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Modena, Italy

ByMinion-Chris August 17, 2017 2 Comments
After arriving and exploring Bologna, Italy. We set our sights on a day trip out to Modena, Italy Modena Modena was one of the places that was prominent on my list for a few reasons. It was the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari (the founder of the car maker Ferrari), but is also the headquarters for multiple Italian sports car companies including Pagani and Maserati. It's also a small university town...

Exploring Bologna, Italy

ByMinion-Chris August 10, 2017 1 Comment
After making the last stop of our whirlwind Mediterranean cruise to Naples and Pompeii, we now make our way to Bologna to eat our way through Italy! Bologna After disembarking from the Norwegian Epic for the last time, we make our way to Bologna by train. It would take use the better part of the day to train to Rome then onwards to Bologna. By the time we arrived, it was late in the afternoon....

Pompeii & Naples

ByMinion-Chris August 3, 2017 2 Comments
After a day in Barcelona Spain, our cruise heads back eastwardly stopping in Naples, Italy. Pompeii As is normal with cruise ports of call, we had a limited amount of time on shore and so our plan was to make our way directly to the Naples train station and get to Pompeii as soon as possible to maximize our time. It was a short half hour train ride and before we knew it, we were in line to enter....

Barcelona, Spain

ByMinion-Chris July 27, 2017 1 Comment
Our cruise took us to France for a few days to visit. We continue our cruise as we arrive in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona Our boat arrived on Sunday morning in Barcelona, Spain and we set off excited for what this city had to offer. We had heard so much about it and really wanted to spend as much time as we could here. La Rambla The cruise terminal was near the famous La Rambla Street. La Rambla...

Cannes & Marseille, France

ByMinion-Chris July 20, 2017 1 Comment
After our first port stop in Florence, we continue on our Mediterranean cruise with stops in Cannes and Marseille Cannes I was always curious when Cannes ended up on our itinerary. I've always associated it with the glitz and glamor of movie stars and the cinema being that it is the host city of the Cannes film festival. So I was excited to check the "lifestyles of the rich and famous"....

Florence, Italy

ByMinion-Chris July 13, 2017 1 Comment
After spending a few days in Rome, we now made our way to the coast for a cruise of the Mediterranean and some southern European cities. Norwegian Epic From our hotel in Rome we made our way by train to the port city of Civitavecchia where we would eventually board our cruise ship the Norwegian Epic for a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. From the train station we walked to the port. We were...