Mr. Boston

Good morning everyone from Florence! Sorry I haven’t been a more astute poster but it is what it is. We diverted from Cannes yesterday due to the weather and visited Ajaccio Corsica instead. Birthplace of Napoleon. The Oosterdam is in fine shape, we’re in a Neptune Suite so the complimentary laundry is a huge plus. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers for now. PS Kazu, Casa Camper is a find as is Bar Lobo! IMG_1221.mov

Hello everyone. It seems with the change in time zones I’m either very early or very late; today it’s late. We arrived in Barcelona last evening and checked into our hotel Casa Camper, thanks to @kazu’s recommendation. We love it and would most definitely stay here again. Today was a guided tour of La Sagrada Familia and a self guided tour of Park Güell. I have to say that I’m blow away by the genius of Gaudi. After a late afternoon siesta we had tapas at another recommendation by @kazu Bar Lobo which was excellent, thank you so much for that. Tomorrow we board Oosterdam. Since we’ve been on the road for two weeks it doesn’t seem real yet. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list especially for the victims of the dam failure in Libya. Cheers to those of you celebrating happy events! Following are some photos from today.

Good afternoon everyone. Thanks for the daily report. I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday, I hope that I never experience anything like that again. I’ve been absent as we visited the mountainside pueblo town of Mijas and the beach here in Marbella. Tomorrow evening we fly to Barcelona for two nights before we board Oosterdam. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events!

Good afternoon everyone. Hats off to teddy bears. We’re currently waiting at the Bilbao Spain airport for our flight to Malaga. Fingers crossed our luggage arrives with us this time 🤞. We spent a wonderful afternoon in St. Sebastian Spain where we were greeted first with a parade and the a bride and groom leaving the church, all within the first ten minutes of arriving! We’re learning lots about the Basque region and culture. I guess the warm weather must be universal as it’s 92F and humid here. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list especially the victims of the earthquake in Morocco. Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events today! IMG_0925.mov

Greetings everyone from Biarritz France. Neither rain nor snow here, instead it’s sunny and in the 90’s, perfect for having lunch overlooking the Atlantic with a glass of wine. We flew here on Tuesday from Rome via Zurich. The flight leaving Rome was late and we barely made our connection, sadly our luggage didn’t. Fortunately, on a whim I had purchased Apple air tags for this trip and we were able to track our bags from Zurich to Geneva to here. The baggage folks in Biarritz insisted that no rush luggage was on the only flight to Biarritz this afternoon while the air tags indicated that they were in the terminal. The air tags won and have already paid for themselves. We had purchased trip insurance and since our bags were almost 48 hours late we’ll get reimbursed for our little shopping spree this afternoon. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those of you celebrating happy events! Day 2 of the same clothes. One of the beautiful beaches here.

Hello everyone, happy Labor Day. Thanks for the daily report. We had a very early morning with a small group tour of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica all before opening to the general public. Needless to say we’re pooped! We fly to Biarritz tomorrow so it’s early to bed. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those celebrating happy events. Following are some highlights of our day.

Good evening everyone from Rome. We had great flights yesterday via Icelandair. Arrived in Rome yesterday and hit the ground running this morning with a Coliseum floor small group tour with a great tour company called Roman Vacations. We also toured the Forum and Palatine Hill. After the tour we had, what else but pizza and beer for lunch and then toured St Clements, nearby the Coliseum. It’s three churches built over each other, all built over a first century Roman home. All of the structures are intact with the upper level still an active church. It makes me feel very young! Prayers for everyone on our prayer list today and cheers to those of you celebrating happy events! Oh by the way we had gelato for dinner, does that make me a bad person. I’m attaching a photo of our entire tour group I’m wearing the hat.

Good morning everyone. Thank-you for the daily report. We like to eat outdoors when we can. Might buy a bag of trail mix at the airport today. While we’ll read them occasionally I wouldn’t go as far as saying that we love them. I like the quote. Today’s meal suggestion sounds like a nice side dish. I’d try the drink. I haven’t been to today’s port. We fly to Rome on Icelandair this evening and will be there until September 5th. Following that, we are meeting our friends in Biarritz France for a few days and the we all head to their other home in Marbella Spain for some time there. My DH and I head to Barcelona for two nights there before we board the Oosterdam on September 14th. Based on @kazu’s report we are staying at Casa Camper, I figured if they took such good care of our Daily friend during her visit they surely must be a class act! I’m not a very good journaler but I will try to give updates here, hopefully with photos! Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those of you who are celebrating happy events today!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. We should pay attention to the grief process and let it happen, it’s something that shouldn’t be bottled up. Gloomy and rainy here, today’s no beach day for sure. I think it’s a much better day for touching a heart. Luggage Forward picked up our bag yesterday and the air tag says it’s at JFK Airport. I guess our travels have begun. I think Ms. Held was right with today’s quote. The meal suggestion sounds great, I’ll pass on the drink though. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for all on our prayer list. Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events!

Good morning. Thanks for the daily update. It’s nice that bats have their own night, they work hard while we’re asleep. More herbs and less salt is a goal that everyone should aim for. I need to work on being a more patient motorist. The meal and drink suggestions sound tasty. The quote sounds like someone didn’t like paying his taxes. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list, I pray for a miracle for baby Murphy. Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report. My mouse will be resting today, he raced around the icons for years. I think of my cat Max often before his crossing rainbow bridge. I’m sure some of us will happily celebrate red wine. I like the quote. The meal and drink suggestions sound good to me. Haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for everyone on the prayer list. Cheers to those of you celebrating happy events! Another day of packing and organizing. Our neighbor came by yesterday so that we could show her the plants that will need to be watered etc… Hopefully we’ve not forgotten anything important. We’ve never been away for five weeks before so it’s a little nerve wracking!😬

Bon voyage everyone! 🛳️🍾

Good morning everyone. Thank-you for the daily report, recipes and lists. Nice collection of days, it’s always speak kind words day here. Good day to play music on the porch and drink lemonade. The Pony Express provided an amazing service. Interesting quote by Poe. The meal and drink suggestions both sound good. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for all on our prayer list. Cheers to all who are celebrating happy events today!

Bon voyage and safe travels! 🛳️🛟⚓️🍾

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily updates. Another gloomy morning here. Interesting group of days, every dog must have it’s day! How fortunate that women have been achieving equality over time. What is there to be said about toilet paper that we don’t already know? Fun quote today. Think I’ll pass on the meal and drink suggestions today. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for everyone on the prayer list today. Cheers to those of you celebrating happy events! I need to start getting serious about packing for our five week trip to Europe coming up on Thursday. The Luggage Forward folks will be here to pick up the garment bag on Tuesday and all I’ve done so far is look at it!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. Kiss and make up is a great way to end a dispute. I haven’t had a banana split in years, maybe I should end that dry spell today? Hats off to the National Park Service founders we are grateful for their efforts. The meal suggestion sounds very good but I’ll pass on the drink. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for all on the prayer list. Cheers to those who are celebrating happy events today!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily updates. When I think of iconic American restaurants Big Boy comes to mind. We’ll see the results of Vesuvius’ handiwork next month in Pompeii. Another strange song that I remember from the 70’s was Telephone Man by Meri Wilson. Think I’ll pass on the meal suggestion but the drink sounds tasty. Love today’s quote. I have not been to today’s port. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those celebrating happy events today!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. Ride like the wind day sounds fun. Unfortunately, daffodils are long gone at this time of year. I’ll have to hug my sweetheart today. Not sure what the context of the quote is but at face value I don’t agree with it at all. The meal and drink suggestions sound tasty. I have not been to the port of the day. Prayers for everyone on the prayer list today. Happy birthday @Vict0riann! Cheers to those of you who are celebrating happy events!

To the original poster, if you do drop off your bags early there is a very nice Legal Seafood restaurant a short walk from the pier that has protected waterfront seating both indoors and out. We had lunch there yesterday and I couldn’t think of a nicer start to a cruise. Bon voyage!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. Nice collection of days we have. I like the quote although sometimes I just want the book to end already. The meal and drink suggestions sound good. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Happy anniversary to @grapau27 and his lovely wife! Cheers to those of you who are celebrating happy events! 🥂

Good Monday morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. It’s always so nice to check in here to find out what’s what. Spumoni, senior citizens and poets, not a bad collection to start the week! Isn’t today’s quote just the truth? You couldn’t plan some of the things that happen to you. The meal and drink suggestions sound very nice but we ate lunch at a Mexican restaurant yesterday with DBIL so I’ll have to reluctantly pass. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for all on our prayer list. Happy ______ to those of you who are celebrating fun events today!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily updates. I’ll happily celebrate honey bees but not mosquitos. I love listening to the radio, it frees me up to do other things while listening. Not quite sure what to make of today’s quote. The meal and drink suggestions sound good to me. I have been to today’s port several times and really enjoy the snorkeling there. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those that are celebrating happy events today!

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists. Nice collection of days, it’s nice to see the hard working potato being celebrated. Interesting quote today. The meal and drink suggestions sound nice. I haven’t been to today’s port. Prayers for all on our prayer list. Cheers to everyone celebrating happy events today!

I guess I’ve finally woken up and realized that the monument in the Public Garden is for ether and not helium! Wouldn’t that have just made for some interesting surgeries! My bad 😳 !

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the daily report, recipes and lists and especially for all of the birthday wishes, I’m flattered! Nice collection of days, I believe that there is a monument in the Public Garden celebrating the first use of helium in surgery at Mass General Hospital. I made the Olive Garden minestrone yesterday so I guess I’ll pass on today’s meal suggestion as there’s quite a bit left over. Think I’ll pass on the drink. I’ve been to today’s port several times and enjoyed it. Prayers for everyone on our prayer list. Cheers to those of you who are celebrating happy events!