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Last night

Once more, my piece (peace?) of mind is being fragmented by various running, screaming and obnoxious small children. Oh, and the large one on the piano across the room who is starting a round of “name that tune.” This is … Continue reading

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Pisa

Again, Livorno where the ship docked is a distance from those places which might be interesting. We saw a bit of the town considering that we did the hike from the shuttle stop to the train station. Given the choice … Continue reading

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Not Rome

Civitavecchia is not Rome. Even if you call it the port of Rome, it is not Rome. Not when it is 90 minutes by bus. Another nasty surprise: unlike other cruise lines, NCL does not provide a shuttle into town. … Continue reading

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Floating on a boat

I have not fallen off the end of the earth, but with the cost of connection from the Norwegian Gem, I am limited my connect time to almost nothing. We started in Barcelona, went on to Malta, spent yesterday in … Continue reading

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Naples

And then there is Naples. Having been here before, I took the girls out for a hike, we surveyed the castle + did the Hop-on, Hop-off bus. The sun was shining, there were mopeds and motorcycles everywhere.

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Malta

There were all these fancy, expensive tour packages. And one could also wander around by themselves. I think our choice was obvious and a morning was well spent hiking around the island, seeing most of the streets and otherwise keeping … Continue reading

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At Sea

A day at sea meant that I could knit, the girls could do some home work and everyone spent time in the hot tubs.

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