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Hello and welcome. On August 31, 2001, we flew from LAX to Barcelona in an attempt to experience the ultimate dream vacation: a back-to-back cruise on the Mediterranean. Our scheduled ports of call: 1) Barcelona, Spain, 2) Monaco / Monte-Carlo, 3) Florence, Italy, 4) Naples, Italy, 5) Venice, Italy, 6) Athens, Greece, 7) Ephesus, Turkey, and 8) Istanbul, Turkey. Then, we were planning to stay on the cruise ship for the ride back to Barcelona, stopping at all the same ports of call once more. This was our first exploration of the Mediterranean, and dammit, we wanted more than an afternoon in these places! While the tragic events of September 11 halted our plans, we did end up experiencing a great vacation. We saw all the ports once, and Istanbul, Athens, and Barcelona twice. But more details later!
Gabe & Heather
October 2001
To read about the whole vacation from the beginning, follow the first link below and we'll take you through it. If you just want to hear about one particular port or aspect of our journey, click on the appropriate link below. No matter what you do, don't forget to sign our guestbook on the conclusion page!
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