Afterwards, we had dinner at Silk Road.
Our guest for the evening was Joyce Gas who is currently Manager of the Shore Excursion Department. She sings from this position to the position of Assistant Shore Excursion Manager, when Daniel is on board with her.
We have known Joyce for the past few years and tonight offered a great opportunity to get to know her even better. We talked about so many interesting subjects including our love for cruising and to see amazing places around the world. We thank Joyce for taking the time to dine with us.
As usual, we were taken excellent care by the Silk Road team including Head Waiter, Sigi, and Waiter Albert and the other team that assisted Albert.
Food & Beverage Manager Tayfun stopped by our table and spoke to us for a little while. Tayfun was busy today not only with his day to day responsibilities but also coordinating the changeout of the new bed mattresses for all rooms on Deck 11, most on Deck 10, including our own. Over the next few weeks the rest of the mattresses will be replaced.
Food was excellent and these photos show some of the items we had.
We slept very well as we sailed to our next port of call. The seas were relatively calm.
Keith was up first and you all know the routine. He worked out at the Fitness Center and then he went to the Lido Cafe for coffee and to read and write.
Anne Marie walked for an hour inside the ship, before we enjoyed breakfast in our room. Then we got ready for our visit to St-Tropez, France.
St-Tropez is a very charming town. It has a population of slightly less than 6,000 people. Over the years it has attracted celebrities, writers and artists who come to stay during part or all of the summer. It became very popular in the 1950's and 1960's with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Francoise, Jacques Prevet and Brigitte Bardot vacationing there. It has some very beautiful beaches.
Highlights within the town include:
La Ponche which is the core of the original fishing village.
Eglise de St-Tropez which is the Italian Baroque church build in the early 19th century.
Place des Lices which is the market square of this town.
Citadel which dates back from the 17th century and since that time has gone through many changes.
We were anchored off St-Tropez so we took the first tender from Serenity over to the town. Once we were dropped off at the tender pier, we walked to town. We took the less direct route into town so we could see the most areas and then gradually made our way into the heart of town. There were many streets that only one motor vehicle could navigate and some had sidewalks and others did not.
We walked by many stores, hotels, cafes, restaurant, bakeries and all of them were nice and some of them were truly amazing. This included restaurants that were located near the Le Port where there was a countless number of Yachts in port, many very large.
This is an extraordinary charming town.
This is the Place des Lices; Market Square.
One of several churches we walked by.
We walked by several places selling fruits and vegetables, markets and florists.
The Eglise de St-Tropez Italian Baroque Church built in the early 19th Century.
It was not possible to get a photo that would show the full view from outside the church.
A restaurant specializing in Pizza.
We even passed by an "Anne Marie" home.
These are just examples of some of the very elegant restaurants that we saw as we got closer to the Le Port area.
On our way back to the ship, we had a private tender as it was just the two of us and the two crew members in command of the tender. Ironically, this specific tender is the lifeboat that we are assigned to.
When we arrived back to Serenity we had lunch at the Lido Cafe.
Afterwards, we enjoyed the ship for the rest of the day. Keith played more Paddle Tennis for around three hours and Anne Marie walked for an hour outside. Later, we both read and wrote and organized items in preparation for leaving the ship on May 31.
This evening we will be back at the Crystal Dining Room for dinner.
TODAY'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.....
"Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken." - Frank Herbert
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