds 20,000 men and 5,000 women. The esplanade outside the mosque can hold 80,000 people. Under the mosque is the cleaning fountains to cleanse before prayer.
Morocco is a very progressive Muslim country, With 94% of population being Muslim. Polygamy is practiced but only with the permission of the first wife. Women hold the same jobs as men. We saw women bus drivers and shop owners.
Another beautiful rainbow in Morocco
El Mohamed II Mosque
El Mohamed II Mosque Inside
Rick’s Cafe Casablanca
The 4 of us outside Rick’s Cafe
Casablanca shop
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Today we are in Cadiz, Spain. A small little town on the coast.
Building Murals
New Cathedral
Central Mercado
Tuna at Central Mercado
Bags of live snails at Central Mercado
Torre Tavita (Watch Tower) Jonwent to top, we did not
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Today we are in Malaga, Spain. \240Malaga is a beautiful seaside town.
University of Malaga
Bank of Malaga
City walls
Wild parrots everywhere
Lighthouse
Concrete dividers
Ruins above the city
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Today is our last day on board. It is a sea day. We did a tour of engine control room and the bridge.
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We have disembarked the ship. We are in Barcelona visiting Christmas markets before our flight home tomorrow. \240It was a very nice cruise.
Barcelona Cathedral, not La Sagrada
Christmas narket
Gaudi house
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