It is a bright sunny morning here in Villefranche. Villefranche is a small town in the south of France and our first port of call. From Villefranche one can go right and visit Monaco or go left and visit Nice and Cannes. The bay here in Villefranche is the place where the Millennium had problems and backed into the rocks last year. So far we are in good shape and parked far far from the rocks. It is 8:30 am now. The kids are still sleeping. I am sitting on the balcony writing this blog entry which I will post later on today. I look out and see the wonderful brick and stucco buildings that line the hills of the shore and see the winding roads that lead from the shore up to the those villas. The current plan is to wake folks up soon and head into Monaco by train which is a 30-40 min ride. More to come on that assuming our plans remain the same.
Last night was formal night. I have added pictures of each of us in our formal night attire to the slide show and Europe 2008 pictures (Links on the right of this page). In one of the pictures Rachel is wearing the mitten that she knitted on the flights down here. She has one done and is working on a second mitten Her grandmothers are helping her with the knitting. A mitten is a large step forward from her prior scarfs.
Dinner was excellent. The number of silverware items at each place setting is astounding. At one point last night the asst. waiter pointed out that I had incorrectly used one large fork earlier in the meal then I should have... so he had to go and get me another. Of course I still had 3 other unused forks. I asked if this social error meant that I would have to leave the Celebrity line in order to go back to the basics with say Carnival but the waiter said that I could stay.
Both Dianne and John had good luck at the Casino yesterday. They earned enough to pay for the rest of their cruise's gambling needs (I hope).
It is now 3pm as I write this update and we just returned from Monte Carlo. I added pictures to both links on the right. We had a nice lunch on the pier in Monte Carlo. Talk to you all soon. The picture up above is of all of us after getting off the tender in Villefranche
5 comments:
Well you all look lovely.George you are soooooooo important looking.....Many years from "renting a stove from Sears"Glad Rachel is making mittens ...Quite an accomplishment!!!.......Did you buy the FERRARI????My fav. color.Enjoy!!!!!
Erik will appreciate the car photos later when I show him!! I love the slide show when you see Jack all dressed up but looking oh so serious and then the next slide pops up!! :)
Of course Dianne won at the casino. She wouldn't have it any other way. She must get her luck from her dad!
PS I'd like to get mt order for mittens in early before Rachel gets too busy! First weaving rugs.... then knitting mittens!
Hi,
Looks wonderful! Enjoy every moment.
Mom remember to look at the leather jackets in Florence. When we went you could get leather belts made to your size on the street pushcarts - not sure if they still do that.
We miss you! It's great to hear all about your trip while you are away. Enjoy! Love, Erin
You guys really cleanup nicely when you are all dressed up, I bet you have everybody fooled.
I am glad your ship stayed clear of all the rocks and the cruise is off to a great start. The weather looks great and the water looks amazing.
Keep us updated!!!
p.s. SJS TRAVEL IS THE BEST TRAVEL AGENCY IN THE WORLD
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