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Hawaii – Ko ‘Olina 2018

September 13, 2018 – September 20, 2018

This trip to Hawaii was pretty cool because our friends Ozzie and Erica were joining us. We visited our favorite spots which included Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck and we also visited Pearl Harbor.

We took a sunset cruise and of course, went to a Luau.

If you want to see what and where we ate while in Hawaii.

Ever notice the Four Seasons logo has the four seasons depicted in it Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall

John & Ozzie – This picture is an inside joke and if I wrote it down it wouldn’t translate well

Manoa Falls – Ozzie, Erica, Maria & John

Today we took a taxi to Eze Village in France which we absolutely loved. We visited the Chapelle St. John. We lit a candle for my mother in law because she wasn’t feeling well which was special to me since I’ve never lit a candle in a Catholic Church. I was happy to light a candle for her. We also visited The Exotic Garden of Eze. It was really cool they have 100’s of different cactus plants and a little waterfall which was cute.

We will definitely be visiting Eze again in the future and will probably spend about 3 days there. Afterward, we took a taxi back to Monaco to go and check out the famous casino. Inside the casino, there was a maze made out of a deck of cards.

The next stop while there, we grabbed a cab and went up the big rock to the Grand Palace and we were lucky we got there just in time for the changing of the guards. We visited the Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Monaco where Princess Grace Kelly is buried. Afterward, we walked back to the ship.

Charleston, South Carolina

September 3, 2018 – September 6, 2018

Our first stop on the tourist list of Charleston was the Historic Middleton Place which has become one of South Carolina’s most enduring icons. It was pretty impressive. I would definitely recommend a visit there.

The next thing we decided to check out while in town was the Charleston Tea Plantation. On the way, we decided to check out the Angel Oak Tree which was truly impressive. The tea plantation was interesting I never knew so much went into making tea.

The last stop was Patriots Point we got to see the inside of a destroyer and a submarine.

If you would like to see where and what we ate while in Charleston.

Middleton Place

Angel Oak Tree

Charleston Tea Plantation

Dock Street Theatre

Patriots Point – Home of the USS Yorktown

Catania-Sicily, Italy

August 21, 2018

Today we decided to stay on the ship and relax. We were getting off the ship in two days so we just packed pretty much the whole day.

Kefalonia (Cephalonia)-Argostoli, Greece

August 20, 2018

Today we got a taxi to drive us around and the first stop was Melissani Cave/Lake which is really pretty. After that we drove to a high point to take a picture of Myrtos beach which is the most popular beach in Kefalonia then next beach stop from above was Agia Kyriaki which was also a beautiful white sand beach with clear blue water. Afterward, we drove back to the ship.

The worst lightning storm we have ever been in

Split, Croatia

August 17, 2018

Today we hired a private boat to take us around the first stop was this nice town called Trogir and we walked around there about half an hour.

The next stop was this other nice place called Maslinica and we decided to have lunch at Martinis-Marchi Hotel Restaurant called Minutus Vinum where the Blue Lagoon is. Afterward, we went back to split and had a Tuk Tuk Tour (sort of like an electric golf cart) which was fun.

The driver took us around to a few panoramic picture spots and we also drove by a really nice beach called. The last stop on the Tuk Tuk Tour was the old town where we walked around for a bit and then headed back to the ship.

If you would like to see what we ate while we were in Split, Croatia.

Our Tuk Tuk Tour Guide looked like the UFC fighter McGregor. A car of tourists started yelling his name out when we passed by them.

Best antiques sold here. Her business card is below

Rijeka, Croatia

August 16, 2018

Today we got a taxi to take us to Trsat Castle and walked through there and then the taxi took us to a nice little town called Kastav we walked around there a bit and then went back to the ship.

Koper, Slovenia

August 15, 2018

Today we got a private car to drive us around the first stop was the Ljubljanski Castle which was really nice after a visit to the castle we walked through this cool forest that ended in the Town called Ljubljana.

We walked around there for a little while and then headed to Postojna Cave which was absolutely amazing. The next stop was Predjama Castle which was built onto the side of a mountain.

Afterward, we went back to the port and walked around the town of Koper and went back to the ship.

If you would like to see what we ate while in Koper, Slovenia.

This family has the same hairstyle as their dog.

Zakynthos, Greece

July 7, 2018 – July 11, 2018

Before boarding the ship we decided to visit Zakynthos. We stayed in Lesante Blu Hotel which was beyond amazing. We had a private pool and we got a chance to relax before the cruise.

If you want to see pictures of the food we ate while in Zakynthos, Greece