A new Dawn around Europe Then the UK.

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Passed some time watching ship movements as well as our ship being refuelled. The weather certainly was miserable. Later talking to those who had gone to Pisa was that the rain was heavy and everyone got soaked.

 

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Some new flowers today.




Then to my favourite place for lunch on the ship, Kaiseki.

 

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After lunch we did go for a walk around Deck 10. the smallest ferry we saw.

 

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That night it was dinner on the Pool Deck where they do Hot Rocks. We do like this.




You get a plate of corn chips with dips to start. We then often share a Caesar salad.



Mrsdrron had the lamb because she can cook it close to well done whilst I always have a steak as it is the one place I can have it blue without announcing it to the world.




For dessert mrsdrron had the fruit salad whilst I had the apple and cinnamon rose.



A delightful dinner. We had invited a solo German woman to share it with us. She had sat alonside us one night in the main restaurant and we asked if she would join us which she did. That was a great night hence the second dinner together.

 

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That evening I went to our Cruise Director's show. We both really like Miss Vicki though some are the opposite. Our last pre covid cruise was with her as CD. She celebrated Covid by getting remarried to a Frenchman in the management team at viking so she moved there as a CD for a while but didn't like the vibe so recently moved back to Silversea. She is first a singer, learnt to dance but is a great comedienne. Her show is called Ship happens and tells her life story. Although that story doesn't change the show sure does.. Pre covid she always got members of the audience up on stage but that is now Verboten. Sadly meals with officers is also not allowed now as a routine.

This show also featured Dimitri the Ukrainian opera singer who made a great straight man even though most of his part was playing a gay man. Once again I was in the front row.






The crew member that went around disinfecting the ship when very few of us were out and about did a little cameo with all his equipment.




Just along from me were 4 officers. They had no idea why they were told to be present. They soon found out.




They were the source of many one liners such as -poor Dan doesn't knpw where to put his hand.

 

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Her first major break came as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator in Japan.



She came back to NYC and went to dance school where she fell for her instructor. Yes Dimitri again.



However he left with another man.


She did appearin a few Broadway shows but only once got to the final audition of 2 for the female lead. Her memory of the person who got the role might be a little coloured.
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Now she did get an audience member up on stage but it was her husband.

But then I had my moment having got a message from 1 of the 4 officers to stand up as Miss Vicki announced the show was over which I dutifully did. She turned and looked at me and said-sit down you are going no where in a hurry. I was proud to be laughed at.
So that is the end of the show and our second day in Livorno.

 

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Some not so good news that afternoon. Our visit to Palermo was cancelled for the next day due to a severe storm. So the ship spent an extra day in Livorno. Although they did put on excursions we both decided on a day of rest. Taking the shuttle into the centre of town was dismissed as we saw nothing there to interest us. Certainly no large numbers of working girls lining the streets @VPS .

So the next day started the same way as every other day except a bit later. Breakfast in the Arts cafe. We would have a fruit plate to share,a cronut each and a cappucino though this day I also had a salmon panini.
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The working girls were all out on the highway (deck chairs and all)

 

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Another day,another port. Today Olbia Sardinia.

 

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The working girls were all out on the highway (deck chairs and all)

I guess on the way to Camp Darby.

 

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Today we were off to Costa Esmeralda and a train trolley ride. The first part of the excursion was good, the second part not. So again shots from the bus first.





That was a polo field.


Arriving at the Nuraghe Village. Dates from BC times and built at about the time the Great Pyramids were being built.

 

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Impressive building skills.

 

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We went inside the major structure.

 

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The last of the old village.

 

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At least some nice natural scenery before reaching the coast.

 

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Unfortunately IMHO nature would be better.





We were taken to a cafe for a drink. Very limited choice. I did get a beer but it came just like this.



Then back up the hill to the bus to take us to the trolley.

 

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Scenes from the trolley "train". A tractor pulling a few simple carriages. Basically boring and it went quite fast.

 

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Then past more ostentatious displays of wealth on the water.

 

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I loved the hills and rocks.






The tractor and in front the grey Maserati that decided not to pull out in front of it.


When we got to the main part of the port we all got off and did a little wander before walking back up the hill to the bus.

 

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The heavens now opened up. I was lucky as I was under shelter when it started and left looking at these signs.



Soon out walking again.