Venice, Italy; Hvar & Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Itea, Corinth Canal, Paros, Mykonos, Santorini, Piraeus, and Athens, Greece.
July 23 – August 5, 2008
Our pre-cruise stay in Venezia (Venice)
Hotel Danieli,
Venice, Italy
The Venetian Lagoon from our hotel.
Nancy from Terrazza Daniele. Isola
di S. Giorgio Maggiore in the background.
Isola di S. Giorgio Maggiore and the
famous Cirpiani Hotel.
Gondolas ready for tourists along the
Grand Canal.
The Bridge of Sighs adjacent to our
hotel.
Lobby of the Hotel Danieli
Nancy with Vino Rosso along the Grand
Canal.
Your gondola awaits!
Basilica San Marco (St. Mark's)
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square)
The Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge.
Lunch along the Grand Canal.
The cruise from Venice to Athens
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Welcome Aboard! |
SeaDream
I in the Med.
Top
of the Yacht.
Our
Stateroom 324 on the SeaDream I.
The
beautiful Dining Room.
Russ & Nancy aboard SeaDream I leaving
Venice for Hvar, Croatia.
Russ & Nancy in Hvar, Croatia
The harbor in Hvar.
Nancy doing her bit to make the trip tax
deductable.
Nancy & Russ aboard SeaDream I with the
Wexford burgee.
The harbor in the lovely walled-city of
Dubrovnik, Croatia.
City street in the old city of Dubrovnik.
The city square in the old town and the
church of Sv. Vlaho (1715).
City farmers' market in Dubrovnik.
Nancy & Russ sample Slovenian wine in the
Dubrovnik city square.
Nancy & Russ display the Wexford burgee in
SeaDream I's Main Salon.
Welcome to Greece (Καλωσορίστε στην Ελλάδα)
Downtown Corfu Town, Greece.
Nancy & Russ in Corfu.
Corfu.
The Temple of Apollo in Δελφοι
(Delphi).
Nancy & Russ overlooking the Temple of
Athena.
Nancy at the mythological center of the
earth.
Entering the Corinth Canal to the Aegean
Sea.
Nancy at the Corinth Canal.
Exiting the Canal.
Nancy & Russ celebrating the successful
canal transit.
Nancy with friend Dominique from Belgium
at the Top of the Yacht Bar.
Santorini from our yacht.
Santorini after ascending the cable car.
Nancy & Russ overlooking the city of Fira.
Descending along the donkey trail --
wouldn't do it again.
Nancy & Russ returning to SeaDream I from
Fira, Santorini.
Io, Santorini from SeaDream I as we
depart Santorini for Athens.
Kira, Santorini atop the volcano rim.
Club & Activities Director, Meredith Schaefer, Hotel Manager, Rico Taubert, and
Chef de Cuisine, Sudesh Kishore present the SeaDream Champagne and Caviar
Splash. (Meredith has already experienced the "splash."
Our post-cruise stay in Αθήνα (Athens)
The Ledra Marriott in Athens.
The Parthenon and the Acropolis from our
hotel.
The Temple of Zeus completed by Roman
Emperor Hadrian (Corinthian style)
The Arch of Hadrian: gateway to the ancient city of Athens.
The
Acropolis from the Temple of Zeus.
Russ & Nancy at the Temple of
Zeus.
The Parthenon (Temple of Athena) (Doric
Style).
Nancy at the Parthenon.
The Erechtheum on the Acropolis (Ionic
style).
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus -- for
musical performances.
The Theater of Dionysus -- for plays.
Nancy at the Grand Bretagne Hotel
overlooking the Acropolis.
Nancy & Russ at the Grand Bretagne.
The Greek Parliament Building from
Syntagma Square.
Farewell to the Ledra Marriott in Athens.
It was a great stay.
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