A fantastic day in Heraklion Greece! We visited the ancient ruins of Knossos Palace – the first palace was built in 1900 BC – not a lot of it left – the second palace – 1600 BC. Here’s a few pics… Sailing into Crete in the morning… After a bus…
Just a quick message
Having a great time in the Greek Isles but not much internet time left so I will post what I can today – but once I run out of time I’ll wait till we reach Rome next Saturday to post more.
Corfu
Our day in Corfu started with a visit to the Achilleion Palace, built by the Empress of Austria, Elizabeth of Barvaria. She built the palace after the death of her only son as a ‘holiday house’ – and a place where she could mourn his death. She was a great…
Kotor & Budva – Montenegra
Montenegra was a last minute change when our stops to Turkey got cancelled and so we really had little idea what to expect. Well it turned out to be one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited – the scenery is just breathtaking! We visited Kotor and Budva –…
Pompeii
Pompeii was even better than I expected – its much, much bigger than I thought and there is a lot more of the city still to be excavated. Mt Vesuvius is easily visible as we leave Naples… There was a fantastic art exhibition in the ruins so you’ll see pieces…