Oh man, this is taking forever but DAY 5: MYKONOS

Mykonos was wonderful!! This day we just relaxed at the beach and loved it! The island is charming with most of the houses being white so they really stand out against the earth tones. Although, I did spot a few houses that blended in with the hills and almost escaped my notice!

The beach rocked!

Luke finding a chain with a big chunk of concrete hooked to it. He thought it would be fun to lug this thing around for awhile.

We had lunch at a fabulous restaurant right there on the beach! Very nice and tasty!! We had a large Mediterranean Salad, and a variety of sea food. I can only remember the calamari and it was really good!

Dave and I

Busy burying a kid!

DAY FOUR: ATHENS, GREECE

Athens was fabulous! I really enjoyed it even in the uneasy political/economic climate that exists right now. The main thing we did was go to the Acropolis. This was one place that I wanted everyone to go to. Only because I wanted a photo in front of the the Parthenon of the family! I mean, it is the Parthenon!!

Here we are just outside the entrance to the Acropolis.

Here we are in front of the Parthenon! I was surprised to see that they are doing some major restoration on many parts of the Acropolis, Parthenon included. It was pretty warm that day. We liked our water! :)

This is a hill down from the Acropolis called The Areopagus where Paul came and taught the Athenians about Christ! A senator named Dionysius was converted! Cool huh? It was very tricky getting up there because the stairs that are made out of rock are extremely slippery. I guess through the hundreds and hundreds of years, the rock has been worn and is now hazardous to your health! :)

Quite honestly, this was the most fun part for Luke! These slippery rocks were all over the Acropolis too so Luke, and the other kids enjoyed sliding on them. Here is Luke doing just that!

Jenny and Luke in front of the Caryatides on the Erechtheion.

Time to go!!

DAY THREE: CORFU, GREECE

On day three we went to Corfu and Luke and Sophie went to the kids club which, quite honestly, was so nice. No whining=more fun for everyone! :0)

We found a place where you could actually go swimming and everyone was wearing bathing suits! It was so beautiful in more ways than one!

One of the many bakeries! YUM!

This is the entrance to the shopping area in the New Fortress. On the other side of this tunnel was lots of little shops, restaurants, bakeries and such.

The Old Fortress is in the background. It is a really neat city.

DAY TWO: SPLIT, CROATIA

It's hard to know what time it is when there are no windows in your room. We opted for inside cabins but having been on two other cruises, we've decided that the next one we go on will have to be with outside rooms. It is nice to see things from your cabin.

Anyways, Split, Croatia was great. There was an old palace where today there are all sorts of shops and little alley ways that you can get lost in. A maze of sorts and we liked it! We almost went up to the top of the clock tower and then decided against it.

Croatia's currency is the Kunen I think. Shopping in Split is better than Greece because you can get better deals! If only it wasn't Sunday, I would've bought a few things! Like 2 scarves for 4 Euro. Now that's a deal!!

Above are the boys inside the palace walls.

And here is a Croatian Acapella type group of men. I think I got their performance on tape so maybe I will upload it for your listening pleasure! They were really good!

Here's the market!! Those strawberries looked gooood!

We thought the narrow alleys were cool.

Here I am with the kiddos on Mother's Day!

Here are Dave and the kids just inside the gate to the palace square. It was fun looking around but Sophie and Luke were a bit whiney. That's why they got put in the "Ocean Club" for the day when we went to Corfu and Olympia! :)

Mediterranean Cruise: DAY ONE: Boarding the Ship

Well, let's talk boats shall we? We went on a big one and it was fun. Day One of the cruise was in Venice because that is where we boarded the ship. We drove down from Garmisch, Germany which took about 5 hours and the drive was absolutely beautiful! Loved it!

Our day was pretty relaxed and simple. It went like this:

1. Get up and have breakfast.

2. Leave

3. Arrive at the port in Venice after a small detour because our GPS was set to the airport which is close but not too close.

4. Find parking about 50 yards away from where we check in! NICE

5. Drag all our stuff over to get taken up to our staterooms.

6. Check in.

7. Look around.

8. Say good bye to Venice and forget to bring the camera up to take pics.

9. Eat Dinner.

That's about it for DAY ONE. The adventure really started on DAY TWO!!