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From October, 2010:

This is Palma, Mallorca:

On the right is the Palma Cathedral. On the left is the Royal Palace of La Almudaina. It was originally Moorish fortress. Alterations began in the 14th century. The interior impressed me as being somewhat austere.

I looked up close at the woven fabric in some of the tapestries up close. It’s just amazing.

Down three or four levels are the baths.

This is the inner courtyard.

This is the city behind the cathedral.

After Mallorca we sailed to Barcelona, flew to Heathrow and then home the next day. Whew!   

This is Valletta, Malta:

Thanks for the info on the statue of Venus. I was too busy looking at her boobs to think of
BotteceliThis is Split, Croatia. It’s a very old walled city:

This is Dubrovnik, Croatia, another walled city.

Oops. This was supposed to appear last Friday.

Ok, back at it. This is Zadar, Croatia, another ancient walled city:

We had a delicious lunch there. Croatian wines and olive oil are certainly among the best I’ve ever tasted. It’s such a shame that they don’t export it as far as I know.

I didn’t mention that the cruise on the Adriatic was aboard the Cunard ship, Queen Victoria. The first leg ended in Trieste. We were only in the downtown area, but it seemed like a very nice city. We had an excellent pizza for lunch in a little restaurant that wasn’t full of tourists. One of the bad things about cruises is that you’re surrounded by a bunch of stinking tourists. (Exclusive of Frau G and moi of course)

They were preparing for some big celebration in the main square.

This is the Verdi Opera House. I’m a big opera fan, especially Verdi.

This is the old walled city of Kotor, Montenegro.

We flew from isbon to the port near Rome and got aboard a big boat. We sailed through the Strait of Messina,

Around the boot of Italy to the Greek Islands of Cephalonia,

and Corfu.