TBT: Cruising the Mediterranean — Highlights & Top Stops

Here’s another photo dump for you this week — a bit of a throwback, though not too far back. This past May I took a Mediterranean cruise with my mom and aunt as a belated college graduation gift, and we had a wonderful time.

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A little squinty sun pic for you
We flew into Barcelona and spent a day exploring before boarding the week-long cruise. The ship stopped in Naples/Pompeii, Rome, Marseille, and Palma, Spain. We had also planned to dock near Florence/Pisa but weather forced us to skip it — I was really hoping to take a cheesy photo pretending to push over the Leaning Tower. Next time for sure.

After the cruise we returned to Barcelona for a day, then headed to Paris for a few days. I love Paris, even though it ended up being my mom’s least favorite stop.

All of these photos were taken with my iPhone. I did bring a point-and-shoot but mostly I was too lazy to use it.

I didn’t bother placing the pictures in chronological order — instead I grouped them by category because, well, it’s my blog and I can do that.

What I wore one day. I always feel awkward taking selfies, so this is all you get:

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Some pretty scenes:
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Marseille, France.
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View from our balcony on the ship.
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Versailles Gardens
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Some things I ate:
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I also spent an obscene amount of money on French macarons, but I couldn’t pause long enough to photograph them — sorry.

Here are some famous ruins you might have heard of:

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Pompeian ruins
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Some sweet souvenirs I didn’t buy:
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These were…everywhere in Pompeii

 

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Architecture and sights:

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Vatican Square
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Proof I was in Palma
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Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Arc de Triomphe
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You know what this is.
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That famous little lady I didn’t get very close to — getting closer would have meant fighting through the crowds, and I prefer to avoid grumpy mobs.
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And look, some locks:
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I hope you enjoyed this random montage of photos from my trip. Expect more photo dumps — I’ve been getting more comfortable with my camera, and I’m heading to England for a Christmas trip next week.