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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 15, 2022 08:00 PM Savona - Genova - Milano Centrale - Bergamo
At the sunrise our ship docked in Savona. End of our epic cruise! Staff from the ship wanted us to go out of the cabins at 8 am! Good joke! I I went first for the breakfast and started to pack my carry - on at 9 am. Before 10 am I said goodbye to the crew and in the sun started half an hour walk to Savona Railway station... Oho! No seats available for the intercity train to Milan!
No choice - bought for 15,50 euro ticket for the regional train with the connection in Genova. I should be still on time for the 4 pm bus Milano - Bergamo airport... Direct flight Bergamo to Gda?sk departs only at 18.40
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Apr 13, 2022 08:00 PM Marseille in France...
After full day at sea in the morning we saw the coast of France. Sun is shining and I feel the European spring in the air... :)
Tomorrow we will reach Italian port of Savona and my transatlantic sailing will be completed. It is time to take a walk to the city (I have been to Marseille three times already) and then it will be the time to pack all my stuff and yo have a farewell glass of wine with the friends! ;)
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Apr 13, 2022 08:00 PM Marseille cruise port - practicals
Cruise port in Marseille is quite far from the city center. You will see from the ship famous church Notre Dame de la Garde but very far - not a walk. Although in the past I dod it - via a bidonville... So how to get to the old town?
1. Our cruise line offered a shuttle bus frm terminal B to the city - paid 11 euro for roundtrip.
2. They are milking us so they did not say that from the port gate - 1 km from Terminal B every 30 min goes to the city center white, free port bus - till 5 pm to Hare Maritime Joliette
3. If you will go further out the port on the edge of the highway you will find the city bus stop no. 35 going to Joliette Square on the edge of old town. It cost 3,50 euro. If the cruise ship is in the port is in the port extra city bus 35T goes from Joliette to the outside port gate. Good luck!
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Apr 11, 2022 08:00 PM Gibraltar after years...
In the morning when we reached the port of Gibraltar it was cloudy, rainy and we experienced light showers, but later the sun appeared and I was ready for taking the pictures. The view of Gibraltar rock was quiet different from the ship - much nicer. But... They introduced 16 pounds tickets (no discounts) for those who want to climb up to the ridge and to see famous monkeys! I was walking instead to the cap lighthouse to see the monument of ge. Sikorski, who died here during the war. It is nice place. and a good exercise for walkers (the 6 kms distance one way) But I returned happy!
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Apr 09, 2022 08:00 PM El Teide by cable car
We finally reached Tenerife this morning. The weather was nice and promising so I decided to take the tour to the El Teide mountain - the highest summit of Spain. We were taken by bus through the pine and eucalyptus forest to the level of 2500 m and then - by a cable car to the level around 3500 m for the great panoramic views from the former volcano. Just great! The cable car itself cost 37 euro for round trip, but the problem is to go to the cable car station - it is 2 hours drive from Santa Cruz! That's why I decided to take the tour from ths ship. Te cruise company offered me some frequent passenger credit and this was the best target to spend it for... In the late afternoon we are departing to Gibraltar. Welcome to the sad Europe....
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Apr 02, 2022 08:00 PM Sunny Barbados again!
It is Sunday today and the streets of Bridgetown - the capital of Barbados are almost empty in the morning. It is even better and safer to walk around the city, to enjoy the flowers and light breeze blowing from the ocean. See frangipani flowers on the picture.
In the evening we will say goodbye to America, heading to Europe. During 6 days I will not have the access to the internet, so do not worry, please, if you will not find new messages for a while. Our next stop will be on Tenerife on Canary Islands on April 10th. Ahoy!
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Apr 01, 2022 08:00 PM Day at sea - heading to Barbados
My second loop around south-eastern Caribbean is completed, so today we start our transatlantic journey, heading first to Barbados.
I spend somme time relaxing on the open deck.
Rum party in the afternoon with my friends.
In the evening we enjoyed nice show in the theatre with Caribbean songs and dances. The wind is blowing....
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Mar 31, 2022 08:00 PM La Romana in the sun...
After a rough night at sea we are back in La Romana to disembark some passengers and to get ready for the transatlantic journey. Strong sun is shining. I have full day to explore the coast.
I took a local bus for just 85 pesos to the coastal township of Bayahibe. It has a nice beach.... Then I took a walk along the coast (there is 2-kmspath trough the bush to Playa Dominicus. What a surprise! They built here the line of modern hotels, not accessible to the public. People like me can entere this nice beach only near souvenir bazaar. But you can still walk the beach and enjoy the views from two piers!
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Mar 30, 2022 08:00 PM British Virgin Islands
We are on Tortola, where the port is located in the deep, natural bay surrounded by the green mountains. The location is fantastic regarding the landscape. So I spent only an hour in the city of Raadtown taking photos of the governor's residence (they charge 5 $ per entrance anyway), red and white Anglican church and rather poor botanical garden. They I started a long walk uphill to the houses at the mountains summit for the great views and pictures. It was sweaty hike because the road is very steep, but the excellent views were worth the effort! The shop was scheduled to depart already at at 2 pm. I decided to take the car on the steep road to go down. The car was broken and nobody wanted to stop and give me the lift. Uff!. I was jumping to the ship as the last passenger whwn the ship was already blowing. Lucky me!
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Mar 29, 2022 08:00 PM Antigua - 365 beaches!
That's what they say here: this rather dry island has 365 beaches! I have been here already twice so I tried to find the new place to enjoy. The typical steel drums band was playing on the pier wheh I was leaving the port. I walked first to the St John's Anglican Cathedral to recognize that after long restauration they finally opened the church with the nice wood decoration in the interior. The entrance is free, but... but you are obliged to drop something to the donation box, no coins please... Strange... Well then I walked to the well known to me city market to photograph exocic vegetables. Near the market there is West Bus Station. Peple told me that the microbus to Five Islands Village - no.61 costs just 2,50 caribbean dollars= 1 USD. But no timetable- it departs when full! Fortunately the waiting time was only half an hour. Once in village I took 2-kms walk, mostly on the gravel road full of holes to the coastal bridge. On the other side of the bridge there is a hill with the former British Fort Barrington. It was a serious climb. The path is steep and not maintained at all. But the view from the top of the fort was just great: Two great beaches: Galley Bay and Deep Bay were visible plus a St John's post with our ship in the distance.... All in deep blue... I had there my meal taken from the ship... What a place! And only 2 other tourists on the trail! I returned walking the same way and trying hitchhiking. Great tour for just 1 dollar. That's the art of budget travelling! :)
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