Italy and cruise

8 december 2019 - Calpe, Spanje

We took the ferry from Patras (Greece) to Ancona (Italy). 

Ferry Patras to Ancona

it was very windy and we were the only one watching the entertainment. After watching this video you understand why😂

Video entertaiment

Next evening we arrived in Ancona. We had some difficulties with the roads and the signs, but after 2 hours we found the camp pitch. Very well organized and for free. 

San Marino, beautiful road to get there and it is a very nice city. 

San Marino Camping San Marino

On our way to Florence we had some really bad weather. We stayed on the city camping. There was a shuttlebus service to the center. Beautiful city with great Chianti wines and of course the statue of the David. We only saw the replica, it was to busy at the museum. 

Florence 

Op het terras in Florence Nep David

In Greve in Chianti we went to a great Italian restaurant. Very good pizza, Chianti, Sambuca and a TV screen with F1👍😀 and Max won. 

Greve in Chianti Lekker ff f1 kijken👍🏽

Via Poggibonsi we drove to Tarquinia

Camping Tanquina Tarquina

The weather changed 🌞🌞😉. We packed our bags and parked the campervan in Civitavecchia. Ready to start the cruise on the Meditarerian see. This was our home for the next 12 days.😊

Ons nieuwe huis😀😂 Ons nieuwe huis😂

At 1 pm we found the Shanghai bar, this one became our favorite, main reason Ping, the best bartender I ever met. 

Best bar tender of the cruise

After a day at sea we were ready for a good meal. It was special dining. We met 2 lovely girls (Tina and Natalia) , they asked us  to join, but there was a dress code. Jurgen was not alloud to enter because of his ripped jeans😂. We were forced to have dinner at the buffet. 😳

Ons gezelschap op de cruise, Tina en Natalia

He repaired the jeans a few days later. 

Even de broek fixen Daar zie je niets meer van 😜

First Harbour was Santorini (Greece) 

Santorini

Next stop was Rhodos. A nice old city with narrow streets, but a lot of rain. 

Slecht weer in Rhodos 

Straatje van Rhodos

During the cruise we built up a certain routine. In the afternoon Shanghai bar, dinner, theater, Shanghai bar, Henry's pub with singer  song writer Rob, Galaxy with live music and Maharadja (night club) 😂

Piraeus, we stayed on board, because we have been here already. Up to Crete, Chania. We woke up late and therefore we had only 3 hours to visit the city and it was a 1 hour drive to the city. So again, we stayed on board😉. At night white party, that was really fun. 

Video White Party

We arrived at Valletta, Malta and for the first time Jurgen got off the ship😂. 

Tussenstop te Malta Valletta

Messina (Sicily), famous because of the Bell tower. Every day at noon 12 minutes entertainment. 😉

Bell tower

Naples, I wanted to go for the most famous pizza, but is was so crowded😕

Rij voor een lekkere pizza 

Music in Naples

Muziek in Napels

Livorno. Here I went with Tina by public transport (bus and train) to Pisa to see the famous leaning tower. Made the pictures no one has ever made😂😂

Pisa Pisa

Because of bad weather the route changed. No Monte Carlo, but Ajaccio (Corsica) instead. No problem, the weather was great and there was a really nice Christmas market😊😊 and ofcourse Napoleon. He was born here. 

Kerstmarkt Ajaccio Napoleon

Last evening back to Italy. Impression of last evening:

Laatste avond cruise

Back in Italy, back to normal live and try to recover😂. The cruise was great, but too much party and alcohol. We are too old for this. 😉

Foto’s

1 Reactie

  1. Hilda:
    15 december 2019
    Hahah mooi verhaal, vooral de afsluiter! Leuk geschreven Mars!