Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos was great. We wandered the narrow, cobbled streets, soaking up the local atmosphere. We took a boat to Delos Island, one of the most significant excavated sites of Ancient Greece & the birthplace of Apollo.
In the afternoon we took a bus to Super Paradise beach where we again swam in beautiful, clear water. We are pleased we are travelling at this time of year because mid summer must be so crowded.

Athens

Visiting the Acropolis was amazing, as was the Acropolis Museum. It was incredible seeing structures and artefacts of such age. The weather again was fine & warm. Life on board ship was great too.

Santorini

We had a fabulous day in Santorini. From the port we took a boat & bus to Oia. It was as picturesque and beautiful as we had always seen in pictures. We even had a fish spa where small fish remove dead skin cells by exfoliation and relaxing massage. Our feet really did feel good afterwards.

We then took a bus to Fira and another local bus to the beach at Presirra, where we swam in crystal clear water.

Corfu

Wi fi on our ship was very expensive, so am now catching up with these posts.
Our first port was Corfu. We spent the morning exploring the old town, including the old fort and spent time in the afternoon at a beach.
The next day was an at sea day which was very relaxing. The weather was great.

Leaving Venice on our cruise.

Arriving in Corfu

The old fort

Varenna , Lake Como.

We took a train from Milan to Varenna on Lake Como. Unfortunately I was confined to the hotel with a stomach bug. Brent enjoyed wandering the village & also took a ferry across the lake to Menaggio.

Alicante - Altea - Milan

After the hectic week at the Table Tennis we drove to Altea, an hour's drive north. We stopped at beaches along the way and our hotel was right on the beach, which however was stony, so the pool was a good option. We really enjoyed walking through the quaint old town of Altea. Cobbled streets wound up the hillside to the Nuestra Senora del Consuelo church at the top. From Altea we drove further north to Denia before returning to Alicante.
We had a 4.30am pick up for the airport the next day for our flight to Milan.
In Milan we did a tour of the Duomo cathedral and also a rooftop tour. It is an amazing structure that took 500 years to build.

 

 

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World Veteran Table Tennis Championships, Alicante, Spain

Wow, what an event it was. 4575 competitors from 80 countries, 17000 matches played on 165 tables. There were also 60 practice tables. The venue was huge and we walked several kilometres a day around it. Brent was table managing and umpiring and I was a satellite operator entering results onto computer. We also spent our first day doing accreditations. Processing over 2000 players.

Our days were long, rarely eating our evening meal before 10.30pm. The experience was rewarding, meeting so many people from around the world.