Tag: History

Well, we are back home, and this Byzantine journey is completed. Each place we went, at one time, was part

Today was a stellar day, which is unusual for last days of vacations. We tried to book a private tour

It is said Nessebar, Bulgaria has more ancient churches per capita than any other place in the world. I believe

Today we were in Odessa, Ukraine, a port city on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea. It’s a major

This is what I saw when I pulled back the curtains this morning. Sevastopol. The former home of the feared

One of the cool things about a cruise is waking up in a different port every day. Each morning one

Today we were at sea all day.  I always look forward to at sea days on a cruise because they

We spent the morning on a boat cruising up the Bosphorus, taking in the sites from a different angle. We

Today, we only toured in the morning, but it was an inspiring and interesting day. We began with a short

This day began early. We were out of our hotel by 6:00 a.m. on our way to the airport to

Our day began at the Hippodrome, or what used to be the Hippodrome.  After Constantine the Great’s renovation in the

Thanks to the genius of modern of travel, we boarded a plane in the USA and after 18 hours of