Going through the Suez Canal was not as exciting as going through the Panama Canal because there are no locks. But, it was definitely more interesting in many ways. We were going through Egypt and seeing Egypt on one side and the Sinai peninsula on the other side. There was this huge development on the Sinai side that could have housed tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. A part of it was already populated but the other part was still under construction. Definitely weird. Don’t know where all these people are coming from. There was even what looked like a resort. And guards standing randomly in the middle of the desert. Very interesting, indeed.
We are in the Mediterranean and that means Greece. We were on the island of Crete, in the town on Heraklion. Such a cute place. I wish we could have stayed here overnight. The history and the ruins are simply amazing. We visited Knossos palace and it was packed! But, we saw as much as we could.
Sicily – Messina
We were in Messina for only about 6 hours. There really wasn’t a lot to do and we wondered why we didn’t go to a more happening place. Oh well, we don’t run the cruise company. The main site in Messina is the Astronomical Clock at the Cathedral of Messina. Every 15 minutes it dings and there is a movement of the bronze statues via complex combination of counter weights, levers, and gears. At noon, almost everything moves. We got really lucky and ended up in a restaurant just below the clock and was there for the entire display. You should look up a YouTube video. It will be better than mine. Kids love the tiny cars so I took pictures of them.
Higman Travels 