Read some of my favorite columns while we we away on our 2007 cruise...
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Philip breathing deeply before breakfast while Nautica anchors off Corsica. |
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| Who says ships are claustrophobic? |
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| Did Napoleon stand here? Nautica waits offshore while we explore not so friendly Corsica. |
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| Positano, Italy, famed for film sets and its lack of internet cafes. |
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| Italian viagra. Admired but not tested. |
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| Work in progress. Greeks can't leave the Parthenon alone. It's being "restored" with fake columns. |
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| A bombscare in McDonalds,Athens, provided entertainment for everyone except the dog, who slept through it all. |
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One of many exquisite marble bottoms to be found in Europe |
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| The Greek island of Mykonos is famous for wild parties and windmills. We found the windmills. |
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| Weapons of mass destruction disguised as donkeys on the island of Santorini. |
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| Addictive afternoon teas on board Nautica, complete with string quartet. |
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House of the Virgin Mary, Turkey, complete with mysterious veiled woman.
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| Remains of the library in the world's best preserved Roman city, Ephesus, Turkey. An underground tunnel connecting it to a large brothel was discovered. |
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| Spice market, Istanbul |
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| The Blue Mosque where everyone had to remove their shoes and we found out who had really washed their socks. |
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| Spice market delights, many of which were confiscated by customs on our return. |
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| A taste of Turkey nobody can take away. |
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