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The Vacation of a Lifetime continued
A spectacular 12-day Mediterranean cruise! Departed from Barcelona, Spain and made stops in Cannes/Nice/Monaco/Monte Carlo Casino in France. Then on to Italy with stops in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. Next up was Rome, Italy where we toured the Colosseum and Vatican City. Then on to the Acropolis in Athens Greece. Another stop in Mykonos, Greece for great food and ouzo. Up next was Santorini, Greece (Mamma Mia!). Our last stop was Valetta, Malta with a special trip to Mdna or Città Vecchia- the Silent City, a fortified medieval city.
FRANCE: Cannes, Nice (French Riviera), Monaco, and Monte Carlo
Principality of Monaco in the French Riviera
Prince’s Palace of Monaco
Principality of Monaco in the French Riviera
Principality of Monaco in the French Riviera
Saint-Martin Gardens in Monaco
Saint-Martin Gardens overlooking Monaco
Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco
Sunset on the French Riviera
The Vacation of a Lifetime
A spectacular 12-day Mediterranean cruise! Departed from Barcelona, Spain and made stops in Cannes/Nice/Monaco/Monte Carlo Casino in France. Then on to Italy with stops in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. Next up was Rome, Italy where we toured the Colosseum and Vatican City. Then on to the Acropolis in Athens Greece. Another stop in Mykonos, Greece for great food and ouzo. Up next was Santorini, Greece (Mamma Mia!). Our last stop was Valetta, Malta with a special trip to Mdna or Città Vecchia- the Silent City, a fortified medieval city.
This is Barcelona, Spain
The Hotel Condes de Barcelona
Barcelona streetscape – Gaudi architecture
Gaudi Building
Barcelona shopping
Architectural details
Placa de Catalunya
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona. Spires!
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona. Angel!
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona. Bubbles!
A Roman stone in Barcelona somewhere
Barri Gòtic – the Gothic district in Barcelona
Nightcap from the rooftop lounge at the Hotel Condes de Barcelona
After the rains in the evening. From the rooftop lounge at the Hotel Condes de Barcelona
As we sailed off into the sunset leaving Barcelona. Headed for France.
Point blank hiking
Bringing a camera along on a mountain hike can be a double-edged sword. For me, the day will either be a 1). focused hike up a rocky, mountain trail with a breathtaking vista at an alpine lake as my reward and I may or may not remember to take a picture at the top, or 2.) a photographic safari that requires stopping every five feet along the trail to get low to the ground to notice something unusual at point blank range with the lens of my camera. They are both great reasons to get up into the mountains, to be sure. But I can’t do both at the same time. So yesterday, I went point blank hiking.
Geometry of a fluff
Violet one
Deadhead
Edge of a fluff
Fuschia points
Pod point of view
Colorado plants
Colorado’s San Luis Valley shows off some pretty interesting plants. Get up close to see some of the tiny details.
Painted daisy
Lollipop bud
Pink stars
Burnished pods
Prickly Pear
Goosebumps
Bells of Colorado
Drying needles
A few of my favorites
Morning dew
Door and chair
Edge of a feather
The signs of summer
The other day I noticed signs of summer underway…hot temps? Yes. 91 degrees in my living room (no joke). Pavement too hot to step upon? For sure – no more going barefoot on the driveway. The newly planted blooms already thirsting for water? Sadly, yes.
I see signs of a HOT summer…
Peeling paint…didn’t we just paint that last year?
A lawn chair dusted off and sitting in the sun…
The perfect summery strappy sandals…
And alas…the ubiquitous coals that won’t light.
How will you keep your cool?
Flaws?
By definition, a blemish is an imperfection. A wrinkle is a fold, crease or ridge in the skin…typically a side effect of aging (and living!) or soaking your hands and/or feet in water too long. Cracks are for sidewalks, not faces. Freckles are appreciated and admired by some and a source of consternation to others (for those who have ever tried lemon juice and Porcelana cream, you know what I’m talking about). Rust can either diminish your car’s value or enhance your building’s patina. And who doesn’t think dimples aren’t the cutest things ever?
I believe that our “flaws” are what make the world beautiful; stretch marks and all.
Dimples
Rusty coiled
Freckles on a tree
Rock wall
Half cracked
Stump colors
End of a bone
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