It has been a little over a week since we arrived at home. It took our bags SIX days to find us at home! I meant to check to see if the flight last night ever DID take off at 3:00am, but my guess was that it did not and we were much better off spending a couple of hundred bucks on hotel rooms and a good night’s sleep. They were very accommodating in giving us a 12:00pm flight on Friday, so we were happy to sleep until 9:00 and slowly make our way to the airport. We found a Burger King and feasted on American food for the first time in 21 days! My arteries never felt better!

It felt GREAT to be home again. As predicted, within minutes of getting home, I was changed into riding clothes and off to see my horse, Sydney. It was WONDERFUL riding again after SO long!


HIGHS:

Monte Carlo – I don’t know what it was about Monte Carlo that was just so awesome. Every square inch was beautiful and screamed MONEY. It is definitely a place I would love to see again.

Sardinia – Here is a place I never heard of and turned out to be a highlight of our trip. It is BEAUTIFUL there. The water is a little cold – for a Florida girl. However, it is great to see your toes when you are walking in waist deep water. I just had a great day there with my family and I think that is my best memory from the entire trip.

Florence – I don’t know if Luca was just a great guide, or if this city was just that amazing. You just fell in love with the city and the architecture.

Quiet Cove Pool – I just LOVED coming back to the ship and lounging in the Quiet Cove pool. They kept the water nice and warm, so it felt great to have a frosty drink and relax in the pool. Patrick and I also enjoyed the hot tubs. In the evening, it was great to watch a movie on the Aerial screen while relaxing in the hot tub.

Palos – Awesome! Brunch and dinner were both excellent!

Having the whole family on the trip – My husband does not come on vacation with us too often, so it was really nice having him there. He was always game for anything – except Bingo. For the most part, Peyton was great. He had one night where leaving the camp was just not his plan, but I think that was more due to being hungry and tired. He definitely discovered that his Dad knew all about Pokemon and wanted to play with him constantly.


LOWS:

Having our luggage lost in Paris – Thank goodness at least we had a washing machine in the villa and could at least wash our clothes every night. I felt SO bad for all of the families that lost their luggage on the ship and had NOTHING to wear!

Having our luggage lost in Miami – It would have been nice to be able to get everything put away the first weekend we were home. It was also a bummer not to have any of the souvenirs I got for friends.

Pisa – Totally unimpressed. Just a bell tower with an architectural problem.

Getting on a dang BUS every morning for SIX days! – I don’t know how the 10-day Med people will stand it. By Monte Carlo, I did not even want to LOOK at a bus. Granted, I get nauseated being cramped in a bus full of people with little air conditioning, so my only recourse would be to try to sleep the entire time. This may not bother other people and they may enjoy the views.

Not a lot of time to shop – Not that I am a ‘shop-a-holic’, but it would have been nice to have more time to go into some of the stores we passed. The only tour where we had time to ‘walk around’ was in Cassis and there is not much there.

Speaking of Cassis… - I would not recommend this tour. The boat ride was not that long and the bus ride was WAY too long! If you do go on this tour, make sure you get a crepe from GRAND MARNIER Crepes. They were the BEST crepes we had the entire trip. The Calanques were pretty, but I am sure there are better excursions out there.

Thanks for reading our adventure and please let us know if you are going on the Disney Cruise in the Med this summer. We would love to hear about your adventures!