Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #51 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The beautiful grounds in and around the palace area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #53 Share Posted November 15, 2021 We let the guide know we were leaving the tour and would make our own way back to the ship. She bid us adieu and we went on our way. It was about a 25 minute walk to the casino area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #54 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Lots of fancy shopping around there. A little (very little) fancy something from Van Cleef and Arpels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #55 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Every store in the Principality displays a photo of Prince Albert, Princess Charlene et la famille.. interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #56 Share Posted November 15, 2021 An easy 20 minute walk to the Monaco train station from the casino and soon we were on our way back to the ship. 3 euros pp and the train ride was only 15 minutes from Monaco to Villefranche Sur Mer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #57 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Signs and the map from the tourist board made navigating the 10 minute walk back to the ship a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #58 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Back on the Sky in time for lunch at The Pool Grille. A nice change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #59 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Sunset over Villefranche Sur Mer.. breathtaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #60 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The set menu had changed at The Chef's Table so we ate there again.. delicious and beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #61 Share Posted November 15, 2021 FRIDAY - Good morning Livorno, Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #62 Share Posted November 15, 2021 As we were booked on the included afternoon tour to Pisa our morning was free. What a site to behold.. a laundry room with not a person in sight. True laundry heaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #63 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) My favorite lunch spot on the back deck of the Sky under a shaded awning, just outside of the World Cafe. Edited November 15, 2021 by Sleep7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #64 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I was bringing my plate of food out from the buffet and almost sat down with the wrong husband and even funnier was that his wife almost did the thing. Twins from behind! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #65 Share Posted November 15, 2021 At 1:30 we embarked on our tour to Pisa. No matter how many times you have seen the leaning tower it still is a WOW!!! Can't leave Pisa without one of these pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #66 Share Posted November 15, 2021 There is a Jewish cemetery right near The Field of Miracles in Pisa.. who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #67 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Our lovely tour guide says she gets a lot of comments about the name of the tour company.🙃 In case the walk back to the bus made you thirsty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #68 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Dinner at "The Restaurant" It was lobster night.. yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #69 Share Posted November 15, 2021 ☹️Boohoo.. disembarkation tags and instructions. Also.. our printed negative COVID tests needed to fly back to the USA in 2 days. Thanks Viking for making that so easy for us!👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #70 Share Posted November 15, 2021 SATURDAY - Good morning Livorno, Italy.. again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #71 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Today was our second day in the Port of Livorno and we signed up for the optional full day "Renaissance Treasures of Florence" tour. Thank goodness for spell check.. Renaissance and Mediterranean happen to be two of the hardest words ever to spell.🤷♀️ We have visited Florence many times in the past but have never been to the Uffizi Gallery. Oh the art treasures.. oh the viewing pleasures.. It wasn't too crowded so I was able to jockey in front to snap good pix of all the greatest hits. Uffizi means "office" as the museum is housed in the former offices of the Medici family. Here are a few.. Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera" have now usurped my daughters as my phone lock screen and home screen. Seeing the paintings in person was truly a thrill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #72 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Our guide for the day was fantastic. He played a dual role as teacher on a class trip making sure nobody got separated or lost and art historian. His name just happened to be Sam too! He told us that the figure all the way on the right is believed to be a self portrait of Botticelli. We also admired works by Filippo Lippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #73 Share Posted November 15, 2021 And an unfinished early painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.. "The Adoration of the Magi." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #74 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Even just the building is a masterpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sleep7 Posted November 15, 2021 Author #75 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Also a glorious view of the Ponte Vecchio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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