Out To See...: August 2015

Friday, August 14, 2015

Sea of Destiny 2015

April 27 - May 11, 2015

I was home just long enough to run a load of laundry and hug my new grandson, Jack before I flew to Athens, Greece. Traveling this time with The American Institute of Archaeology, Yale, Cornell, Harvard and Princeton alumni travel groups.

Here are just a few memories - of the historical sights, cities and countryside we visited on this tour.

First up - a map of our journey

Hard at work with co-TM, Dana Conley

Acropolis, Athens

Aboard the Island Sky as we neared Troy

Prof. Barry Strauss narrated our approach to Troy

One of many spectacular sunsets

There really is a Trojan Horse!

Layer upon layer of excavation reveals 9 cities of Troy

Corinth Canal

Valletta, Malta

Megalithic Temple complex, Tarxien, Malta

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

Icarus, as he landed, Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

Exquisite Mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale, Licata, Italy

...the only time I've ever seen mosaics of women exercising!

Exquisite Mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale, Licata, Italy

View of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily

Punic Ship Museum, Marsala

See you again soon!.....The Island Sky

Japan By Sea 2015

April 7 - 23, 2015

I was thrilled to return to Japan to TM another Japan By Sea adventure with alumni groups from Harvard/National Trust/Princeton/Smithsonian/Yale

The itinerary for the tour began in Tokyo this time. Last year we embarked in Osaka. The pre-tour extension would take us once again to the delightful and indulgent resort Hotel Hatsuhana in Hakone, about a two hour drive west of Tokyo.

After a glorious three days of exciting food and peaceful walks through sculpture gardens and misty forests we returned to Tokyo to join the main group and departed for Niigata where we boarded the Caledonian Sky cruise ship.

Below are some shots of our food, experiences and people we encountered on this wonderful trip.