Monthly Archives: May 2013

Today our land tour took us from the port of Limassol, Cyprus, through cypress lined boulevards and groves of citrus trees to Pafos and the Mosaics of Dionysus, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean … Continue reading →

After our ship docked in Haifa, our bus basically followed the footsteps of Jesus from Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee and beyond. The sleepy village of Nazareth 2000 years ago is now wall-to-wall buildings with clogged traffic. We drove … Continue reading →

The Dardenelles, formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in NW Turkey connecting the Agean Sea to the Sea of Marmosa. Like the Bosporus, the Dardenelles Strait separates Europe from Asia and connects the Black Sea to the … Continue reading →

On our panoramic tour of Constanta, Romania, the historic home of Count Dracula, we learned that it has the largest harbor on the Black Sea. Our first stop was St. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Cathedral with 2 chanting priests. … Continue reading →

Even though I signed up for a bus tour of Odessa, our group walked in the POURING rain along the Seaside Wall lined with Plane trees observing statues of founder Catherine the Great, Pushkin and the first Mayor of Odessa. … Continue reading →