Vacation reflections

It has been a full week now since we returned from our Mediterranean cruise vacation aboard the Celebrity Century.

The memories grow sweeter with the passage of time.


It truly was the vacation of my lifetime to date.


Spanning 3 continents, setting foot in 10 countries, calling on 9 ports-- all in 15 days!


Among the memories and images that are most indelibly engraved in my memory:

• Finding the REAL Swiss Chalet at Zurich airport!



• The impeccable table manners of our dinner table-mates from Manchestern England-- John, Marlene, Ann and Pat-- and the great service provided by our table-waiters Sukirama (from Indonesa) and Nixon (from Honduras)... not to forget cocktail waitress Tippy!



• The Celebrity Century's Martini Bar with its ice bar and chnaging coloured light patterns



• Gaudi and Barcelona's Mordenisme architecture



• Tha Barbary apes, caves and tunnels on the Rock of Gibraltar



• The souk merchants' wares in the Medina at Marrakech, Morocco



• The luxury cars parked outside the Monte Carlo casino in Monaco



• Sampling the beekeeper and his wife's honey samples at their farm in the hills outside Ajaccio, Corsica



• Sampling late nigh tappas at a street cafe in Barcelona



• The accordion player serenading us at Eze at lunch in Provence



• Enyjoing cous cous at lunch in Marrakech



• The starkness of the Sahara desert landscape heading south from Casablanca to Mrrakech



• Purchasing wine, olive oil, balsamic vinegarand a chandelier in the shops of Florence



• The Tuscan salad plate served dockside in Marseille

To review these and other memories check out the images from our trip in the picture galleries at the following links:



Gallery Day Date Port Country
Link

Pre Cruise 1 Sept 27/28 Barcelona Spain

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On Board: 2-11 Sept 29 At Sea Various

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Provence 3 Sept 30 Marseilles France

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Cote d’Azur: 4 Oct 1 Villefranche France

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Monaco: 4 Oct 1 Villefranche Monaco

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Tuscany/Florence: 5 Oct 2 Livorno Italy

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Rome: 6 Oct 3 Cevitavecchia Vatican CityItaly

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Corsica: 7 Oct 4 Ajaccio France

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Gibraltar: 9 Oct 6 Gibraltar UK

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Gibraltar caves: 9 Oct 6 Gibralatar UK

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Gibraltar apes: 9 Oct 6 Gibraltar UK

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Casablanca/Sahara10 Oct 7 Casabalanca Morroco

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Marrakech: 10 Oct 7 Casablanca Morocco

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Tangier 11 Oct 8 Tangier Morocco

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Hotel Palacette: 12/13 Oct 6 Barcelona Spain

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Barcelona post: 12/13 Oct 6/7 Barcelona Spain

http://tinyurl.com/barcelonapost

Sagrada Familia: 12 Oct 6 Barcelona Spain

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Modernisme: 12/13 Oct 7 Barcelona Spain

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Magic Fountain: 13 Oct 7 Barcelona Spain

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