Charles G. Irion
Something About Sweden
Nobel Peace Prize, ancient Swedish villages, food and loving people!!! Off to Germany tonight!!!! -- Göteborg City - Sweden #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #travel #sweden #moose #pretzel
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Charles G. Irion
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Epic Adventure Across the Arctic
Vikings, Shetland ponies, whales, rough seas-another epic adventure as we crossed into the Arctic Ocean, Scotland now headed to Norway- Sweden- Germany then Denmark. Nora won the ship slot tournament!! My latest novel is officially in the ship's library!!! Great food, history and new friends!!!! -- Shetland Islands, Scotland -- Lerwick, United Kingdom #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #iceland #shetland #scotland #pony #roughseas #beautifulscenery #viking
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Charles G. Irion
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Adventure Begins in Iceland...Yesterday
Our next adventure begins in Iceland yesterday! It's beautiful and cold here. Great food, great service aboard our Regent cruise ship. 2 weeks of memories as we make our way to Scotland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and more!!!! -- at Ísafjörður Port #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #travel #iceland #brrr
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Goodbye Egypt!
Goodbye Egypt! Off from Luxor to Cairo-a hot air balloon ride over the Giza pyramids then back to the four seasons hotel before our flight back home!!! Thanks to all our new friends and guides and staff who made this great adventure wonderful #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Queen Nora
Queen Nefertiti and Queen Cleopatra have nothing on Queen Nora (Nora is an Egyptian name, go figure). King Ramses II greeted us today!!! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 21
- 1 min
High Tea and Touring Aswan, Egypt
Another fun day -this time in Aswan! Zoomba on our ship, several walking tours, museums, high tea at the old Cataract Hotel. Of course more shopping--tomorrow early a Egypt air flight to the pyramids!¡! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt #aswan #hightteaatthecataracthotel
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Remarkable Luxor, Egypt
Luxor, Valley of King's tombs, mummies, Cleopatra, King Tut, the Nile River. Coptic Christianity is pronounced and lots of security everywhere we go. Very hospitable people are making this journey remarkable---thank you Egypt!!!!! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt #nile
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Mosques, Museums and MORE!
A long inviting day- from The Muhammad Ali (not the fighter) Mosque to the Egyptian National Museum - to tonight's Nile river cruise! Enjoy the pics and videos! Tomorrow an hour flight to Luxor to start the river cruise on Uniworld Sphinx #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt #egyptiandancing
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 16
- 1 min
History Abounds in Alexandria Egypt
Alexandria Egypt--a 3 hour drive from Cairo - must-see piece of Egypt history Old-new-future its a never-ending cycle of history! 2000 years B.C. till now. #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #alexandriaegypt #history
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 15
- 1 min
The Journey Begins in Cairo
Cairo!!!! We made it, Tomorrow Alexandria-great food. Great people and 1000's of years of civilization to experience--The journey begins:)))) #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt #nile #fourseasonshotelcairo
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Charles G. Irion
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Landing in London
Welcome to London. Another Adventure again. We are headed to Cairo Egypt for Uniworld River Cruise. #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #egypt #londonheathrowairport
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Charles G. Irion
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
St. Louis Arch: Crowning End to our Journey on the Queen of the Mississippi
The arch!!! Wow a great ride to the top and back. The views of downtown St. Louis - our ship the Queen of the Mississippi and the Cardinal ballpark capped off our last night of this 10 day river trip from Pittsburgh to St. Louis Missouri. Thank you to all staff and crew that made our journey so special. And thanks to all the new friends we made and will be visiting!!!! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #queenofthemississippi #cardinalballpark #stlouis #missouri #stlouisarch
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Charles G. Irion
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Adventure at Every Turn
A beautiful day here in Kentucky! The Audubon Museum is one of a kind- a rich tapestry of nature's beauty through the eyes and drawings of Mr. Audubon. What a unique country we live in- full of mystery, sacrifice and adventure at every turn of the Ohio river!!!! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #audubon #america #wildlife #artist
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Charles G. Irion
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Cruisin' from Pittsburgh to St. Louis
From Pittsburgh to St. Louis we are on a American lines river cruise ship! The Queen of the Mississippi. Steelers, Pirates, Cincinnati Bengals, Reds, Maysville Steamboat Festival, Cincinnati Aquarium, Louisville Slugger Bat Museum and Manufacturing Plant. Tomorrow, the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs tour! Great food, great weather and lots of fun people! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #travel #pittsburgh #louisville #slugger #cincinati #baseballbat
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Charles G. Irion
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
It's All Greek to Me!
Wow What an amazing day in Rhodes! 1000's of years of history before during and after Christ. So beautiful we bought the large hand made vase -can't wait for its arrival in its new home. Nora got to taste Greek grapes and we had some yummy caviar while the cast sang my favorite song - Andrea Bocelli - Time to Say Goodbye!!!! Enjoy #charlesgirion #noramadeja #greece #cruise #pottery #grapes #opa
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Charles G. Irion
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
Fabulous Fourth & Fireworks in Crete
Shopping in Crete, gourmet dining on our ship the Ovation, a special night with the President of Seabourn, Josh Leibovtiz, celebrating the 4th of July with a huge fireworks show and the first cruise for Seabourn since the pandemic started. Fabulous shows - tonight Latin Night! Tomorrow Cyprus!!! #charlesgirion #noramadeja #cruise #greece #seabourn #4thofjuly #fireworks
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Charles G. Irion
- Jul 3, 2021
- 1 min
Opa! Cruisin' at Last
Athens, 1st cruise for Seabourn cruise line in 1.5 years, history, great foods, great service, Nora's first caviar, fist nose swab before boarding a cruise:) So many firsts and counting as our journey begins and continues. We are truly blessed!!!! #charlesgirion #normadeja #seabourn #greece #cruise #opa
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