European Odyssey, Sept 20 – Oct 6, 2010

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

In September into October,  I was aboard the National Geographic Explorer, for their “European Odyssey”.  Hugging the western coast of Europe, this three-week trip made it to many ports.  To see more images, click here or anywhere in the photo above

Hercules Tower lighthouse, La Coruna, Spain

Copenhagen to Lubeck, Germany, on through the Kiel Canal, to Amsterdam.  Weather prevented us from visiting Brugge, Belgium, but we did  go to Bayeaux, France, and spent a day visiting the D-Day Beaches of Normandy and Cherbourg, a site of major action in WW II.  From there, St. Malo and Mont St. Michel-a place that met expectations, then on to Ile d’ Aix, La Rochelle and La Cote Basque, France.  We arrived very early at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, a stunning place.  La Coruna, Spain with a drive to Santiago  de Compostela, Islas Cites and Bayona Spain, then on to Oporto then Lisbon.  Whew, makes me tired to read that!