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Mariachis and a Mission! Two things I truly love here in San Antonio. We have some beautiful Missions. I glad you and Carol had a good walk there. Can't wait to see your lunch! 

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a beauty - love the surrounding area - can't wait to see what you find for lunch!

Already on Page 2 and I just found you! What a nice Christmas/New Years present for me - a Norris and Carol adventure! Following along with a glass of wine-from your list I am already belly laughing - my cats think I am crazy. Wishing you and Carol a happy New Year's and may 2023 be good to you.

Norris congrats to you and Carol on your trip to Germany!! Enjoy!

Happiest of birthdays to you Norris!! Enjoy your day!!

Just popping in to wish you and Carol a peaceful, blessed and healthy 2022. Love the pics of your new cats! They keep life interesting.

I have loved this review and will be here til the end. I apologize in advance, but I did cry at the picture of Snowy. I miss my Charlie, gone 1/8/2021. I get too attached.

I really want to go to Dublin one day. I earmarked the hotel on TA. Such a lovely hotel. Your pictures are incredible. 

Wow, your flight home. I am impressed. The room, the food, and on time!!

Looking forward to your Azamara tidbits!

I think the hotel breakfast made me shed a tear or two; it looked fabulous.

Thank you Carol for the Gaudi info. 

Carol as well

I am enchanted by your pics of the Segrada and Gaudi. I learn so much through your GSJ and pictures. How did Carol come by her knowledge of architect? I would love to start reading some books.

Looking forward to more Barcelona. Hope your catered Thanksgiving was delish. We had the usual at my SIL's house. We missed last year due to a certain virus, and it was nice to see everyone again.

Anxiously following along!

I have been following along; every time you and Carol leave a ship I get sad; but then your tour in Barcelona - not enough words - wow. 

I really liked the picture of you and Carol at Prime C - the food looked so good.

I know this is hard work - thank you again - hope you and Carol have a beautiful Thanksgiving if I don't have time to pop in tomorrow. 

Gorgeous ship. So many spots to just sit and let the world go by. Azamara should pay you for the amazing pics and all of us wanting to go visit her. 

Can't wait for Barcelona!

Oh goodness my heart hurt when you posted about Snowy; but 18 years old, what a good life. I cannot seem to get a cat to live past 12. My Charlie died unexpectedly in January, 12 years old. Prior cats lived to about 12, including my Meemee. But, you now have beautiful Rodolfo and Mimi. So happy to hear about your beautiful adoptees. Living the life with you and Carol. My motto, adopt don't shop.

Your time in Avignon, I would love a full day of strolling around. What a beautiful place.  Your pics bring everything to life.

Congrats on the retirement!

Following along and so enjoying. I am finding the comments about coffee interesting. I detest hotel coffee and such, I can't imagine a good coffee at a rest stop. As you say, the rest stops in the U.S. are run in and run away as fast as you can. 

Norris, thought I would throw in there we have another trip to Sedona planned for late March. It is a happy place for us. I am trying to convince hubs I need a cruise 2024. 60th BD and all. He just grunts at me. I will live vicariously at CC until then.

Norris (and Carol) goodness Page 12 but I found you! I have a note from my mother for my late arrival. You got to go on your cruise! I somehow remembered way back in my mind you were debating on whether to go and it was booked around Halloween. I am loving all pics and GSJ commentary of course. I am all caught up with only 2 glasses of wine (Pinot Grigio) and so looking forward to all that comes. Life is good.

Still following along and so enjoying.  I have heard good things about Seabourn.  And of course Azamara is on my radar.  Still getting lots of booklets from Oceania, with their weird pricing.

Cannot wait for the rest of your review and see your time back in London.  

Following along and so enjoying.  I have never tried a martini, the one you ordered sounds especially good.  

I am curious, since you come from an old school cargo ship type that your father worked on, what did you think when you first heard of cruising on a cruise ship?  Was this before you worked on one?  

Your sunset pictures are the best Norris.  Can you imagine living in a place like Stavanger?  Do you ever get "tired" of the scenery or just get used to it?  I wouldn't.  

As usual, amazing photos.  If I find anything on my research I will let you know!  My SIL just went recently, but she and her family are just kind of wanderers without a plan and didn't have much to share, other than the Cliffs of Moher were amazing but very crowded.  

Thank you so much!  I don't know why I didn't think of them; we used them for a tour in San Francisco, which was one of the best tours we have ever had.  And, I have not heard of this museum, looking it up right now.  I learn so much from posters like you, you are too kind.  

I am looking at all of the port stops on an Azamara Ireland cruise, I would love a good long walking tour in Dublin and possibly a half-day one in London if we have time.  The cruise starts in Dublin and ends in Southampton.  I want to try and get tix for Churchill's War Rooms as that is on DH's list, and one of the air museums, so much to see and so little time.

No cruises for a long while, hopefully 2022.   DH wants to do road trips for a while, he got tired of short port times on Caribbean cruises.  He has agreed to a cruise, probably Baltic, when he retires so we can have more time.  That thing called work interferes.  So, I live vicariously thru cruise reviews and get ideas for when the time comes.  You should see my bucket list notebook of ideas.  I forgot to ask, we usually do private tours, and I saw you did quite a few on this cruise.  Where do you usually look for your private tours? I have looked at CC and TA in the past, and found most good, a few amazing, and just one or two so so.  

Agreed - I have read your Antartica review and the pictures are stunning .  Especially the penguins.  

I cannot imagine having the flu on a cruise.  I get my flu shot every year and still seem to get the flu every couple of years.  It is the worst.  We flew to Florida last Friday for a long weekend and my allergies went with me and got worse in Florida.  It developed into more all week but I have to work with no sick days.  Feeling better though after my day of rest,

Thank you again for your amazing reviews.  Looking forward to finding you on your next cruise.

Thank you so much for another amazing cruise review.  Under the weather all week and I forced myself to rest today which is hard.  I stumbled on your review and it made my rest day very enjoyable.  I don't know what I like more, castles or cathedrals, but I love all wildlife.  Amazing pics and information.  Thank you so much for taking the time.  

I love your reviews and have been thinking about you; how are you?  How is your rehabilitation?  Your next cruise is 2020? I have been reading about the UnCruise for Alaska.  It's pretty bare bones but it really gets you in the thick of things.  I really want to go back to Alaska.  And Mt. Ranier is on my bucket list.  

Hope this finds you well.  Take care.

All caught up again and enjoying every minute.  Norway, there aren't enough words to describe the beauty.  And you always have me at waterfalls.