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locker_monsterThough at this point the cruise ship might be in the Ionian Sea; I haven't checked the navigational map on the TV in a while.
So yeah, on my vacation, cruising around Italy and visiting countries like Croatia and Slovenia along the way. It's really hot here, hotter than I anticipated, and I don't do well in hot climates. I guess that's my own fault for not checking the weather report before we left. But it's cool, visting all of these ports. A lot of history in these parts. I've seen a few walled cities along the way.
And, being the geek that I am, I've also visited some filming locations. :-) Found the church/library from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in Venice. My god, the streets are nearly impossible to navigate; so many twists and turns. We got super turned around trying to find the church. I swear we walked all of Venice in the few days we were there. I also visited some of the locations from Assassin's Creed II for Venice. The attention to detail in the game is amazing. In Split, Croatia, we did a shore excursion to Trogir, which stood in for Venice in the Doctor Who episode "The Vampires of Venice". Everything was so small; the TV screen makes the locations look huge. And the last port we just visited, Dubrovnik, is King's Landing in Game of Thrones. It was so crowded in the old town. I guess the show has a big enough budget that it can basically shut down the old town while filming, because it was crawling with tourists when we were there.
Oh, and it's kind of crazy how many wifi hot spots I found along the way. I guess the need to stay connected and to post pictures forces a lot of places to offer wifi in public places. I can't decide if that's a good thing or not, but it is handy if you quickly want to check your email or Facebook.
The ship is currently on it's way to Malta. After that, it's Sicily, then Naples, then Rome, and then the cruise is done. We're spending a few extra days in Rome before going home, so I'll get a chance to visit all of the touristy spots in Rome.
So yeah, on my vacation, cruising around Italy and visiting countries like Croatia and Slovenia along the way. It's really hot here, hotter than I anticipated, and I don't do well in hot climates. I guess that's my own fault for not checking the weather report before we left. But it's cool, visting all of these ports. A lot of history in these parts. I've seen a few walled cities along the way.
And, being the geek that I am, I've also visited some filming locations. :-) Found the church/library from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in Venice. My god, the streets are nearly impossible to navigate; so many twists and turns. We got super turned around trying to find the church. I swear we walked all of Venice in the few days we were there. I also visited some of the locations from Assassin's Creed II for Venice. The attention to detail in the game is amazing. In Split, Croatia, we did a shore excursion to Trogir, which stood in for Venice in the Doctor Who episode "The Vampires of Venice". Everything was so small; the TV screen makes the locations look huge. And the last port we just visited, Dubrovnik, is King's Landing in Game of Thrones. It was so crowded in the old town. I guess the show has a big enough budget that it can basically shut down the old town while filming, because it was crawling with tourists when we were there.
Oh, and it's kind of crazy how many wifi hot spots I found along the way. I guess the need to stay connected and to post pictures forces a lot of places to offer wifi in public places. I can't decide if that's a good thing or not, but it is handy if you quickly want to check your email or Facebook.
The ship is currently on it's way to Malta. After that, it's Sicily, then Naples, then Rome, and then the cruise is done. We're spending a few extra days in Rome before going home, so I'll get a chance to visit all of the touristy spots in Rome.
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