Cruise BM212/BM213
on the Braemar
from Palermo
to Malaga
October
2008
(Please scroll down to see the photographs and report)
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02
Oct
2008 |
Palermo
Sicily
Italy |
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- |
- |
03
Oct
2008 |
Reggio di
Calabria
Italy |
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- |
- |
04
Oct
2008 |
Katakalon
Greece |
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Olympia |
- |
05
Oct
2008 |
Khania
Crete |
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- |
- |
06
Oct
2008 |
Piraeus
Greece |
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Corinth &
Mycenae |
Late Greek
lunch |
08
Oct
2008 |
Marmaris
Turkey |
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Dalyan &
Lycean
tombs |
- |
09
Oct
2008 |
Rhodes City
Greece |
| Lindos |
- |
10
Oct
2008 |
Limassol
Cyprus |
 |
- |
- |
11
Oct
2008 |
Port Said
Egypt |
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- |
Suez canal
boat trip |
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14
Oct
2008 |
Valetta
Malta |
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Harbour
cruise |
- |
16
Oct
2008 |
Civita-
vecchia
Italy |
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- |
Train to
Rome |
16
Oct
2008 |
Civita-
vecchia
Italy |
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- |
- |
17
Oct
2008 |
Livorno
Italy |
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Florence |
- |
18
Oct
2008 |
Cannes
France |
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Nice &
train |
- |
19
Oct
2008 |
Barcelona
Spain |
 |
- |
Met up
with
Manuel |
20
Oct
2008 |
Mahon
Menorca |
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Island tour |
Lovely
5 course
meal! |
22
Oct
2008 |
Ceuta
Spanish
Morocco |
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- |
Wet! |
23
Oct
2008 |
Malaga
Spain |
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Lauren, Tim, Sam & Martin
Me & Mrs Jones
Martin, Bob, Tim & Peter
Martin & Tim
WC anyone?
My friend Manuel at the Dali exhibition, Barcelona, Spain
- Palermo on Sicily: not Rome as planned after the ship was impounded!
- Reggio di Calabria: to pick up the stores trucked down from Rome.
The castle in Reggio di Calabria, Italy
- Katakolon in Greece: I was disappointed with Ancient Olympia.
The stadium at Olympia, Greece
- Khania on Crete: charming fishing port.
The turkish baths in Khania, Crete
- Piraeus in Greece: I was impressed with Ancient Corinth & especially Mycenae.
The temple at Corinth, Greece
The lion gate at Mycenae, Greece
The temple of the winds in Athens, Greece
- Marmaris in Turkey: saw the Lycean tombs & Ancient Kaunos.
The Lycean tombs, Dalyan, Turkey
- Rhodes: loved the old city and the Acropolis at Lindos.
The church in Lindos, Rhodes
- Limassol on Cyprus: disappointing town.
Limassol, Cyprus from the castle
- Port Said in Egypt: squalid.
A mosque in Port Said, Egypt
- Valetta on Malta: enjoyable harbour cruise.
The Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta
- Rome: took the train from Civitavecchia into the City.
The gate on the Appian Way, Rome
- Livorno: all day tour of fantastic Florence.
The cathedral in Florence, Italy
- Cannes: trip to Nice and Noddy train ride in Cannes.
Cannes, France
- Barcelona: met up with Manuel from my old line dance class in BoMo.
The labyrinth (maze) in Barcelona, Spain
- Mahon on Menorca: all day tour of island with marvellous 5 course lunch.
The old harbour at Ciutadella, Menorca
- Ceuta in Spanish Morocco: only wet day of the cruise.
The moorish baths in Ceuta, Spanish Morocco
- Malaga: climbed to top of castle with colleague Peter.
The castle in Malaga, Spain
Who was who:
Cruise Director: Anthony Borradaile
Assistant Cruise Director: Priscilla Garcia
Host: Cameron Wilson
Hostess: Lauren Clifford
DJ: Sam Bracking
Cabin mate: Tim Regan
Pax: Margaret Jones
Dance couple: N/A
Other dances hosts: Peter Edge & Bob Reid
