USA Today Logo New York Times Logo Outside Magazine Logo Conde Nast Traveler Logo National Geographic Traveler
Create your Trip Journal [click here]

Mediterranean Expedition to the Ancient Wonders of the World

view full screen slideshow
by: mary_curry
We embarked on a luxury small ship cruise from Athens to Alexandria with land tours into Syria and Cairo. Along the way, we saw the site of four Ancient Wonders of the World and other ancient sites dating from 2500 BC to the Middle Ages.

Read my Journal
Mediterranean Expedition to the Ancient Wonders of the World

Want to go? Corinthian II: Remarkable Women of Antiquity and Their Times

I went to: Africa, Mediterranean, Greece, Turkey, Egypt
Departing homeFrescoes in museum (recovered from Akrotiri)View from our hotel's breakfast roomTemple at Brauron Temple to protector of childbirth outside AthensAphrodite sculpture in Natl Archaeological Museum of AthensSolunionSnacks waiting in our room when we embarkedOur beautiful ship cabin!Breakfast our first morning onboardRecovered from ancient shipwreckcarving from Ancient MasouleumView from Bodrum castleCrusader grafiti- they signed their names on the wall!English coat of arms at Bodrum castleMedieval Islamic armor (from crusader times)Columns from MasoleumDessert onboard Corinthian IIFountain in Rhodes townCoat of Arms for one of 7 Crusader nationalities in RhodesStone buildingsAncient canon balls from medieval RhodesMosaic in Rhodes museumRiding up to Lindos Acropolis, RhodesView to cove where St. Paul preachedLindos, RhodesRhodes portLook at that gelato!!!Rhodes CityAfternoon snacks on Corinthian IIRoom service on our balcony!Breakfast on our balconyLycian tombMosaic along Roman road, 2nd centuryTemple of LetoMosaic in Temple of ApolloRoman theater at LetoonGreek Theater MasksGreek Theater at Letoon, TurkeyMayor welcoming ship to his small townHellenistic TowerTypical Turkish CafeFolk dancer greeting in a small Turkish VillageFolk dancers greeting us in small Turkish villageSome of the earliest Corinthian columnsTurkish rug specialist$30,000 Turkish carpet!St. Tecla's GrottoHeading to SyriaHoneymoon cake on Corinthian IISyrian portSyrian presidentBedouin tentWhich way should we go?Palmyra Archaeological MuseumTruth in AdvertisingFantastic Syrian buffetPalmyrian ruins in SyriaBel TempleBel Temple EntranceOriginal ceiling from 1st century in Bel TempleOther tourists at Bel TempleWhere is the green oasis?Palmyra TombCeiling in tombView out the window of the tombCastle overlooking PalmyraMusicians at bedouin dinnerWomen cooking bread at our bedouin dinnerBedouin dinner near PalmyraEntrance for bedouin dinnerSyrian boy reluctantly selling postcardsPalmyra ruinsMe and our camel driverNow we fit in... :)Camel train crossing Syrian desertTaking pictures of camel train and road to IraqCrusader's Castle near Homs, SyriaInside the CastleWalking the castle wallInside the CastleDriving along Lebanese borderRoom service breakfast on our balcony!Pax taking the wheel during bridge tourNational flags used on Corinthian II for different portsOur fantastic Matre'd, GaborMore beautiful food!Final evening on the shipLarge ships at AlexandriaPort of AlexandriaPort of AlexandriaPompey's Pillar in AlexandriaLine for ladies' restroom (a hotel room they opened for us)Site of Ancient Lighthouse of AlexandriaView from Great Pyramid of CairoLook closely- He's taking her picture in a full burqaJust like us- he's showing his wife the picture he just tookAncient entrance to the Great PyramidView from our hotel room in Cairo!Sound and Light Show at SphinxIslamic CairoMosque decorationsDressed to see the mosqueWoman drawing at mosqueKhan El-Khalili Bazaar in CairoTypical Cairo trafficMaking papyrusOur Cairo hotelMeal at Cairo hotelTour coordinator in CairoLeaving CairoEncountering the Olympic torch coming out of AcropolisFlags at AcropolisTemple at AcropolisGreek FlagAcropolis in AthensNew Acropolis MuseumRuins under Acropolis museumStained glass at restaurant in Plaka, AthensPianist at restaurant in Plaka

Share