Month: July 2019
While on Sicily we took a full day tour to see some of the best tourist sights on the island. That tour included a visit to the Valley…
Mount Etna was putting on a smoke show as we sailed towards Sicily. We stayed in the Porto Rossi marina in Catania for several days while exploring the…
We sailed towards Stromboli in the dark and we could see the glowing orange lava at the summit from nearly 30 nautical miles away. As we approached, we…
The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco has an impressive presence. It towers 85 meters over the sea and was standing proudly above us as we sailed into and out…
The Cologne Cathedral, known by locals as “The Dome,” is a spectacular gothic styled Catholic cathedral. It’s twin spires that reach 157 m into the sky make it…
We had a wonderful and warm welcome when we visited the Cologne Central Mosque. We were given a quick tour of the building and an explanation of the…
We went to watch the spectacular Festival of Lights in Cologne. It’s a firework display along the Rhine river and a constant stream of boats were making their…
I’m not sure if this is supposed to be a bird bath, but it sure makes an awesome bird bath! A little fountain pours into the spiral groove…
Night or day it’s super cool to enter this dark tunnel with the big steel beams in the ceiling lit up with neon green lights.
The Cologne Cathedral at night. It may seem odd that something so pointy is called the dome, but that’s how it is. There’s a local saying among the…