Docked in Kotor with a big cruise ship behind us.
There was a second cruise ship anchored out in the bay.
We hop scotched along the Montenegro coast to Bar but not before we rented a car…
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From Motenegro to Greece
From Motenegro to Greece
Docked in Kotor with a big cruise ship behind us.There was a second cruise ship anchored out in the bay. We hop scotched along the Montenegro coast to Bar but not before we rented a car, and explored the rugged mountains of Montenegro. Once…
From Korcula south
Sept. 11 we left Korcula. We picked an anchorage just north of Sipan. We made our first stop in Sipan after we left Srebrino (Dubrovnik) were we visited with Christie and Andy on our way north 5 weeks ago.
This bay, Uvala Veliki Jakljan, was…
From Korcula south
Sept. 11 we left Korcula. We picked an anchorage just north of Sipan. We made our first stop in Sipan after we left Srebrino (Dubrovnik) were we visited with Christie and Andy on our way north 5 weeks ago. This bay, Uvala Veliki Jakljan, was a re…
From Zadar to Korcula
Sunday Sept 6th and we left Zadar to continue our travels south. We departed Zadar at 0945 and cruised to Pakostane where we stopped, anchored and had lunch on board. this was approx half way to Tisno, where we had to be by 17.00 hr for a bridge openi…
From Zadar to Korcula
Sunday Sept 6th and we left Zadar to continue our travels south. We departed Zadar at 0945 and cruised to Pakostane where we stopped, anchored and had lunch on board. this was approx half way to Tisno, where we had to be by 17.00 hr for a bridge openin…
From Losinj to Zedar
Friday morning Sept 4th we left from Losinj and went to Molat. Anchored out just north of the town called Lucina in a bay (Uvala Podgarde) We were the only boat in the entire anchorage, evidence that the vacation period here in Croatia has come to an e…
Leaving Venice
Tuesday Sept. 1 we left Venice for the Croatian. We had a very nice time in Venice. What made it special is the marina we stayed in. I would highly recommend to anyone boating in the Venice area to stay at Santelena. A special thank you to August…
Company in Venice
Our guest, Herman and Frea, arrived on Sat Aug. 29.
We picked them up from the airport with a water taxi. Once they were settled in Le reve we went for a tour through the canals with the dingy. The next day we had an intensive tour of Venice with Piazzo di St Marco as our main attraction.
We picked them up from the airport with a water taxi. Once they were settled in Le reve we went for a tour through the canals with the dingy. The next day we had an intensive tour of Venice with Piazzo di St Marco as our main attraction.
Arriving in Venice Marco Polo airport.
Getting ready to load the suit cases in the taxi.
The “Doge’s Palace.
The Doge of Venice (Similar to a Duke in England)
was the chief magistrate and the leader of the republic of Venice.
For over a thousand years Doges were elected for life by the city- state’s aristocrats.
Since 1923 it has been open as a museum. One of 11 in Venice.
The front of the Basilica of St Marco.
The symbol you see all over Venice ” the Lyon of St Mark”
“Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus”
(Peace to you Mark my evangelist)
This (or similar) statues are seen all over Venice.
A view to both sides of the “Grand canal” from one of the two main bridges (the Accadema bridge) spanning the canal.
The canal is only open to approved water taxi’s, gondolas, and the water bus.
Gondolas, Gondolas, Gondolas,
Everywhere in the down town area you see Gondolas.
It is quite amassing how the gondolier can maneuver them through the small, often very busy canals.
Burano
Burano, an island approx. 7 nm from Venice is known for it’s lace making. Burano is a colorful island with 2800 inhabitants.What strikes you when approaching Burano is the church tower.And Pisa is not the only town in Italy with a leaning tower N…
