Category: Adriatic Sea Cruise

• It’s The End, But It’s Far From Over

  I wish, I wish, I wish in vain I wish, I wish I was a youth again But a youth again I can never be Till apples grow on an ivy tree. ~~”Love Is Pleasing” The Dubliners [The Bridge of Sighs, Venice. Photo is mine] I didn’t think I could do it. I worried that…

  patrickjegan

  June 24, 2023

  Adriatic Sea, Adriatic Sea Cruise, art, death, England, environmental degradation, History, In Search of Lost Time, Kennet & Avon Canal, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Paris France, Pompeii, Real Personal History, Rome Italy, seniors, The Pope, Travels, Venice

  aging, Aging & Walking, Canterbury England, Dorset, England, Final Adventures

• Weather Most Foul: What We Saw/What We Didn’t

  [The six to ten foot waves of the Adriatic Sea taken through the sea-splashed window of our stateroom aboard the Windstar’s “WindSurf”. Photo is mine] Here I am sitting in a room of the Welcome Hotel on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris about to write a blog post on Milan, Italy.…

  patrickjegan

  May 28, 2023

  Adriatic Sea, Adriatic Sea Cruise, Blogging, books, humor, Melancholy Thoughts, non-fiction, Objects of Beauty, Paris, Religion, seniors, The sea, Travels

  Da Vinci, Dubrovnik Croatia, Milan Italy, Moulin rouge, The Blue Grotto, The Last Supper

• A Rainy Day in Pompeii

  [A note to my readers: This blog post contains several images of a sexual nature. Not much more than you would see in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.] To my more delicate and pious readers, this leaves you with three choices: 1~Scroll past this post (and miss some interesting content). 2~Shelve your morals, grit your…

  patrickjegan

  May 19, 2023

  Adriatic Sea Cruise, Blogging, History, Holding onto the Past, In Search of Lost Time, Love, Memories, Pompeii, Real Personal History, seniors, Travels

  79 AD Eruption, Ancient Pompeii, Ancient Pompeii Brothels, Vesuvius

• Rovinj & Split: Olive Oil, Cobblestones, Thrones and Holy Bones

  [The closest to Dubrovnik, Croatia that I will get on this journey.] I’m sitting at a desk in Suite 137 on board the Wind Surf (Wind Star Cruise Lines). The level of the mineral water in a glass next to my mouse pad gently tilts, back and forth, like I am playing with a level…

  patrickjegan

  May 12, 2023

  Adriatic Sea, Adriatic Sea Cruise, Blogging, History, In Search of Lost Time, Love, Melancholy Thoughts, non-fiction, Real Personal History, Religion, Travels

  Croatia, Ocean Cruise, Rovinj Croatia, Split Croatia, Travel, Windstar Cruise Line

• This Is Not Me

  [The Wind Star. Photo: Windstar Cruises.] I know it’s April Fools Day but this is not a trick or prank. {NOTE TO READERS: The name of this post says it all. I did not write it. Backstory: Several weeks ago I had a dinner conversation with my son, Brian. He is almost always one step…

  patrickjegan

  April 1, 2023

  Adriatic Sea, Adriatic Sea Cruise, Artificial Intelligence, Blogging, ChatGBT, Fables & Folklore, Fictional Personal History, Ghost Story, Memories, Objects of Beauty, Short Fiction, The sea, Travels

  Adriatic Sea, AI, Italy, Venice