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May 12, 2007 - Cedar Park, TX-- |
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The obligatory departure self-portrait! |
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May 13 - Rome, Italy-- |
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Fresh off the plane at the DaVinci airport. Our first Italian cappuccino! |
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May 14 - Italy-- |
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The Amalfi Coast. |
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May 14 - Italy-- |
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Pompeii. |
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May 14 - Pompeii-- |
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Forever frozen in time, a boy awaits his fate as the ash and rock from erupting Mount Vesuvius rushes towards him. |
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May 14 - Pompeii-- |
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JD and his bride at the ruins. |
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May 16 - Rhodes, Greece-- |
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Entry into the city of Rhodes. |
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May 16 - Rhodes-- |
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Old and the new - looking down a street in Rhodes that was built in the 1400's, with our ship the Freedom in the background. |
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May 16 - Greece-- |
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Make no doubt about it... JD's her monkey! And he loves it!! |
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May 16 - Londos, Greece-- |
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Temple of Athena. |
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May 16 - Lindos, Greece-- |
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At the Temple of Athena. |
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May 17, Izmir, Turkey-- |
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History of Ephesus |
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May 17 - Izmir, Turkey-- |
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The ruins of the Library at Ephesus. |
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May 17 - Izmir, Turkey-- |
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The Library at Ephesus. |
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May 18 - Istanbul, Turkey-- |
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The Blue Mosque taken at dawn as our ship was pulling into port. |
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May 18 - Istanbul, Turkey-- |
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The Blue Mosque. |
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May 18 - Istanbul-- |
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The Basilica Cistern, now known as the St. Sophia Museum. |
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May 19 - day at sea-- |
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Towel creation in our room. This was the highlight of our rainy day at sea... |
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May 20 - Greece-- |
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Poseidon's Temple. |
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May 20 - Greece-- |
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Poseidon's Temple. |
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May 20 - Athens, Greece-- |
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The parthenon at the Acropolis. |
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May 20 - Athens, Greece-- |
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The Erechtheion at the Acropolis. |
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May 20 - Athens, Greece-- |
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The Erechtheion at the Acropolis. Close-up of the Carcatids. |
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May 21 - Olympia, Greece-- |
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Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics. |
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May 21 - Olympia, Greece-- |
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The Philippeion at Olympia. |
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May 22 - at sea-- |
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Volcano Strombolli erupting! |
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May 23 - Pisa, Italy-- |
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The Leaning Tower in the early morning light. |
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May 23 - Pisa-- |
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Taken from the top of the Leaning Tower of "Pizza". |
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May 23 - Pisa-- |
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Together with the Leaning Tower. |
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May 23 - Florence, Italy-- |
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Some old church... |
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May 23 - Florence-- |
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Close-up of David. |
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May 23 - Florence-- |
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Tammy and David. |
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May 24 - Rome-- |
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In St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. |
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May 24 - last night on the Freedom-- |
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"Table 436"
Front Row - Judy and Tracy (Charlotte, NC)
Next Row - Ken and Louise (LaGrange, KT)
Next Row - Tammy and JD (Austin, TX)
Next Row - Chris and Cheryl (San Diego, CA)
Back Row - Bill and Aileen (Canada) |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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The Colosseum. |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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The Colosseum - this photo was stitched together from 2 photos to get this view. |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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This panarama of inside the Colosseum was stitched together from 3 seperate photos. |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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Tammy and JD inside the Colosseum. |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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Trevi Fountian. |
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May 25 - Rome-- |
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Trevi Fountian close-up. |
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