I continue to go back through photographs from last summer’s Mediterranean cruise. Today, I’m going to share a few that were taken on board the ship, the Seven Seas Mariner. The first pictures were taken near the end of our cruise, as we entered the Bosporus and prepared to dock at our port of disembarkation,…
Category: 2012 Cruise
Holiday Scenes
In the course of our Mediterranean cruise last June, I took over 3000 photographs. I continue to go through them and occasionally find ones that I overlooked initially. Today I’m going to share a few that I have resurrected and chosen to post because I quite like them. I begin with a picture of another…
Cappadocia Balloon Flight, Part 2
Back in July, I posted some photos from the balloon flight I took while visiting the Cappadocia region of Turkey. I’ve recently gone back over the many photos I took that morning and have decided to post some more. I begin with shot a crew readying a balloon for its launch. This balloon is just…
A Day in Provence
The first stop on our June cruise after departing Barcelona was Marseilles, in the south of France. After a night’s sleep on board we were eager to begin our first shore excursion. From the half dozen choices available, we had elected A Day in Provence, not so coincidentally the title of this post. As the…
The Vatican
One of the stops on our June cruise was Rome, which included a visit to the Vatican. The Vatican is a city-state, one of the world’s smallest countries. It is also known as the Holy See, the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome. The primacy of Rome makes its bishop the worldwide leader of the church,…