Battered, bruised, and a little bit intoxicated - a Transatlantic Crossing updated 02/13/18 - Page 14 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Nice! So you may enjoy my next update - Lisbon.
Not sure when I’ll post it. It’s written but I need to add the pictures and have a lot going on with home stuff again...my goal is by the end of the week.
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Nice! So you may enjoy my next update - Lisbon.
Not sure when I’ll post it. It’s written but I need to add the pictures and have a lot going on with home stuff again...my goal is by the end of the week.
Colleen, I would enjoy your updates if you went to Kalamazoo!! You are a very entertaining writer!!
Although you had a full day you still got in relax time, it sounds wonderful to me. My dad has pics of the Rock of G from when he was in the Navy. I was so intrigued by your picture with Africa and Europe together, i would love to see that
Now I'm drooling over your appetizer because it is my favorite, too! So cool to watch the ship's passage through the straits and see the Rock of Gibraltar! I love the moon shot!
Now I'm drooling over your appetizer because it is my favorite, too! So cool to watch the ship's passage through the straits and see the Rock of Gibraltar! I love the moon shot!
I think it was my favorite app on my Magic cruise as well. I had heard so much about this amazing and delectable course prior to my cruise from you and Cheryl. I love my food and just amazing in every way and no faults!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Although you had a full day you still got in relax time, it sounds wonderful to me. My dad has pics of the Rock of G from when he was in the Navy. I was so intrigued by your picture with Africa and Europe together, i would love to see that
We were glad we went through when we were awake. Originally for some reason we thought we'd be going through the Straits around 4 am. Going through as the sun was setting just added to the experience, I think.
Now I'm drooling over your appetizer because it is my favorite, too! So cool to watch the ship's passage through the straits and see the Rock of Gibraltar! I love the moon shot!
If I don't see something on the main course menu, I've been known to order a double order of those truffle pursettes instead!
I was pretty happy with the shot of the moon, especially since I didn't have a tripod.
Cadiz - September 18
We had room service this morning which worked well. Cereal, croissants, muffins, fruit bowl, bananas and coffee. We watched the ship come into the port of Cadiz.
We ordered Hop On Hop Off bus tickets, figuring that would give the best chance of seeing more of the port. We did have trouble, though, with the electronic voucher. This was VERY frustrating as Viator (the tour folks I often use when traveling) clearly stated you could use either an electronic or paper voucher. We hadn’t decided on this tour until we were onboard, so I didn’t have a printer to get a paper copy. Plus so many places now will just scan your smart phone. The folks in Cadiz just wouldn’t do that - no matter how many times I pointed out the statement that said “electronic voucher acceptable”. After 20 minutes or more they finally got something figured out and let us on the bus. We opted to start by doing a complete loop, which ended up being a good idea and a bad one…..
The bus loop doesn’t really show much, as it turns out the majority of what you want to see is in the old city, and buses can’t drive through there at all. So you go around the perimeter on the bus. We did see the beaches, and that was nice, as well as a fort.
Before we were even to the 4th entry on the audio tour, it was clear Mike was fading. He’d had insomnia the night before and hadn’t slept at all (and been chilled on deck 10 before that). We made it a bit more than halfway through the cathedral before I realized I needed to get him back to the ship. We missed the crypt (which later I heard was the real highlight of the cathedral) and the museum. I walked Mike back to the ship - praying we’d make it all the way back, as we didn’t have the wheelchair today. So that was the good and bad of the bus - I felt we’d wasted time, limiting how much Mike got to see of Cadiz so that was bad, but it did help us realize most of what we wanted to see/do was a short walk from the ship, so that was good I guess.
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What a great tour on such a beautiful day! How were the temps? The city is beautiful and you're just beginning! The interior of the cathedrale is amazing with all the white marble which brings out so much inside! I wish more cathedrale interiors were like this and not darker colors as many seem to be. I remember visiting one in Lucerne and it was breathtaking with the bright white marble! I don't think it was a Catholic church and may have been Turkish, if I recall!
As Cheryl has visited Lucerne, perhaps she can sustain the validity of this as I think this may be the case! If not, I'll check through my notes from then and photos. It's 1995, but have all of this still!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful place. Good to know about the hop on/hop off bus, as we often do those to see as much of a city as possible. The cathedral looks stunning.
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful place. Good to know about the hop on/hop off bus, as we often do those to see as much of a city as possible. The cathedral looks stunning.
Yes, we normally find the HOHO to give you a good lay of the land, so to speak, and maybe see a few highlights from a distance if you’re only there a short time. But I wouldn’t recommend it in Cadiz. Just head to the old part of town and immerse yourself in the sights there.
That said, I do like some of my beach pictures - especially with the boats as the tide was out.
What a great tour on such a beautiful day! How were the temps? The city is beautiful and you're just beginning! The interior of the cathedrale is amazing with all the white marble which brings out so much inside! I wish more cathedrale interiors were like this and not darker colors as many seem to be.
It was warm, but not hot, as I recall. Although felt pretty warm later in the day if you were in full sun. But I think it was in the mid to upper 70’s.
I agree that the lighter color marble in churches is someone more welcoming. Those that are so dark seem more foreboding to me.
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I had heard so much about this amazing and delectable course prior to my cruise from you and Cheryl. 
I wish more cathedrale interiors were like this and not darker colors as many seem to be. I remember visiting one in Lucerne and it was breathtaking with the bright white marble! 
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