Sea Days are Wonderful
We began our day with breakfast on the balcony. I spent the morning with Matt in the salon. Cut, base color, highlights and I was good to go. Returning to the cabin, I read on the balcony,...
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From Serenity to Santorini
We left the ship via tender around 9:00 am. There was no line for the cable car and within minutes we were at the top and heading for the Hertz office. We set out in a cute six speed auto for Santo Winery. We discovered this spot the last time we were on Santorini...
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Sailing Away from Athens towards Bliss
We left the folks at the lovely Ava Hotel and arrived at the Cruise Ship Terminal shortly before noon. I always get a thrill when we first spy our ship. Crystal’s Serenity is a wonderful ship, we were looking forward to its recent refurbishment. Embarkation was already underway and a total...
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Hopping on in Athens…a Museum…a park
If we don’t engage a guide, we enjoy touring on Hop On Hop Off busses. We get a sense of the city and can visit major landmarks and attractions in an efficient manner. We loved today’s ride through Athens’ streets. Tons of traffic, especially scooters. Highly entertaining watching the scooters navigate...
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Memorable Meal…Stunning Views…Lovely Venue
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Leaving Lisbon…Hello Athens
Arriving at the Lisbon airport we waited about 40 minutes to check in because Aegean Airlines shares its counter space with several other airlines. We’ve encountered this several times during our travels. I need to remember this because we like to check in early and wait in either the airlines’ lounge or one of...
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Amazing Hospitality @ Intercontinental Portugal
We are sad to be leaving Portugal and this wonderful hotel. From the moment that Daniel warmly greeted us at the entrance and walked us to the Club Lounge where Rodrigo checked us in we felt at home. It’s always a nice touch to see a welcome greeting on the...
Continue readingSintra…A Day in the Clouds
Timmy did some carb loading in the club lounge before we set out for Sintra this morning . Our Uber (about $30.00 USD) took less than 40 minutes, the last few miles through some beautiful country side with spectacular views Visiting Sintra...
Continue readingWonderful Ingredients… Prepared Beautifully
Several local folks, including Goncalo, one of the super hosts in the Intercontinental club lounge, suggested El Mercato as their favorite restaurant in Lisbon. We hesitated because, well, hello? We’re in Portugal and we are eating Italian? We read the rave reviews on social media, Timmy made a reservation online and off we went....
Continue readingMuseum Hopping
We slept in and had a leisurely breakfast in the Club Lounge. We enjoy club floor lounges for the opportunity to meet and interact with other travelers. The young staff are wonderful and beyond accommodating. Our meal was delicious. We called an Uber; the driver was 1 minute away and he whisked us to Belém,...
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