WanderlustandWhimSea

Well first we left Barcelona to a fantastic rainbow and light display on the Cathedral, then it was off to Malaga. Rinse and Repeat. I was in Malage 1 year and 10 days prior.   Photo on the top 2018, photo on the bottom 2019. This year I was prepared for the Hammam and didn’t need… Continue reading Malaga – We found the Hamman AGAIN

Mind the GAP – In this case I’m not referring to the gap between the platform and the subway but between my blog posts. I’m not sure what happened but between Aix En Provence and Barcelona I lost my will to blog. Nothing dramatic happened, except I lost internet while on the ship and boom… Continue reading Mind the Gap

Marsielle is a quick 30 minute and $4 bus ride from Aix En Provence so it makes an excellent day trip.  Plan A was to visit the islands from the Count of Monte Cristo but it was a bit too windy and the boat wasn’t running. So it was Plan B and a Hop on… Continue reading Marseille, Arles and more Markets

Greetings from Provence! – The markets of Provence are full of color and wonderful tastes.  On Saturday’s, the market winds through most of the town but it’s very organized with flowers in one square, fruit and vegetables in the next and textiles in the third.  We wandered throughout buying honey, cheese, tomatoes, fish, and even… Continue reading The markets of Aix En Provence

Wow keeping my money straight on this trip has been a challenge. The exchange rates ranged from 333 to 1 dollar, 110 to 1 dollar, 53 to 1 dollar, 10 to 1 dollar and 1.7 to 1 dollar. Who’s on First? None of the countries used Euro’s and it seemed familiar to the days I… Continue reading Five Countries Five Currencies

Ohrid is located on a huge and very deep lake. Peak season is July-August when the Dutch descend upon the city. Fortunately it was cool and not over run with tourists when I visited. This was the “Bay of Bones” an example of primitive living around 1200 BC. Apparently the name came from all the… Continue reading Ohrid Macedonia

As mentioned in a previous post I’m not that into Roman ruins, but I was really impressed with Stobi, Macedonia. They discovered an entire Roman town at the confluence of two rivers. The second century town was complete with Bapistry, Baths, Homes, and even a Casino. I couldn’t help but be impressed by the mosaic… Continue reading Finally a Pile of Rocks I found interesting!

The city of Skopje Macedonia was full of surprises. We stayed directly on the main square which was filled with statues, fountains, beautiful buildings and bridges. The huge marble square was all lit up and glowing as we walked to dinner. I had thought of Macedonia as poor and small, not a mecca of statues.… Continue reading Surprising Macedonia

To be honest, I didn’t do a lot of research. before this trip and I had few expectations  of what I would find in Bulgaria.  What I found were lots of churches and monasteries  of all denominations and sizes from tiny brick countryside churches from the 1500’s to giant and beautiful churches found in Sofia,… Continue reading Bulgaria – Churches of all shapes and sizes

Bucharest has been called the Paris of the east. The wide avenues and French architecture supports that theory. But my first stop was at the Peles Hunting Lodge which was built by King Carl in the late 1800’s. He was beloved, German, and everything he built brought Germany to Romania. In the late 1800’s Romanian… Continue reading Bucharest Romania – Paris of the East