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Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels...
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
"Ports : London, Bayeux, Biarritz, La Coruna , At Sea ,Oporto-Lisbon, Seville, Valencia , Barcelona , Marseille , Nice , Pisa , Rome"
Introduction
Cruise through History is a collection of short stories grouped by the sequence of many popular cruise itineraries, rather than by country, or period of history. An enjoyable cruise itinerary, particularly for the first-time cruise traveler, is the itinerary that includes the ports of Western Europe. This volume of stories to enhance the trip includes unfamiliar escapades associated with familiar people and places. The stories will also introduce new personalities and a depth of knowledge of new places to the traveler's repertoire. The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit. Whether enjoyed as a history book, or read by the traveler port-to-port as their itinerary unfolds, the characters in the stories may become new friends. They are assembled here as a Cruise through History to add meaning and delight to travels
Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................
Timeline..................................................................................................
Preface...................................................................................................
Acknowledgements..............................................................................
London....................................................................................................
The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch.........................................
Bayeux.....................................................................................................
Odo and His Brothers: A Story of the Bayeux Tapestry...................
St. Malo..................................................................................................
City of the Corsairs..........................................................................
The Prolific Mute Monk...................................................................
Lorient...................................................................................................
Port Louis: 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan.............................................
Quimper: The Classic Breton...........................................................
The French East India Companies: The Politics of Greed................
Gauguin and the Pont Aven School.................................................
La Rochelle...........................................................................................
Riches to Rags and Revelation.........................................................
Bordeaux................................................................................................
Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion.......................................
4 | Cruise Through History – Itinerary I. – London to Rome s h e r r y h u t t |
Biarritz..................................................................................................
The Hotel du Palais..........................................................................
Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation.....................................
Bilbao......................................................................................................
Redefining the Possible....................................................................
La Coruña..............................................................................................
Santiago de Compostela: The Saint and the Seashell.......................
At Sea.....................................................................................................
The American Civil War in Europe..................................................
Seeking Atlantis...............................................................................
Oporto....................................................................................................
Forrester’s Perfect Port......................................................................
The National Museum Soares dos Reis – Witness to History..........
Lisbon......................................................................................................
Sintra: Palace of the Artist King.......................................................
Seville....................................................................................................
The Seville of Cervantes...................................................................
Valencia.................................................................................................
El Cid: the Man, the Myth, and the Movie......................................
Barcelona...............................................................................................
Catalan Modernisme........................................................................
Marseille...............................................................................................
Tarot de Marseille............................................................................
Nice.........................................................................................................
Garibaldi: Italian Son of Nice..........................................................
Florence.................................................................................................
Birth of the Renaissance in Florence................................................
Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance..................................................
Pisa..........................................................................................................
Five Pisanos Build a Tower..............................................................
Rome........................................................................................................
The Vatican Library..........................................................................
Ports on this Itinerary:
1. London – The Amazing Adventures of Ralph Fitch
2. Bayeux – The Bayeux Tapestry: Odo and His Brothers
3. Saint Malo –
a. City of the Corsairs
b. The Prolific Mute Monk: Abbé Fouré
4. Lorient –
a. Port Louis- 40 Virgins Defy Don Juan
b. Quimper- The Classic Breton
c. French East India Company: Politics of Greed
d. Pont Aven- Gauguin and the Pont Aven School
5. La Rochelle – Riches to Rags and Revelation
6. Bordeaux – Three Saints and the Caves of St. Emilion
7. Biarritz-
a. Biarritz: The Hotel du Palais
b. Hondarribia: Perseverance and Preservation
8. Bilbao – Redefining the Possible
9. La Coruna – The Saint and the Seashell
10. At Sea –
a. The American Civil War in Europe
b. Seeking Atlantis
11. Oporto-
a. Forrester’s Perfect Port
b. Museum Soares dos Reis: Witness to History
12. Lisbon – Sintra: Palace of the Artist King
13. Seville – Cervantes’ Seville
14. Valencia – El Cid: The Man, The Myth, The Movie
15. Barcelona – Catalan Modernisme
16. Marseille – Tarot de Marseille
17. Nice – Garibaldi: The Italian Son of Nice
18. Florence –
a. Birth of the Renaissance
b. Princess-Sisters of the Renaissance
19. Pisa – Five Pisanos Build a Tower
20. Rome – Theft from the Vatican
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The stories in this itinerary were selected for their entertainment value, as well as a connection to sights the traveler may visit.
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…If there were awards for the most revitalized cruise destination port, Marseille would be a prime contender. Only decades ago, Marseille was showing the shabby side of the docks. Long forgotten was its prime as a 12th century crusader’s port
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December 13th, 2018
Northern Lights Experience – Full Days and Nights in Reykjavik, Part 2
…The man Iceland reveres as the first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, has his own monument on Arnarhôll, the grassy hill of the Iceland Parliament. Soleyjargata, the main thoroughfare in the center of Reykjavik, runs along a park, past a picturesque pond
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December 11th, 2018
Northern Lights Experience – Full Days and Nights in Reykjavik, Part 1
…Capture your Northern Lights experience now! Put aside the ‘Iceland is so expensive’ detraction. Come by land or by sea. Whether you drive to lava fields, or float out to sea, to avoid ambient light and enjoy the night sky,
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December 06th, 2018
Overcome Fear of Sailing at Sea, Adriatic Cruise – Part 2
…The 12th century church in Kotor has as its foundation the first church built in 975AD. The city walls were built by Venetians. (who else?). Upon floating in or out of Boka Bay look for heavily structured caves, at water
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December 04th, 2018
Overcome Fear of Sailing at Sea, Adriatic Cruise – Part 1
…Overcome fear of the seas on a cruise around the Adriatic Sea. Guests boarding any of the increasing number of cruise ships with itineraries which predominantly, or solely, sail around the Adriatic, will be treated to calm seas, sunny skies
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November 29th, 2018
Tokyo, Japan – Tsukiji Fish Market
…Tsukiji Fish Market: Tokyo at 4am
The Tokyo fish market is life in the city before the remainder of the city has their first green tea of the morning. The guide books advise to arrive by 4:30 am to garner
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