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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Thu Apr 25, 2024, 03:56 PM Apr 25

Tomorrow, I'm leaving on a jet plane...to Nice and then North Africa on a voyage....

going to Tarragona, Gibraltar, Tangier, Seville, Portomaio and Lisbon. 12 days in all.

I expect to learn a LOT about the cultures in each port. Will have a half day just for the Seville Museum of Art which I can't wait to experience!

We've sailed with Atlas before, to the Mediterranean, and had a wonderful trip. They offered a big discount for this one and we decided to take it! We're both in our early 80's and not getting any younger...do it now, we might not get another chance...

If you have any tips on any of these ports, I'm glad to hear about them!

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Tomorrow, I'm leaving on a jet plane...to Nice and then North Africa on a voyage.... (Original Post) CTyankee Apr 25 OP

Ohh! 2naSalit Apr 25 #1

My tip...enjoy this wonderful opportunity and let us hear from you. Deuxcents Apr 25 #2

Nice! Chagall and Matisse museums!!! CurtEastPoint Apr 25 #3

Unfortunately, the Chagall is the only one we'll see there. CTyankee Apr 25 #4

Chagall is one of my favorites. CurtEastPoint Apr 25 #6

happy travels . bon voyage . AllaN01Bear Apr 25 #5

Can I go? Elessar Zappa Apr 25 #7

Sadly, I'll have to depend on others in the group to take photos and send them to me for posting here. I do not have a CTyankee Apr 25 #8

Consider getting an inexpensive smartphone unc70 Apr 25 #10

Have done several of those on recent trips unc70 Apr 25 #9

That sounds great! Hope I can get to a few of those but I'll bet some are already on the trip. CTyankee Apr 25 #11

My strongest recommendation is to get your own smartphone/camera unc70 Apr 25 #12

If only there were time! Leaving around noon tomorrow for JFK and my flight to Nice. CTyankee Apr 25 #13

2naSalit

(86,794 posts)

1. Ohh!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 03:59 PM

Apr 25

Bon voyage!

Kind of jealous. Do bring us some pictures a stories!

Deuxcents

(16,341 posts)

2. My tip...enjoy this wonderful opportunity and let us hear from you.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:00 PM

Apr 25

I hope you get to experience all you’re hoping to see and do. Safe travels 🛳️

CurtEastPoint

(18,664 posts)

3. Nice! Chagall and Matisse museums!!!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:01 PM

Apr 25

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

4. Unfortunately, the Chagall is the only one we'll see there.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:05 PM

Apr 25

It's sad, because I'm writing about Matisse's La Danse right now, but we had to choose and Chagall got my husband's vote. I'm writing about Chagall, too, just not the art work that is in the Nice museum. I will be enchanted anyway!

CurtEastPoint

(18,664 posts)

6. Chagall is one of my favorites.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:24 PM

Apr 25

ENJOY!!!! PHOTOS!!!

AllaN01Bear

(18,423 posts)

5. happy travels . bon voyage .

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:11 PM

Apr 25

Elessar Zappa

(14,063 posts)

7. Can I go?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:28 PM

Apr 25

I’ll chip in for the wine! lol j/k hope you have a great time and post pics when you get back!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

8. Sadly, I'll have to depend on others in the group to take photos and send them to me for posting here. I do not have a

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:34 PM

Apr 25

Smart phone.

And I don't usually drink but I want to have the lovely wine without phosphates.

unc70

(6,120 posts)

10. Consider getting an inexpensive smartphone

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:38 PM

Apr 25

You should have your own perspectives on what you see. Details of art would rise, etc.

unc70

(6,120 posts)

9. Have done several of those on recent trips

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 04:36 PM

Apr 25

But not on cruises. Nice, Tangier, Seville, Lisbon. I am 75, so I understand doing it while you still can. Don't know what you've previously done in these areas.

We stayed a couple of nights in Tangier. I recommend the American Legation, the caves of Hercules, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the next-door Kasbah Museum. Just up the hill from these last, I had a great view towards Spain with the waters of the Atlantic and the Med meeting but not mixing. They were different colors all the way to the horizon.

Have a great trip.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

11. That sounds great! Hope I can get to a few of those but I'll bet some are already on the trip.

Reply to unc70 (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 07:38 PM

Apr 25

unc70

(6,120 posts)

12. My strongest recommendation is to get your own smartphone/camera

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 08:30 PM

Apr 25

Take lots and lots of your own pictures in the moment. It costs you nothing extra. Treat all of those clicks as your personal stream of consciousness. At our advanced ages, our own memories are less strong and reliable. But having several photos in the moment dramatically change our experiences in reflection, whether after a few minutes or after dats and weeks.

There are lots of ways to get a recent good smartphone at a reasonable cost. These are easy to operate as excellent cameras. Just point and shoot produces incredible results. Please, just do it. In three months you will thank me.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

13. If only there were time! Leaving around noon tomorrow for JFK and my flight to Nice.

Reply to unc70 (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 11:35 PM

Apr 25

And I just got a diagnosis of IBS with drugs from my doc. This is a helluva situation.Bad timing to need to concentrate on a new phone...

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