Train Trip on the Oriental Express and a cruise on the Queen Victoria 2010 Photo Gallery by Rene Little at pbase.com

Train Trip on the Oriental Express and a cruise on the Queen Victoria 2010

A train trip on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Venice, followed by a Mediterranean cruise on the Queen Victoria leaving from Venice and finishing in Rome.

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Orient Express Train	KENYA; Arrived at the Stanley Hotel and getting ready to visit the pool bar Aug 29, 2010	TURKEY: Bosphorus from the Ciragon Palace Kempinski	Bosphorus from the Ciragon Palace Kempinski
Blue Mosque - Istanbul	Interior of the Blue Mosque	Dome of the Blue Mosque	Enjoying a drink in Istanbul - Turkey Sept 2
Staff at a restaurant where we stopped for a drink September 2 2010	St Sophia first built in the 5th century	St Sophia	Another view of St Sophia
Interior of St Sophia which is now a museum	St Sophia	St Sophia's interior September 2, 2010	St Sophia's interior September 2, 2010
Blue Mosque - Sultan Ahmed Camii - Istanbul	Topkapi Palace - construction began in 1459	Here I am at the Topkapi Palace	As we couldnt take pictures inside we took them outside - ship passing the palace
Istanbul from the palace	Enjoying a beautiful seafood dinner in Istanbul Sept 2, 2010	Istanbul	Istanbul
View of the Bosphoros River from our hotel room at Ciragan Palace Kempinski - Istanbul Sept 3	View from our hotel room at Ciragan Palace Kempinski - Istanbul Sept 3, 2010	Hotel room at the Ciragan after a nap	Beylerbeyi Sarayi Palace - Istanbul
Beylerbeyi Sarayi Palace - Istanbul	Beylerbeyi Sarayi Palace - Istanbul	Bosphorus Bridge built in 1973	One of the many stone statues at the palace
<<<<<<	<<<<<<	One of the smaller buildings within the palace grounds	Band playing farewell at the Orient Express train station Sept 3 2010
Station	Bar at the station	Dave admiring the train	Our new best friends the train staff for the next 6 days Sept 3
Our Steward on the Orient Express Sept 3, 2010	Dave relaxing after getting us on board the train	Welcome card Sept 3	Dave pouring a drink
Champagne anyone	The Orient Express continential breakfast	View from the train	View from the train
Train stations seem to be pretty run down throughout the country	View from the train	View from the train	View from the train
View from the train	Train's corridor	The bar car	Sign outside one of the 3 restaurant cars
A piece of cake or not	Our first sighting of the Blue Danube	ROMANIA: Arriving in Bucharest - September 4 2010	Parliament Palace Bucharest
Bucharest	Metrapolitan Church - Bucharest	Part of the church	Inside the church
The beautiful interior	The beautiful interior	The beautiful interior	Palatul Patriarhiei or Palace of the Patriarchate built in 19007
Train station in Bucharest	In Bucharest Romania we had a choir to greet us Sept 5, 2010	Train's Coat of Arms	Arrival in the mountain town of Sinaia
Arrival in the mountain town of Sinaia	Forest photo taken from the bus	Our first view of Peles Castle	An idealic setting for the castle
Peles Castle built between 1973 and 1914 by King Carol 1	Music before lunch September 5, 2010	Entertainment during lunch	Entertainment during lunch
I'm doing the Hora at lunch in Sinaia Sept 5, 2010	Statue in the grounds of Peles Castle	Peles Castle	<<<<<<
Castle grounds	Castle grounds	Another view of the castle	The obligatory pooch photo
Castle grounds	Castle's interior	Castle's interior	Castle's interior
Castle's interior	<<<<<<	Interior	Interior
<<<<<<	Courtyard	The castle is situated in the Carpathian Mountains	Fountain in the castle grounds
Peles Castle	<<<<<<	Peles Castle	Monastery - Minastire Sinaia
Monastery - Minastire Sinaia	Little chapel in the monastery grounds - Minastire Sinaia	Little chapel in the monastery grounds - Minastire Sinaia	Little chapel in the monastery grounds - Minastire Sinaia
Little chapel in the monastery grounds - Minastire Sinaia	Dave at the chapel window	Bell Tower	Leaving Sinaia September 5, 2010
Standing in front of the train playing tourist	Standing in front of the train playing tourist	'J' our next door neighbour on the train	The terrible three
Almost leaving the town of Sinaia September 5, 2010	HUNGARY: Our welcome into Budapest Hungary Sept 6	Our welcome into Budapest Hungary Sept 6	Heros Square - Budapest
Heros Square - Budapest	Heros Square - Budapest	State Opera House - Budapest	St Stephen's Basilica - 975 - 1038 AD
St Stephen's Basilica - 975 - 1038 AD	Parliament House taken from the bus September 6, 2010	Castle District and looking at St Matthias Church	St Mathias Church the oldest part was built in the 14th Century
St Mathias Church the oldest part was built in the 14th Century	St Mathias Church	St Mathias Church	Looking at the Danube and Chain Bridge from Gellert Hill September 6, 2010
Wall Painting	Szechenyi Chain Bridge the 1st permanent connection across the Danube between Buda and Pest	Szechenyi Chain Bridge opened in 1849	Budapest taken from Gellert Hill
Parliament House taken from Gellert Hill	Tram climbing Gellert Hill	Tram climbing Gellert Hill	Banyan Varosok Hatvan Statue
Freedom Bridge and Liberation Monument	Dave having a river cruise lunch on the Danube Sept 6	Entertainment at dinner at the Club Akademia September 6, 2010	Dave and Pam one of our fellow travellers
View of the Chain Bridge at night	Entertainment at Club Akademia	Dinner at the Club Akademia in Budapest Sept 6	Pam and Bob
Dawn and Norm	Back at the Soffitel Hotel	Beautiful glasses	Great way to keep the drinks cold
Having a night cap	A view of Budapest from the Soffitel Hotel	Chain Bridge from the hotel	St Matthias Church from the hotel
Soffitel Hotels decorations	Soffitel Hotels decorations	Nice touch a pot plant in the revolving door	Ornate building September 7, 2010
Ornate Station - Budapest	Leaving Budapest September 7, 2010	VIENNA: Plague Monument - Vienna September 7 2010	Ornate buildings in Vienna
Ornate buildings in Vienna	Ornate buildings in Vienna	Ornate buildings in Vienna	Cafe Griensteid where we had the most beautiful strudel
Harpist at the cafe	One of the many carriages in Vienna	A coach ride in Vienna Sept 7	And we are off winding through the streets of Vienna
And we are off winding through the streets of Vienna	Beautiful horses September 7, 2010	Beautiful horse	The famous Michaelerplatz - Vienna
Horse in a stable in the heart of Vienna	Horse in a stable in the heart of Vienna	Beautiful statues adorn many of the buildings in Vienna	Beautiful statues adorn many of the buildings in Vienna
Interior of St Augustine - Vienna	Cenotaph of Marie Christine of Austria	Austrian Parliament Building construction from 1874 to 1883	Marco the best steward on the train Sept 8, 2010
Last photos of the train weve arrived in Venice Sept 8, 2010	One of the best waiters on the train Sept 8	One of the 3 beautiful dining cars on the train Sept 8, 2010	The pianist in the bar car Sept 8
Bar Car on the Orient Express September 8, 2010	Barman working	Barman working	Famous - this steward looked after David Suchet - Hercule Poirot
ITALY: Welcome to Venice September 8, 2010 11:36am	Saying goodbye to Marco Sept 8	The Orient Express staff lined up to say goodbye Sept 8	The Orient Express staff lined up to say goodbye Sept 8
A very musical welcome to Venice	Venice on a dark rainy day	Our first glimpse of Venice Sept 8, 2010	Water taxi taking us to Burano Island for lunch
Views from the water taxi	On Burano Island September 8, 2010	Venice Sept 8, 2010	On Burano Island September 8, 2010
Shops on Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island
Streets of Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island	Streets of Burano Island
Dave outside the Traitoria Da Romano	A welcome to the restaurant on Burano Island Venice Sept 8	A welcome to the restaurant on Burano Island Venice Sept 8	Took this photo so we don't forget the name of the restaurant
Lunch being prepared	Very decorative kitchen in the restaurant	Beautiful seafood	Dawn holding the platter of fish to be served for lunch
Desert	Lunch at the Traitoria Da Romano on Burano Island Sept 8, 2010	Our group from the train enjoying a seafood lunch September 8	Suite at the Hotel Cipriano Sept 8, 2010
Suite at the Hotel Cipriano Sept 8, 2010	What a bathroom Sept 8	What a bathroom Sept 8	Our own private courtyard
Our own private courtyard	Front view of the Hotel Cipriani Sept 9, 2010	Front view of the Hotel Cipriani Sept 9, 2010	View of the pool from the courtyard
Pool at the Cipriani	Hotel Cipriani taken from a water taxi Sept 9, 2010	Venice from the water taxi September 9, 2010	Venice from the water taxi September 9, 2010
Venice from the water taxi September 9, 2010	Dave in the water taxi enjoying his first real look at Venice	St Mark's Square floods at high tide September 9, 2010	Facade of St Mark's Basicila September 9, 2010
St Mark's Basilica	Clock Tower St Mark's Square	Streets of Venice	Canals of Venice
Canals of Venice	Canals of Venice	Canals of Venice	Typical canal
Typical canal	Gondola "Jam"	Opera House - Gran Teatro La Fenice	Ornate buildings of Venice
Grand Canal	Grand Canal	St Mark's Square at high tide September 9, 2010	Ankle deep in water at St Mark's Square
Ankle deep in water at St Mark's Square	Do you really have to take the photo	Frolicking in the water September 9, 2010	Going home after a long day
Pooped after a full day in Venice	Dave waiting for the water taxi day 3 in Venice September 10, 2010	Hotel Marco Mark stayed here Sepbember 10, 2010	Heading over to St Mark's Square September 10, 2010
Ornate building taken from water taxi	Canals of Venice	Even in Venice	Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge	Rialto Bridge	The Grand Canal	Restaurants and Gondolas on the Grand Canal
Gondolas	Rialto sign	Rialto shops	Rialto Bridge
Gondola under the Rialto Bridge	Playing tourist standing in front of the Rialto Bridge	Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge	Grand Canal and Gondolas
Grand Canal and Gondolas	Waterfront buildings	Rene admiring Venice	Venice at high tide
Venice at high tide	Colourful veg	Trying to be artistic with colours	Chillies anyone
Food market on the waterfront	Chillis everywhere!!	One of the many little restaurants in Venice	Yet another canal
Pub's emblem	We managed to find a pub in Venice September 10, 2010	Dave inspecting his beer	St Mark's Square early morning without the crowds September 12, 2010
Breakfast near the Rialto Bridge	Mark at Breakfast September 12, 2010	Deep in conversation back at St Mark's Square	Dave and I in St Mark's Square
Dave and Mark in St Mark's Square	<<<<<<<<	Canals everywhere - of course!!! we're in Venice	The Metropole
Speedboat whizzing around the canals	Another view of Venice	Buildings on the water	Buildings on the water
Fancy dress	Venice at dusk	Catching a taxi to the Queen Victoria September 13, 2010	Saying goodbye to Venice
Passing expensive yachts on the way to the Queen Victoria September 13, 2010	Passing expensive yachts on the way to the Queen Victoria September 13, 2010	QUEEN VICTORIA: Start of our cruise September 13, 2010	Mediterranean September 13 to 25 2010 Queen Victoria Itinerary
Dave at the pool bar on the Vic September 14, 2010	Whos taking who back to the cabin after a long night	Sunrise sailing into Greece September 15, 2010	Sunrise in Greece before landing in Olympia September 15 2010
GREECE: Ruins of Olympia Greece	Taking photos of the ruins	Ruins of Olympia September 15, 2010	Dave at Olympus 15, Sept 2010
Ruins of Olympia	Ruins of Olympia	Sign re Olympic Flame	Olympic flame is lit here
Site where the Olympic flame is lit	Ruins of Olympia	Ancient Plaque	Site of the first Olympic Games
Site of the first Olympic Games	Dave on olympic circuit	Rene in Olympia	Model of the olympic site as it was
Relics from ancient Olympia	Relics	Relics	Relics from ancient Olympia
Relics from ancient Olympia	Relics from ancient Olympia	Relics from ancient Olympia	Statues found at Olympia
Head of Athena	Hermes of Praxiteles and infant Dionysos	A likeness of Zeus	Dave taken by surprise
Trying to show my creative skills	Sign re terracotta pieces September 15 2010	Terracotta Pieces	Terracotta Pieces
Zeus kidnapped Ganymede	Ganymede being held by Zeus	Sign re Nike of Paeonios	Nike of Paeonios
Nike of Paeonios	Sign re Hermes of Praxiteles	Hermes of Praxiteles	Hermes of Praxiteles
Sign for the Emperor Hadrian	Born 24 Jan 76 and died 10 July 138 AD	Emperor Hadrian reign 117 to 138 AD	Sign for Poppaea Sabrina 2nd wife of Nero
Poppaea Sabrina 2nd wife of Nero	Poppaea Sabrina 2nd wife of Nero	Birthday dinner on the Queen Victoria	<<<<<<<<
Say cheese	<<<<<<<<	Basic data on the Corinth Canal September 16, 2010	Corinth Canal taken from an overhead bridge
Corinth Canal	The Temple of Apollo is a Doric peripteral temple 540 BC	Ruins of the Temple of Apollo is a Doric peripteral temple 540 BC	Ruins of the Temple of Apollo
Ruins of the Temple of Apollo	Ruins of the Temple of Apollo	Ruins of the Temple of Apollo	Fountain of Peirene
Ruins of the Temple of Apollo	Mable statue from a grave 560-550 BC	One of the many statures discovered in the ruins	Headless statues can be reused
Entrance to the Corinth Canal	Sailing into the Corinth Canal - Greece	Us sailing into the canal September 16, 2010	Canal wall
Dave enjoying the canal	Lone fisherman	Almost at the end of the canal	The little bridge is about to close
The little bridge is about to close	The little bridge is about to close	Not long now	Almost there
Closed	Our return journey through the Carinth Canal September 16, 2010	Boat ride along the Corinth Canal Greece	Ship at the other end waiting its turn
Coming out of the Corinth Canal	Our vessel	Couldnt resist the sun	Making crepes at dinner
TURKEY: Sailing into Istanbul and passing the Blue Mosque September 17, 2010	Blue Mosque and St Sophias museum taken from the ship	Sailing past the Blue Mosque Istanbul September 17, 2010	Sailing past St Sophias museum Istanbul September 17, 2010
Both building together	Galata Tower Istanbul	Istanbul taken from the ship	Istanbul from the ship
Sailing up the Bosphoros on the QV	Passing the Ciragan Place we stayed our 1st trip to Istanbul	Ciragan Palace Hotel which is attached to the Ciragan Palace	The palace and hotel
Front view of the Ciragan Palace	We at here on our 1st trip Ciragan Palace Hotel	Queen Victoria sailing up the Bospheros	Passing the Beylerbeyi Palace
Passing the Beylerbeyi Palace	Istanbul from the ship	Turkish flag	Sunbaking birds
Mark back on the Victoria with the Blue Mosque and St Sofias in the background	Ditto with Dave	Istanbul in the background	Rene, Sonia and Ilaf taking the ferry to the Leanders Tower Restaurant
Standing at attention outside the restaurant September 17, 2010	Belated birthday dinner	Belated birthday dinner at the Leanders Tower Restaurant	Delicious birthday cake
My exquisite birthday present	Ilaf and Rene September 17, 2010	Standing at the top of the tower with Istanbul in the background	Mark, Dave, Me and Enver
Leanders Tower durring the day	YALTA UKRAINE: Sailing into Yalta Sept 19, 2010	Passing a beautiful church on the hill	Welcome to Yalta September 19, 2010
Massandra Palace, Yalta September 19, 2010	Massandra Palace, Yalta September 19, 2010	Statue in the palace grounds	Being creative with a hangover
Palace gardens	Massandra Palace	Dave being creative with his pocket camera	View from the palace window
Livadia or White Palace where the Yalta Conference was held during WW2	Palace where the Yalta Conference was held during WW2	Famous photos of the Yalta Conference	Not so good photos of photos of the Yalta Conference
Tapestry of the Royal Family Nicholas II	Library in the palace	Alupka Palace - Vorontsou Palace	Rene and the girls at the Alupka Palace
Entertainment at the Palace	The entertainment	Young kids from Austria visiting the Palace	Saying goodbye to Yalta
111b Saying goodbye to Yalta.jpg	Leaving Yalta	ODESSA, UKRAINE: Welcome to Odessa Ukraine	Pantelejmonovska Church Odessa
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier	Changing the Guard at the War Memorial	Changing of the Guard	Changing of the Guard
Plaque at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier	Passage Hotel built at the turn of 19-20 centuries	Interior of Hotel Passage contains shops	Hotel Passage
<<<<<<	Exterior of the Hotel Passage	Monument of the Twelve Chairs Novel authors Ilf and Petrov	Monument to Leonid Utyolov famour jazz singer
Playing tourist in Odessa Ukraine Sept 20, 2010	City Garden along Deribasovskaya Street	Odessa Cathedral aka Odessa Transfiguration Church	Church dome
Odessa Cathedral	Church bell - because I like bells	Monument to Catherine the Great erected in 1900	Odessa City Hall
Every half hr the clock chimes the melody Odessa my town	Opera Theatre	Statues either side of the entrance	Elaborate buildings of Odessa
Side view of the Opera Theatre	<<<<<	Front of the building	Odessa Port
Sailing the Bospheros again Leanders Tower	Sailing the Bospheros again Leanders Tower	TURKEY: The Queen Victoria docking at Kusadasi September 22, 2010	The Queen Victoria docking at Kusadasi September 22, 2010
Welcome Ephesus September 22, 2010	Ataturk Monument Kusadasi	View of the QV from the tour bus	Map of the Ancient Ciry of Ephesus
The Amphitheatre Ephesus	Ruins of Ephesus	Celsius Library in the distance	The Celsius Library in the Ancient City of Ephesus
Ruins of Ephesus	Ruins of Ephesus	Ruins of Ephesus	Sign explaining next photo
Fountain of Trajan AD 102 - 114	Streets of Ephesus	Tiles have amazingly kept their colour	Public toilets of the day
Toilets hard and cold	Headless statue	Ruins of Ephesus	Ruins of Ephesus
Lots of tourists	Celsius Library	Ancient sign	The obligatory dog
Celsius Library	One of the remaining statues	Dave	Looking through the skylight
Celsius Library	Trying to be artistic	Looking at the show from the Ampitheatre	A show is put on for the public each day
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<<<<<<	A show is put on for the public each day	<<<<<<	<<<<<<
<<<<<<	<<<<<<	Ehpheus Amphitheatre September 22, 2010	Alone at last in the amphitheatre
Dave playing tourist	Under the Amphitheatre	Sign about St John	Another sign
A model of what the Basicilica of St John originally was like	This is supposed to be the tomb of St John	Tomb of St John	<<<<<<
<<<<<<	<<<<<<	Looking at the countryside from the Church	Looking at the site of Temple of Artemis
Map of the site of the Temple of Artemis	Ruins of Temple of Artemis rumoured to be a reconstruction	<<<<<<	Locals going for a dip
Made it	Kusadasi - a view from the restaurant	The QV looks like a baby ship next to the Navigator of the Seas September 22, 2010	Dinner in the Princess Grills Queen Victoria
Dinner in the Princess Grills Queen Victoria	<<<<<<	Sailing into Naples very early morning September 24, 2010	Sailing into Naples very early morning September 24, 2010
Sailing into Naples very early morning September 24, 2010	<<<<<<	Sailing past the lighthouse	Travelling on the bus to Mt Vesuvious
Travelling up the mountain to the crater	Queen Victoria from the mountain it was such a hazy day	The QV from Mt Vesuvious	Hikers climbing Mt Vesuvious
A closer view of the hikers	The crater	Not much grows in the crater	Steam coming from the crater
Steam coming out of the rocks of Mt Vesuvious	<<<<<<	It's hard to photograph the enormity of the crater	Using the hikers for scale this crater is enormous
Steam coming out of the rocks of Mt Vesuvious	There were pockets of steam all over the crater	Dave playing tourist on Mt Vesuvious September 24, 2010	Mt Vesuvious crater
Dave IN Vesuvious we are standing in the crater	Rene in Vesuvious hpe it doesnt erupt	The ruins of Herculaneum destroyed by the Vesuvius volcano in AD79	The ruins of Herculaneum destroyed by the Vesuvius volcano in AD79
Herculaneum was destroyed along with Ponpeii in AD79	The ancient building have retained some of their colour	Ruins of the city of Herculaneum	The city would have been beautiful in AD79
Replica statue of Nonius Balbus a nobleman	<<<<<<	Relic of a boat	The wood is remarkably preserved
The wood is remarkably preserved	Artifacts from Herculaneum	An anchor and pieces of wood preserved by the volcano	Artifacts from Herculaneum
Ruins of Herculaneum	Ruins of Herculaneum	Peristyle structure	Herculaneum the ruins of Ercolano - house of Argus
This would have been a nice house and garden	Ruins of Herculaneum	Ruins of Herculaneum and there is much more to be discovered	<<<<<<
Ancient painted wall fresco at Herculaneum	<<<<<<	Cobblestone road and footpath	Ancient frescoe on the wall
Fresco	Household Altar decorated with mosiacs	<<<<<<	Ancient mosiacs
Mosiac covered Lararium - household shrine	Ancient fresco	Ancient fresco	Thermopolium - modern day take-away food
College of the Augustans	Closeup of the fresco	Closeup of the fresco in the College of the Augustans or Imperial Collage	<<<<<<
Plaque from the college	Ruins of Herculaneum AD79	Ruins of Herculaneum AD79	Mosiac tiled floor of the womens bath house
Womens Bath House	Mens Bath House	Mosiac tiled floor in the bath house	Public Bath House
Mosiac tiled floor	Neptune and Amphitrite mosiac wall	Neptune and Amphitrite mosiac wall	Neptune and Amphitrite
House of Neptune and Amphitrite	One of the many adornments in the house	Skeletons found in the ruins preserved forever	Skeletons found in the ruins preserved forever
Skeletons found in the ruins preserved forever	Herculaneum street	The ruins of Herculaneum destroyed by the Vesuvius volcano in AD79	Statue of Proconsul Marcus Nonius Balbus
Beautiful workmanship of the day	Final photos taken at Herculaneum	Final photos taken at Herculaneum	Queen Mary sailing into Rome
<<<<<<	<<<<<<	Queen Mary 2 docking in Civitavecchia September 25, 2010	Lone spectator
Queen Mary 2 docked beside us in Rome	QM2

mart senior		16-Dec-2010 12:51
a beautifull holiday experience, thanks for sharing your pics

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