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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Apr 09, 2023 12:00 AM Back in Wojtkówka
I was running gate to gate in Naples airport to board my Ryanair flight to Gdansk. They started the boarding, but I was still on time! The plane doors were locked than and... We were waiting half an hour to get permit to start. Those Italians!
Now I am happy to be again in my dacha where spring flowers are in blossom around. It is sunny weather and a lot of work is waiting for me, but I like it... Wild cats survived the winter and now they are sitting happy and proud on the doorstep. But the nights are cold! So I plan to make one more voyage to the warmer countries. Soon, soon!
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Apr 07, 2023 12:00 AM Arrivederci sunny Roma, welcome to Genova...
Cloudy big port of Genova. The old-fashioned passenger terminal is close to the station Principe but thete is no need to walk thete if you are heading to the airport. Just go up to the overpassing bridge cross the street under the highway and there is no.1 city bus stop. It will take you to Sestri- Aeroporto tiny railway station. Cross the railway tracks (overpass) and there is another bus stop - for shuttle going to Genova airport. 10 min drive only... Here am I, waiting for Volotea flight south to Naples. Unlogic? Well, I have there direct low-cost connection to my Gdansk. I hope that the flights will be on time! Just enjoy the view of Genova on sunny day... :)
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Apr 06, 2023 12:00 AM Rome in the sun!
After cold and dark day in Naples I was blessed today by lovely, spring day in Rome. I have been in Rome several times, but the "etermal city" is such exciting that it was a pleasure yo refresh memories. From the Covitavechia ehere ship is docking there is twice per hour train connection to Rome. They will charge you only 4,60 euro each way. It takes around an hour to rech the capital. Going there it is worth to disembark train at San Pietro starion which is located close to the Vatican. Than you can cross the city, visiting monumenta and return from station Roma Termini - the distance is around 6 kms, but more with the detours. I started walk from Piazza San Pietro, than San Angelo Castle near the nice bridge, follow to Capitolio, di Trevi Fountain, Spanish stairs and Colloseo. Great walk in the strong sun. And what a lovely day!
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Apr 05, 2023 12:00 AM Bella Napoli...
Well, I have been here twice already but I mever had my breakfast with a view of Vesuvius like today. Unfortunately it is cloudy, no sun at all... In front of the elegant art-deco cruise terminal they still conduct road works... Just near our ship there are ferry and tourist boats docks. Round trip sailing to legendary Capri island costs 45 euro and they are departing every 2 hours... I passed Castel Nuovo and took a walk to the famous Plazza Plebiscito - the wide main city square. Aha! The military academy celebration just took place. Funny... Then, for the first time I went down to the coastal promenade - the best place to photograph you with the Vesuvio in the background. Walking to the next coastal castle - Castel dell Ovo I was passing the line of elegant hotels. But sorry, no beaches here... Bella Napoli? To see it you have arrrive on the other, sunny day!
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Apr 04, 2023 12:00 AM Palermo - Sicily
Yesterday we suffer from the stormy weather. It was full day at sea! Today I woke up in Palermo, enjoying morning sun and nice landscape around the city. Mount Pelegrino is the main landmark here with the big hotel on it and a small church of Santa Rosalia - the saint - patron of Palermo.
Port with passenger docks is literally in the middle of the city. At the port gate (not a terminal) you will find tourist info kiosk distributing free city maps. Avoid a crowd of aggressive taxi drivers offering tours for 100 euro and more! There is also hop-on hop-off bus covering main city attractions for 15 euro/full day. But to get to Monte Pellegrino the budget traveller go to bus 812 stop on Plaza Crispi and the ride will cost only 1,40 euro each way! It will take you around 30 min to
reach the sanctuary by bus, but more than 2 hours by climbing. It is on the other side of the mountain! Actually it is not the church but the grotto with only one, fromt wall.
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Apr 02, 2023 12:00 AM Cloudy Piraeus...
In the morning we docked in the Piraeus port - near Athens. It is warm, but the weather is cloudy. I have been here many times, but it is nice to refresh memories and walk along the ferry docks with small boats departing to different Greek Islands. In the port they opened new Themistocles Terminal with good wifi connection - finally it is easy to check my mailboxes. Let's hope that the weather will improve!
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Apr 01, 2023 12:00 AM Heraklion, Crete
After six days at sea we finally reached first European port. Everybody, including the crew members was happy to step on the land... The day was sunny, ant the port in Heraklion is located just steps from the city. Picturesque Venetian Castle - the main landmark of the capital city of Crete was visible even from the top deck of our ship. I spend the day strolling the narrow streets of the old part of the town. Many cafes and taverns are waiting here for tourists. It is also a way of life of local Greeks... Heraklion didn't change sinse my last visit...
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Mar 30, 2023 12:00 AM Through the Suez Canal...
We started at 6 am as a third ship in the convoy. after Suez there was only desert on both sides of the canal. We were sailing the easter branch to Ismaila - open recently... Nice views but windy on the deck! The canal is almost 200 lms long. It took us 10 hours of sailing to get to the the morthern end on Port Said. The main attraction on the way was Al Salam high bridge - we were there at 1.30 pm. Now we are back in the Mediterranean Sea!
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Mar 29, 2023 12:00 AM We reached Suez..
In the evening our ship reached port of Suez located at the southern end of Suez Canal. Here we will be waiting till the early morning to start the passage of the canal. The captain told me that the fee charged for the passage of the ship our size is higher than 1 million euro! I see on the distance the mosque on the promenade overlooking canal in Suez...
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Mar 24, 2023 12:00 AM Hot Salalah
This is second port of Oman. Unfortunately the passenger ships are docking 9 kms out of the city center - in the dusty commercial port and then you are exposed to taxi mafia waiting at the port gate. There is public bus stop nearby, but for some reason the bus is not visiting this stop. I say goodbye to the taxi drivers asking 40 euro per ride and went out - to the main road. Some 200 m away, on the main road opposithe the little palm groove there was city bus no 20 waiting. He took me to the city center for just 1 dollar! Most of the shops were closed due to the ramadan but in the Garden Shopping Mall I had a chance to connect to the reliable internet for free. Tomorrow we are turning to the Red Sea and going onward to the Suez Canal!
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