Cannes, France

We fell in love with the beautiful city of Cannes in the French Riviera.  The day was a balmy sunny summer one and we caught a tender boat into the port for the afternoon.

Old town

We started by enjoying a chocolat chaud and walking around the old town and climbing a hill to a castle at the top and a gorgeous view of the bay in both directions.

The view to the left

The view to the right

The big clock named Brian at the castle

After descending the hill we wandered the beautiful streets and looked into shops. The handmade sweet stores were a particular favourite and we bought an expensive bar of the most incredible nougat imaginable.

French Carousel at the waterfront

Once we had exhausted our tolerance for wandering through shops and around the lovely waterfront area we went for a swim and cooled off before heading back to the ship. We wish we could have visited Cannes more than once!!

Park Güell, Barcelona

On our last visit to Barcelona, we went on a mission to Park Güell, which was designed and created by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi. It was inspired by the English garden movement and built between 1900 and 1914.

View from the park: The Sagrada Familia can be seen on the left and our ship is just to the left of the hill in the distance.

It was quite a distance from the ship, so we used a combination of local buses and trains to get there. The park is on the top of a hill and has a spectacular view in all directions.

As well as being a beautiful and interesting park, with picnics and buskers helping to create a lazy Sunday afternoon vibe, there are some important houses in and around the park, designed by Gaudi also.

This was Gaudi's house!!!

Sam with the square in the background

I would love to go back and spend a whole day picnicking and relaxing there.

The famous entrance to the park

Amalfi Coast- Isle of Capri- Sorrento

Amalfi Coast- Italian Riviera

It feels a little foolish to combine all of the Amalfi Coast, Capri and Sorrento into one blog post, but at least it represents the kind of whistle-stop experience that we had of each of these amazing places.

The Equinox docked in Salerno, Amalfi Coast

We began the tour on a boat ride down the Amalfi Coast. This area is absolutely stunning, and part of the Italian Riveria. The towns of Amalfi and Positano, among others could be seen nestled within the gorgeous coastline.

Italian Riviera

On arrival at the Isle of Capri, the views were already gorgeous, with rugged cliffs and colourful buildings down to the azure blue water.

We caught a cable car up to the town of Capri and walked to the other side to capture a couple of iconic pictures, where I bumped into a good-looking tour escort. I took a photo of him and he took one of me.

MASSIVE lemons- nearly the size of my head

Sorrento from the sea

On returning to the boat, we continued along the bay of Napoli towards Sorrento. The town oozed charm and a lot of Limón cello. As well as being a beautiful city, it is most famous for being the home of Limón cello, and I was able to sample some after a delicious lunch here. The time there was really limited, so maybe we will make it back later in life J  

Arrival in Sorrento

Sorrento