I finally reach the final installment of my trip around Europe~! Throughout this trip, I can't honestly say I enjoy each and every place we visited and thus felt like the holiday was much too long and I couldn't wait to just go home. But towards the end, I felt sad that there were still places we haven't had the chance to explore. Still, I am grateful for the many places that I have visited.
One of those places is Mt Etna~! Mt. Etna is still an active volcanic mountain... active! I'd say. I have never actually seen a volcano, what more to say an active volcano!!
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| Me atop Mt Etna... It was so so CHILLY!! |
When the tour guide said he can show us the crater, I had this mental picture of a deep dark hole filled with bubbling lava (not spewing out
la) so I felt very nervous.
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| Mount Mordor: What I thought active volcanic mountain looks like [Source] |
When we arrived at the top of the mountain, braved the cold winds (at that time I was still recovering from my illness which meant I was still coughing my lungs out and sneezing) to the top of crater... we saw this:
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| One of Mt. Etna's crater |
lol... Disappointed was definitely one of the word that cross my mind. Where's my drama?? I guess I didn't fully comprehend the danger it could be, because a week after we left the place we read in the news that Mt Etna has erupted~!
Jeng jeng jeng...
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| Clockwise from left: Hyde Park, Florence, Brussel, and Paris |
Towards the last stretch of our Europe leg, we joined an American cruise ship along the Mediterranean coastline and it was one of the most relaxing part of the trip. Each day we'll wake up to a new port of destination we can explore without dragging our heavy luggage and worrying about checking into a new hotel. B even added an anniversary package to our room with balcony which instantly cheered me up (even though I was burning at 39 degrees C the night before). After exploring London, Brussel and Paris on our own, it was quite relaxing to join shore excursion and let experienced tour guides bring us in and around the city.
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| Our Anniversary Suite before I mess it up further |
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Sunset outside our balcony
Thanks to the beautiful weather, we had such a smooth sailing 8 days out of the 9 days we were out on the cruise. We were able to visit many beautiful places along Italy's port as well as Dubrovnik, Croatia. On the one day we were out at sea, the waves were crashing and the wind was strong, the ship was rocking so hard we woke up with headache. :P But the day after that was the day we reach Dubrovnik, the prettiest and clearest waters EVER!! The headache was well worth it. lol...
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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| Florence |
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| Outside Venice |
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Me at Venice
I have to thank B for the meticulous planning of the entire trip, he was the absolute trip planner that I didn't need to do anything except bring myself and my passport. I doubt I would be able to plan such a meticulous plan by myself.
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Sunset in cabin
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Till next time in my version of 'behind the scenes' of my Europe Trip. Enjoy the rest of the week~!
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