Carnival Venezia maiden voyage live

[IntrepidFromDC]

St. Paul de Vence is not alot bigger than Eze but the Medeivalness feeling is much stronger and somehow warmer. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Last pics of St. Paul de Vence, except for the exceptional dog that follows.

[IntrepidFromDC]

This dog belongs to a British woman who retired to St. Paul de Vence.  An abbreviated part of our conversation... me: how can such a small town,  so difficult to access,  be a favorite place to live?  Don't you want to travel? Her: think about your question and even the way you phrased it. Me, after her beautiful dog immediately went to licking me 20 times in 5 seconds after meeting: omg he's beautiful and sweet too. Her: he loves as we all should. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

A couple more pics of locals playing baci ball in the town square 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Back on the Highway To Hell, Samir was in rare form,  if I was a cat I'd be down one life. I can see the indentations in the dashboard from my fingertips. But I can't feel my fingertips. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Yay Colleen! Thanks for the excellent Carnival news!

[IntrepidFromDC]

Can you guess the dog's name?  Clue,  it's a human name. 

[Jamman54]

21 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Can you guess the dog's name?  Clue,  it's a human name. 

Pierre? 😀

[hard_eight]

One eye Jacque.

 

Looks like an Aus Shepard Mini

[IntrepidFromDC]

34 minutes ago, hard_eight said:

One eye Jacque.

 

Looks like an Aus Shepard Mini

Pomeranian  Spitz mix

[IntrepidFromDC]

36 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Pierre? 😀

Look closely at the face that gives clue #2

[IntrepidFromDC]

So two clues... it's a human name,  and look closely at the face. I'm afraid clue #3 will give it away too easily. 

[Jamman54]

1 minute ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Look closely at the face that gives clue #2

Yoda? 

[IntrepidFromDC]

2 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Yoda? 

Dude your guesses are cracking me up!

[IntrepidFromDC]

Last clue is going to be pictorial and I am afraid will give it away too easily but I don't want to drag it out and can't think of a lesser clue...

[IntrepidFromDC]

Clue #3... Look at these eyes, then look at the dog's eyes. 

[hard_eight]

Bowie?

[IntrepidFromDC]

2 minutes ago, hard_eight said:

Bowie?

Close enough... David.

[IntrepidFromDC]

On to the last stop of the day, a major disappointment for every single paying customer on the minivan except me (3 Australians and 2 couples from Texas), Cannes. The tour promised a chance to take a photo on the red carpeted stairway at Cannes, but it was all roped off because the annual event was happening.  Samir was very excited about Michelle Obama having been spotted at her hotel. Anyway,  as today fizzles out, here are the pics I managed to get from the front seat as we battled Cannes traffic.  It was a great day with a not-so-great ending. 

[Jamman54]

28 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Close enough... David.

Looks more like a Yoda than a David! 

[LATTELOVE]

It's Elvis.  🤪

[TravelE]

3 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Eze is a very small,  well-preserved hilltop medieval town.  Also very cute. Lots of shopping and I think I heard a little grumbling, as the husbands had just heard an hour lecture on perfume. I'm glad I visited.  The one bit of history,  I think the guide (more about him later), in his best effort at English,  said the reason the castle is missing from it's foundation but the town is intact is Louis VI sent soldiers to destroy the castle with a message to the townsfolk to change their allegiance to him, or they're next. Beautiful small town, but not a single sports bar (aka husband daycare for Jamman).

Aside from the tourist shops, I could live in this town. The narrow passageways and plants/flowers are incredible.

 

I got the same email from Carnival, and I think the TLDR was: "When there are so many of you, you're not that special!"

 

My dog has heterochromia too.

[MizMoon]

I was gonna guess the dog's name was Jack Elam - sounds like a good day!

 

[grimpil]

"Popeye" comes to mind

[CruizinSusan70]

7 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Yay Colleen! Thanks for the excellent Carnival news!

Would have been considerate to send that email before the check in day 16 days prior on May 23.   Some diamonds and Plats might have assumed that check in time slots would not matter because of priority check in being a normal perk.