Just pics.

At the 9/11 memorial

The new World Trade Center. 

Nearly all towers lean in Italy. This is Burano, an island next to Venice. 

Our favorite was Santorini. 

Second favorite was Montenegro.  The pics don't do it justice. 

Mykonos. Our third favorite. But only in the afternoon. 

So I made it to the Acropolis in Athens. Been there, don't that kind of place. City feels safe, but is ugly, dirty and crowded. 

Back to Venice. The Bridge of Sighs is in the right and St Marks is center. 

This time tomorrow.

I'm sure I will be feeling quite a bit of raw emotion even though we will have started out to our trip to Venice for our 25th anniversary.

I decided (I say I because I didn't consult Bob first because I didn't want him flipping out about how many days we would be gone) decided since we would need to fly through NYC, that I would finally spend at least one night there.  I've only flown through and I was determined to see Ground Zero.

It may seem like a morbid idea to start off our trip remembering the worst event in American history, but this was our opportunity and I wanted, no I needed to see Ground Zero. I can not and will not ever forget that horrible day and the months following.

I expect we will both be a bit sick to our stomachs afterward, but the next morning we'll take a ferry ride past the Statute of Liberty and we will be fully aware of what a great country we are blessed to live in.

Then Monday night it's off to Venice where we will stay 3 nights before heading out on our cruise hitting the Greek Isles and Montengro.  I've only seen picture, but I've wanted to see them for years now.

Wish us a farewell and a Bon Voyage.

Happy Mother's Day.