There was just too much to see in Valencia, in so little time. All we did was take photos and wish we can come back to immerse ourselves in this beautiful city. One of the famous Horchateria in Valencia.Valencia’s famous horchata de chufa – a sweet cream drink from tigernuts Read more…
The 6th port of our cruise was Valencia, Spain. We took the tour offered by the cruise line for this city and chose the walking tour in the Old Quarter “Ciutat Vella”. And we were not disappointed. The Old Quarter has so much architectural history and the building are still Read more…
Our 4th port stop was in Gibraltar, this little known territory of the United Kingdom located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. We wandered on our own (not taking any tour) and went straight to Europa Point. Europa Point Lighthouse referred to as the “End of Europe”. This Read more…
After Marseille, the tour continued to Aix-de-Provence. I was running out of words to describe the places we have been visiting. Then came the town of Aix-de-Provence (simply Aix) and I wished there were more words to describe this charming, scenic, beautiful and artistic place. As the tour guide said Read more…
Today’s port is Toulon, France. Toulon by itself is a sleepy town but the port is the primary naval base of the French Mediterranean fleet. There is so much to choose from this place and we joined Princess Cruises “Marseille and Aix-de-Provence” tour. The trip from the port to Marseille took Read more…