Transatlantic

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean--it will take seven days.

Madeira, Portugal

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (on a island in the Atlantic) is a beautiful coastal city.

 Besides the Botanical Gardens, the cable cars, the statue of Christ, they have their own "Rock 'n Roller Coaster". Tradition says you ride two and a half miles down the center of a city street in this wicker basket (a local craft) with two white garbed men wearing shoes soled with tire rubber to guide you down.


Yup, it was fun! 

Barcelona, Spain

The torpedo shaped building is one of the new landmarks for the old city. We found Barcelona to be a beautiful, modern, fast, busy, colorful city and we have to go back!









The famous and flamboyant architect Gaudi has his fingerprints all over the city, this being the La Sagrada Familia church.

Florence and Pisa, Italy

One day in Florence is not enough time to see the tremendous artwork and architecture that abounds in that city, so after a morning of driving (with a driver) to as many spots as we could we stopped for a cup of cappuccino--more artistry--and the best cup of hot chocolate I have ever had!

Our late afternoon trip to Pisa was again filled to the brim and I tried to keep the Tower in an upright position!

Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii

It is amazing that when I thought  of Pompeii I didn't think of it as a city of 20,000 with shops and homes and people and dogs. But walking through the ruins was reality. Another fascinating story in our world's history. 

Mitch and I decided to visit the top of Mt. Vesuvius and were driven the narrow, crooked, steep road almost to the top, then we had to walk the mile and a half to the top of the still active volcano.