Ahh, Venezia

Grand Canal at Rialto Bridge

45-minute gondola rides were about 80 Euros ($130)

Mask selection required intensive study
(We bought 2 or 3, I'll have to do inventory later)

Venice & Paris, dogs.
Greece & Turkey, cats.

Rialto Bridge

Taking a break along an ooolld wall in Split Croatia.

The Parthenon, Athens

At the Acropolis, Athens.

Athens guard.
Where can I get a pair of those style'n shoes??

Approaching Istanbul,
Europe's on the left, Asia's on the right.

Sliced up (slinky'd) apples,
Outside Istanbul's 500+ year-old Grand Bazaar

A turkish coffee, served complete with flaming napkin.
(Caroline Aoki & Zoe LaPoll)

A very friendly restaurant owner in Istanbul.
(Mark Aoki, Zoe LaPoll, A&A)

Istanbul harbor by moonlight.

Fishing off the bridge in Istanbul

Over the straight of Bosphorus.

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Topkopi Palace

The Blue Mosque

Hagia Sophia Mosque

One of the many skinny cats of Istanbul

No need to be concerned with a dirty toilet seat here

A (nearly) tame pelican in Mykonos, Greece

Amidst the maze of alleyways in Mykonos

Half-way around the world, fundamental building principles still apply
(Mykonos, Paradise Beach)

Mykonos harbor

Kusadasi, Turkey, in front of the last pillar standing at the Temple of Artemis,
one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

Ephesus, Turkey

Taking a break at the public latrine.

Down a main boulevard of Ephesus.

The 3-floor library of Ephesus.

The Ephesus, 25,000-person stadium.

The (mostly adult portion of the) gang for the '08 cruise.

Front row (l to r): Myla LaPoll, Esther Schorr, Ngoc Phan, Anita Bhagat, Felicity Kuo, and Michele Kirsch (Steve not present for picture).
Middle row: Caroline and Peggy Aoki.
Back row: Dave Beyer, Howard Kuo, Don Aoki, Francis LaPoll, Jeff Winner, Stephanie Winner, Arjun Bhagat, Andrew Schorr.

The 900-step switch-back climb up the ocean cliff to the island town of Santorini, Greece.

Santorini, looking back down to the Aegean.

A black beach on the opposite side of the island from Santorini town. Santorini island was shaped from one of the largest volcanic explosions witnessed by humans, occurring about 5600 years ago.

The typical (only?) color scheme of the Greek islands.

Adrian's experimental hair style. Katakolon, Greece.

Getting our ducks back in a row in Venice.

Along the Grand Canal.