Sailing through the Strait of Messina

Cruise 2011 Day 2 – At Sea

Photos from our second day of the cruise are now online. A sample of the set is listed below. You can see the photos either at Flickr or Facebook (assuming we’re friends on FB). This was the first full day at sea.  We sailed through the Strait of Messina which separates the mainland from Sicily. …

Arriving at Civitavecchia

Cruise 2011 Day 1 – Embarkation and Departure

Photos from our first day of the cruise are now online. A sample of the set is listed below. You can see the photos either at Flickr or Facebook (assuming we’re friends on FB). We travelled to Civitavecchia by train, walked a short distance to the port, and then it was time to board the Celebrity …

Trevi Fountain

Rome 2011 Day 3 (Photos)

Photos from our third (and last) day in Rome are now online. A sample of the set is listed below. You can see the photos either at Flickr or Facebook (assuming we’re friends on FB). Today was our day to hit some of the major tourist sites. We managed to visit (in order) the Spanish …

Statue of St. Paul

Rome 2011 Day 2 (Photos)

Photos from our second day in Rome are now online. A sample of the set is listed below. You can see the photos either at Flickr or Facebook (assuming we’re friends on FB). We spent most of the day at Vatican City.  We toured the Vatican Museums in the morning and then headed over to …

Temple of Saturn

Rome 2011 Day 1 (Photos)

I’m finally getting around to captioning and uploading photos from the October trip. Not sure I can keep to uploading one day’s photos each day, but I’m going to try. Have two weeks to get through! The first day in Rome was spent visiting the Roman Forum and Colosseum. Enjoy. If we’re friends on Facebook, …