The cruise was quite an "adventure". We are glad that we did it, but don't feel like we need to do it again in the near future. We had some unfortunate events that seemed to create the perfect storm for us. We lost one of our suitcases on both ends of the trip, bought all new clothes and then tried and return them an hour later when we found out where our bags were, we were pooped on by a pigeon (dejavu of last week), fined for not validating the train ticket, had digestive issues (ate too much!), experienced montezuma's revenge, and scrambled to get across town to a second airport in Milan for our flight home (not sure why an airline would sell you a ticket arriving in one airport in Milan, departing from another. And by the way you neeed to figure out how to get to that other airport that's at least an hour away). Rescued both suitcases sitting in the arrival airport of Milan that never would have made it to TelAviv. Uggh.
But there were definately postive things to highlight and it was quite an experience. The cruise itself was nice (the ship was new as of 2007) and the water was very calm (never once felt sea sick). Dinner was always ready for us whenever we were hungry. We met some nice people while we were out sightseeing. Taking the train/buses was relatively easy (with the one exception of getting fined). We got plenty of exercise (to counteract all those calories!). We probably liked Barcelona the most. The Hostel we stayed at was clean and the owners were so helpful. We also had the benefit of sticking around for more than 8 hours so we were able to experience more of the city.
We arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning (4am) totally exhausted but with a faint smile on our faces that we made it through the week. Coming throught the airport it felt so good to be at our home away from home. Our wonderful neighbors (who took care of our tomatoes while we were gone) stocked our refrigerator with some basic items (milk, fruit, and bread) and put chocolates on our pillow to welcome us home and get us through the day.
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