PCA Odyssey Spring 2012

Our final day in Europe and we are full of anticipation as we board our bus to continue our tour of Normandy. We visited a small church in the village of Angoville au Plain that was used as a military hospital during the invasion. We heard the story of two young men who set up [...]

We began our coldest day yet with temperatures in the low 50′s, wind and drizzle, but with a deep sense of anticipation for what we would see today. After a nice French continental breakfast, we jumped into the bus with our tour guide, Dale, and headed for the beaches. Dale is British, but lives in Normandy, [...]

The sun was shining brightly this morning as we headed out around 9:30 for the Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We left the bulk of our luggage at the hotel and trekked out with day packs prepped for two nights’ stay in Normandy. At Notre Dame, we were met by our guide [...]

After our first taste of Paris yesterday, we are all anxious to get started on our tour today. First stop: the Louvre, one of the world’s largest museums. Let me just say that 2 1/2 hours in a museum this big can be overwhelming. According to the boat tour information, the Louvre is so big [...]

Day Seven- Off to Paris! We were the first ones off the boat this morning in Athens, as Ilona had arranged for us to have priority disembarkation. The bus was waiting when we arrived, and soon we were on our way to the airport for our flight to Paris. One variable in the mix was [...]

View of the harbor at Harakleion, Crete Today is our final day of the cruise, so we are all excited about the amazing things we will see today, but sad to know that our time in the Mediterranean is drawing to a close. Our ship pulled into Herakleion, Crete, early this morning, and nearly everyone [...]

The village of Lindos A few of us had trouble getting out of the bunk this morning, including Mr. Liverance, who was sound asleep when Dr. Thomas banged on his cabin door at 8:30. Today we toured Rhodes, however, the official tour guides were on strike protesting the austerity measures (translation: higher taxes) being imposed [...]

Touring the ruins of Ephesus Our weather has been perfect! Cool mornings, but warm days with lots of sun and great pictures. Today we visited the ancient city of Ephesus. The Apostle Paul spent time here on both his second and third missionary journeys, and it is said to be probably the best preserved ancient [...]

Everyone was excited as we left our luxury hotel this morning. Today is the start of our “Footsteps of Paul” cruise. While Howard, Aimee, and Fifi stayed in Athens for an involuntary tour of the embassies of China and USA to sort out Aimee’s passport problems, the rest of us boarded the Louis Cristal and [...]

Our second gorgeous day started at 7:30 am with breakfast at a nearby cafe. We all piled onto our bus and headed for the Acropolis for our tour of the Parthenon and surrounding buildings. Our guide, Doula, is doing a great job sharing about the history and culture of Greece, and how it relates to [...]