Granada and the Alhambra

The back roads to Granada were beautiful. Full of "white villages" , rolling hills and olive groves. 

But the Alhambra was the motherload. Below are a few pictures. 

Waiting for nightfall over the Alhambra was one of the most magical experiences. 

Andalucía and Gibraltar

I flew to Málaga after Venice to stay with Nicky and her two boys for a few days. They have an apartment there. It was a lovely few days. We went to Gib one day. Photos below. 

We went for a drive through Andalucía and into the mountains one other day. Spectacular. 

Greece

This is the cruise. All the clan went for my sister's 50th birthday. We had such a great time. It was wonderful to have everyone - well almost - together. Missing Dad, of course. My brother and crew couldn't make it from Canada. It went so fast. 

Athens was a bit of a dissappointment as it is quite an ugly city. That was a bit of a surprise.  I guess they missed out on all the beautiful architecture of the renaissance and they got pretty bombed up in WWII. Most of the buildings were post-war apartment buildings. Below shot of the Parthenon which was pretty cool. 

Mykonos was my favorite by far and I wish we had more time there. We had a beautiful day at the beach. The water was crystal clear. Mykonos town was beautiful too. 

Venice , Aug 6-8

I spent a couple of days with some family members in Venice en route to a cruise. It's a spectacular city.