Lido Deck This was the last day aboard the Ryndam Cruise Liner bringing a three week journey across the Atlantic Ocean to an end for us. The ship was continuing…
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Brugge,(Bruges) Belgium
Trish Brugge Belgium We awoke to blue skies and sunshine and already docked in Zeebrugge. Today we caught the shuttle bus from the port at Zeebrugge to Blankenburg railway station…
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Cherbourg France Napoleon Park Cherbourg Cherbourg (share-bourg) is the largest city in the Manche Province of France. The town and its population suffered terribly during WWII. Cherbourg is a quant…
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City Walls St Malo france St Malo during the middle ages was a fortified island at the mouth of the Rance River. Modern Saint-Malo traces its origins to a monastic…
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Mont de Castro fortress. Today we set out on a hill climb to try and work off extravagant amounts of food we have been consuming on the Ryndam. Even though…
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Another one for the police collection Lisbon Lisbon is positioned on seven low hills beside the north side of the Rio Tejo ( Tagus River) that once lured traders and…
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Cadiz stands on a peninsula jutting out into a bay. Named Gadir by the Phoenicians, who founded this trading post in 1100 BC, it was later controlled by the Carthaginians…
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Fire Mountains - Lazarote Canary Islands Spain Apr 2011 Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is part of a chain of islands autonomous to Spain in the Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast…
Read MoreSanta Cruz – Tenerife – Canary Islands – Spain
Arrival at Tenerife -Land a Welcome Sight Today was a welcome day on land after 10 days at sea. The island was a wonderful sight as our ship headed towards…
Read MoreMid Atlantic Update 1
Steven working from his new office Mid Atlantic Ocean The swell is much larger today. A long low Atlantic swell coming from the North East so the movement of…
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