10.15.22 - 10.18.22 Dubrovnik

 10/15/22 

We left the motor yacht this morning and checked into our apartment for the next three nights. I went to the small supermarket. Only about a ten minute walk - of course that doesn't factor in all the steps. I walked up and down them. Very reasonable prices. Two bottles of local red wine, a loaf of freshly baked bread, coffee, two kinds of meats, two kinds of cheese, two bags of potato chips. All for $240 KUNA (about $30 USD).

10.8.22 - 10.15.22 Katarina Yacht Cruise along the coast of Croatia

 

10.8.22

 The day started well with a sack breakfast from the hotel and our private transfer was a Tesla.

Landed 10:00 am.

Quick passport control

Luggage arriving at 10:15 am

In car at 10:35 am

Arrived at marina Katarina Line office 11:11 am in the Split harbor.

Royal Caribbean, Regent and the Viking Sea are docked here.

We checked in at the office and dropped our bags. We found a nice restaurant, Lvxor,  in the walled city for octopus, risotto, meats, and Greek salad plus local draft beer. It was so nice. Lvxor is famous for cushions on the steps, but they also have a sidewalk cafe around the corner.

9.29.22 - 10.8.22 Amsterdam, Viking Venus, Bergen to Oslo train

 9/29/22 

This morning the ship arrived at our final port in Amsterdam. Such beautiful weather!! We disembarked at 8AM and took a quick 15 minute ride to our Hotel Esthera.

We dropped off our luggage, had a coffee and then took a leisurely 30 minutes walk to the Van Gogh Museum. They have the largest collection of his works. Over 200 paintings. We had a private tour and learned so many things.

9.19.22 - 9.29.22 Zurich and Viking Gersemi

 9/202/23 

We took off on time. Business Class on Swiss Air was very good. The seat / bed was very comfortable. Service was great. Food was okay.

We landed on time and got our luggage. It is such a scenic landing. Our luggage was sitting waiting for us since we picked the slowest immigration line. Transfer was waiting.

Hotel Wellenberg lived up to the hype so far. It's in Zurich's historic section. I took Jennifer Majors' advice and had delicious fondue for lunch.

9/21/22 

9.3.22 Disney Fantasy

 We couldn't resist a reduced rate sailing on the Disney Fantasy. We were both very curious that it would like as adults. The evening meals were much better than we remembered and we really enjoyed the experience at both specialty restaurants. 

8.13.22 Visiting Marisa

We took the Amtrak bus to Chicago Union Station. Boarding was not great, but the overall experience was pretty good. We watched a movie - Hitch. The people on the bus were very nice. We had people exchanging numbers. We didn't let the bus driver leave the old lady in the green jacket behind. People were giving the lady who said she only had 3 dollars their extra food. 

We were about 25 minutes late to Union Station, but we made the 3:30 pm Metra train we planned to take to Marisa's. 

We had a great time with the Krawiec family. We went to a sushi restaurant with a drink delivering robot and a sushi conveyor belt. Bob made his famous smoked chicken and smoked brisket. We got to see Lily's soccer practice and played a lot of games: Zingo, Don't Break the Ice, Carnival Game, Quirkle, Trailer Park Wars, Pandemic, and Cribbage. 

8.8.22 Indiana Family Fun

 We headed to Indiana to hang out our niece and nephew while my sister got ready to start school. 

We had a good chill day. Then, we headed to the Children's Museum to check out the Dinosaur exhibit. We played lots of Mario Kart. We also fit in a swim where the kids tried to practice their snorkeling.