I seem to be writing these very late at night so I apologize that they are short. Please check Facebook for pictures since I can't post pictures and write because it won't post with this very week wifi.
Anyway we are loving this cruise. Spent the day on the French island of Corsica. It is very mountainous and has a lot of wineries. We road to the lovely town of St Florent. Tasted wines had crepes for lunch and of course bought wine and baguettes cheese and pastries back to the ship. We shared these delicious treasures with people that we have become friends with. Spent a few hours on the pool deck enjoying the Mediterranean sun. We are now headed for Portfino Italy. We have a long tour tomorrow. We are going to cinque terre.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
A day of relaxing
We ended up staying in Marseille because high winds were in the area and we could not go to Sanary Sur le Mer France. Although it was very windy, it was quite warm. We had a lovely day at the pool. In the afternoon we walked around Marseille in search of more French pastries. The city is not as nice as Avignon. We found a patisserie and bought our goodies however yesterday's patisserie was so much better. We are officially French pastry snobs! We had a great time with all the friends that we have met on the ship. The kids had massages. (Mine is tomorrow). Overall we are loving the cruise. It is very relaxing and the food is pretty good. Tomorrow we will be on the French island of Corsica. We have an afternoon tour of the wine country. The kids have been out with their friends until 230 am. I am long asleep. Sorry I can't post pictures. Wifi is not that strong and this blog won't post with pictures. I have posted some on Facebook.
Alex found out last night that he did not get into NU. However he found out today that he has so far at least 5 on campus interviews with big Chicago law firms at U of I. He is an alternate at 4 other firms. One is Greenberg Traurig. I think that is pretty good considering his grades are from DePaul and not U of I. If he was at DePaul he never would have the opportunity to interview with these firms since they don't come to depaul Anyway it is close to midnight. Au Revoir
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Alex found out last night that he did not get into NU. However he found out today that he has so far at least 5 on campus interviews with big Chicago law firms at U of I. He is an alternate at 4 other firms. One is Greenberg Traurig. I think that is pretty good considering his grades are from DePaul and not U of I. If he was at DePaul he never would have the opportunity to interview with these firms since they don't come to depaul Anyway it is close to midnight. Au Revoir
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Location:Provence France
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Dobs go wild at the Patisserie
Hi everyone
I was having so much trouble posting blogs. I discovered it was because I have too many pictures. I think I can only upload with one picture. We have had a wonderful few days on the cruise. Today we went to the popes palace in Avignon France. I guess the popes moved here when it was not safe to be in Rome. It was very interesting. We then had a wonderful lunch at a French restaurant and then had free time to explore. We had do much fun eating French pastries. Everything was so delish. Alex took some great pics on his camera so you will have to see them later. My favorite was the cream filled torte and the beignet. They were like little donuts filled with cream. Also loved the macarons and the chocolate croissants. It is almost midnight and I feel like one now. We bought more to take back to ship. I am tired so I will hope this uploads and write more tomorrow.
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I was having so much trouble posting blogs. I discovered it was because I have too many pictures. I think I can only upload with one picture. We have had a wonderful few days on the cruise. Today we went to the popes palace in Avignon France. I guess the popes moved here when it was not safe to be in Rome. It was very interesting. We then had a wonderful lunch at a French restaurant and then had free time to explore. We had do much fun eating French pastries. Everything was so delish. Alex took some great pics on his camera so you will have to see them later. My favorite was the cream filled torte and the beignet. They were like little donuts filled with cream. Also loved the macarons and the chocolate croissants. It is almost midnight and I feel like one now. We bought more to take back to ship. I am tired so I will hope this uploads and write more tomorrow.
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First night /day on cruise
The Dobs have finally arrived on the cruise. The boat is lovely. We were greeted with champagne and a fruit plate. So far, the food has has been delicious as well!
Although most people on the boat are between the ages of 50 and 80, the kids found a few friends and had a lot of fun the first night.
Today we went to our first excursion to Gerona/Roses, Spain. We visited the Dali Museum and it is the largest surrealistic object in the world. It was an incredible museum full of some wild art.
Next, we head to the Jewish Quarter to explore.
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Although most people on the boat are between the ages of 50 and 80, the kids found a few friends and had a lot of fun the first night.
Today we went to our first excursion to Gerona/Roses, Spain. We visited the Dali Museum and it is the largest surrealistic object in the world. It was an incredible museum full of some wild art.
Next, we head to the Jewish Quarter to explore.
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
We arrived in Dusseldorf
Guten tag from Dusseldorf!
Well we made it to Germany. Our plane was very old. As a matter of fact, the armrest on my seat was broken and the flight attendant felt bad so she gave us all those first class goody bags( they contained socks, lotions etc). She also gave us endless supplies of wine- yes even the peons who sit in the back of the plane get free wine on international flights. This is due to the merger with US air. The flight was very uncomfortable. Absolutely no legroom! Anyway, we arrived and walked to the Sheraton airport hotel. We all slept for a few hours (no sleeping on flight)showered and then took a cab to Alstadt. It is the old town. It is filled with sidewalk cafés. We had a nice outdoor lunch of quiche, salads fresh fruit oj and homemade assisted breads. It was very good. Alex was holding out for the Doner kabobs. He had them when he was in Berlin on the Chabab service trip and had been raving about them since. Dusseldorf is beautiful Although I kept thinking about what Germany was like in the 30's and 40's and I am so grateful that a Jewish
Person or anyone for that matter can walk around and feel safe. If only it was like this in everyplace. If Germany can come this far from darkness to light then
Every country can make it happen. Anyway we are off in a few hours to our final destination-Barcelona. Until then. Nance
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Well we made it to Germany. Our plane was very old. As a matter of fact, the armrest on my seat was broken and the flight attendant felt bad so she gave us all those first class goody bags( they contained socks, lotions etc). She also gave us endless supplies of wine- yes even the peons who sit in the back of the plane get free wine on international flights. This is due to the merger with US air. The flight was very uncomfortable. Absolutely no legroom! Anyway, we arrived and walked to the Sheraton airport hotel. We all slept for a few hours (no sleeping on flight)showered and then took a cab to Alstadt. It is the old town. It is filled with sidewalk cafés. We had a nice outdoor lunch of quiche, salads fresh fruit oj and homemade assisted breads. It was very good. Alex was holding out for the Doner kabobs. He had them when he was in Berlin on the Chabab service trip and had been raving about them since. Dusseldorf is beautiful Although I kept thinking about what Germany was like in the 30's and 40's and I am so grateful that a Jewish
Person or anyone for that matter can walk around and feel safe. If only it was like this in everyplace. If Germany can come this far from darkness to light then
Every country can make it happen. Anyway we are off in a few hours to our final destination-Barcelona. Until then. Nance
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