To celebrate the culmination of 7 years of graduate school, Ross' 30th birthday, and our 7 year anniversary I surprised Ross with a 7 night Mediterranean Cruise leaving from Venice and stopping in Split (Croatia), Ephesus (Turkey), Mykonos (Greece) and Argostoli (Greece). We had an absolutely unbelievable trip! We didn't know what to expect with it being our first time on a cruise ship, but we would do it again in a heart beat.
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| Our beautiful ship: Royal Caribbean's- Splendour of the Seas |
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| Our room |
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| Not too shabby of a view to awake to! |
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| Relaxing by the pool and ready to say boy voyage to Venice |
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| The prettiest view of Venice |
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| In love with the architecture |
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| Dreamy |
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| Charming |
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| Arriving in Split, Croatia |
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| Hiking in Krka National Park, Croatia |
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| Waterfall after waterfall |
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| Stunning beauty |
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| Tranquility |
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| Saying our goodbyes to Croatia |
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| Meeting the staff and captain |
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| A night of entertainment with a Mingo look-alike |
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| Dang, I'm one lucky girl |
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| Our first night of entertainment with a men's quartet |
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| All dressed up and ready to go |
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| Enjoying dinner after a day at sea |
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| Dinner entertainment by our servers |
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| We were known as the dessert couple :) What, 5 is too many?! |
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| Arriving in Ephesus, Turkey |
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| Memorial site over the late home of the Virgin Mary |
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| Drinking holy water |
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| We're both feeling blessed |
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| The fertile valley of olive groves directly beside the old city of Ephesus |
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| I didn't realize this was possible! |
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| Approaching Ancient Ephesus |
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| A small amphitheater |
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| Roman arches |
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| Intricate column details |
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| Intricate details |
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| Walkway down to the library |
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| Our fabulous tour guide |
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| Library |
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| Stunning details on the library |
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| Sophia- Wisdom |
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| Perfectly framed |
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| The amphitheater where the riots in Acts 19 took place |
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| View of the amphitheater and Arcadian Way |
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| The location of the third ecumenical council |
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| Our cruise ship in the distance as we said goodbye to Ephesus |
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| Another great dinner together |
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| Such a beautiful dinner view |
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| Creatures of all shapes and sizes kept making their way onto our bed :) |
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| Another evening of great shows |
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| The Newlywed Game |
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| Welcome to Mykonos, Greece! |
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| Our rainbows have walked on some beautiful land |
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| Our pastey toes loved us! |
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| Enjoying the beach! |
We could get used to this!
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| Adorable white washed buildings |
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| Cute courtyards |
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| Iconic windmills |
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| View from the windmills |
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| Now that's the way to travel! |
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| Adorable coastal cafe |
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| We don't want to leave |
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| Winding streets |
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| White church |
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| One of my favorite pictures! |
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| White and blue beauty |
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| Of course our gelato craving was met |
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| That water! |
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| Partying on deck |
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| Feeling really great with his new time piece |
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| This Mingo look-alike kept us entertained all week long! |
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| Arrived at Argostoli, Greece |
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| This water was the clearest yet! |
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| The color water you dream about |
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| Goodbye Argostoli |
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| Delighting in our dinner options |
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| Michael Bolton look alike |
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| Our dinner friends |
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| Saying goodbye to our wonderful servers |
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| Our last night enjoying our cruise |
3 comments:
Wow amazing pictures and what great memories!!! I would've loved the amphitheater where Acts 19 took place, amazing! Three questions: 1) did you bring me a vile of holy water home? 2) is Ross's time piece genuine or fake genuine? ;) 3) also are we sure the Mingo look alike really wasn't Mingo having a night job?
"This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow..." Loved the Michael Bolton look alike pic Ross ;)
You made me change my mind about cruising. Great pics as always. Miss you guys so much! xx love Christie (and Maggie May!) xx
Suz and Ross.
Great pics as usual. You guys have visited places I can just dream about. So fun to share it with you.
Maaaaaaaaaaa
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