We boarded our ship - Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas - and enjoyed our first day at sea. We had our first formal night on the boat...
And then we went to karaoke night. Evan, Tricia and Conrad all sang and did great! Here's a pic of Conrad singing...
CHANIA, CRETE
The next day we had our fist stop at Chania, Crete - the largest of the Greek islands. Old town Chania has a pretty old harbor knows as Venetian Port. I loved all the beautiful Venetian buildings!
There is also an old lighthouse that we hiked out to.
some of our group on the lighthouse wall...
the beautiful view from the lighthouse
We found a spa in town where you could get a fish pedicure so we all decided to give it a try. You put your feet into a tank of tiny carp and let them eat the dead skin off your feet. We all started screaming as we put our feet into the tanks at the same time. It was a little weird and creepy and tickled at first, but then you kinda got used to it. And I have to admit that my feet felt so soft afterwards!
MYKONOS, GREECE
The next day we stopped at Mykonos, Greece. I loved this island because it was filled with white-washed buildings and stunning windmills.
Our group first started walking to the windmills, but made a quick stop to get pics next to one of the red doors that we saw all over the island.
our group getting pics...
We navigated our way through the tiny cobblestone streets and finally made it to the windmills.
We then decided to hike to the other side of the island to see more windmills and for this beautiful view...
We did a little shopping and my sister Tricia had us all put flowers behind our ears for a sister pic (minus Kelly)...
KUSADASI, TURKEY
Our next stop was in Turkey to see the ruins of Ephesus, which was built in 10th century B.C. Ephesus was once a harbor city next to the Aegean sea but many rainstorms washed silt down the river to the harbor and now it's 3 miles inland. We once again turned to the free Rick Steve's audio tour and listened to it as we made our way around the ruins. Here's Adam and I at the amphitheatre...
A view of the main street behind us...
The Library of Celus which once held over 12,000 scrolls.
Adam and I taking a break. It was a hot day and we did lots and lots of walking!
The guys in front of a catholic church near Ephesus...
And our group with one of our cab drivers...
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