Santorini, Greece

Legend has it that our next port, the island of Santorini, Greece is the site of Plato's lost city of Atlantis... I didn't know that until just tonight! In 1450 BC, a marine volcano erupted, creating the extraordinary landscape. The capital of Santorini is Fira (or Thira), located on a 900 foot-high cliff overlooking the harbor and volcanic crater. In order to enter the huge central basin, ships must pass between the sheer rock walls. You can get to Fira via funicular (my personal choice!), by foot via a winding, 587 stepped path, or on mule-back (walkers and mule-back riders share the same narrow path)...not a really tough decision to make (although I hear that David Lloyd has decided to ride the donkey!) This town is known for its charmingly beautiful white-washed houses, winding lanes, picture perfect squares, blue-domed churches, and amazing views. Again, I can hardly wait! Hey all you cruiseheads out there in Mediterranean dream land....if you don't want to post, at least throw me a comment once in a while! Look for the word "comments" at the end of each post and click on it...then just type away! You'll also be able to read the comments that others have written. Hurry...I'm waiting!

Meet Larry and Linda

Linda (that's me- the blog queen!) and Larry Nelson are cruiseheads from the word go, and we are really enjoying keeping this blog going for the whole group!
Hey all you Cruiseheads! In case you didn't know it, you can (and should!) post on this blog with us...that's what will make it so much fun. If you accepted our invitation to join this blog, then you have signed up as a blogger and you can start creating posts.

• Just click on the "IPower Blogger" icon in the lower right hand corner of the blog
• Sign in using the name and password you used to set up a blogger account
• Click on the Cruisehead blog
• Click "Create" and start typing! The icons at the top of the grey box will allow you to be creative with fonts, etc. If you click on the picture you can add a picture that you have saved on your computer...just browse (in the upper left hand corner) until you find the pictures location and then click "upload image"
• It's so much fun, and once you get comfortable with it, I think you will love to post. It will be a great way for all of us to get to know each other.
  

Athen, Greece

Can you believe that this is our next stop! The Parthenon, and other main buildings on the Acropolis were built by Pericles in the 5th century BC as a monument to the cultural and political achievements of the inhabitants of Athens. The term acropolis means upper city and many of the city states of ancient Greece are built around the acropolis where the inhabitants can go as a place of refuge in times of invasion. It's for this reason that the most sacred buildings are usually on the acropolis. It's the safest, most secure place in town. As little as 150 years ago there were still dwellings on the Acropolis of Athens. Wow, it's taken me this long to get interested in history!!!

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia is our second port on this cruise. Walking the ancient city walls will be a memory to treasure.

Venice, Italy - A view of the Rialto Bridge from a vaporetto

This is the port where it all begins for us...Venice, Italy. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am having so much fun just looking at pictures of the places we will see, and I thought it would be fun to start sharing some of them with the rest of you. So...look for a post on our next stop coming soon.

Benvenuti in 'Italia

Here's the Destination map for our Cruise

Venice, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Pireaus (Athens), Greece
Santorini, Greece
Naples, Italy
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Florence Italy
Villefranche (Nice), France
Barcelona, Spain

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