As most of you know I took a 7 day Mediterranean cruise last week with my family. It was my first family vacation since 2000 and, oddly enough, I really enjoyed spending time with them. My parents are getting older, Dad is 61 and Mom is 56, so it was most likely my last trip with them. Also on the ship were my two nieces (12 and 13), my cousin, and my dad’s ex-wife and her husband (weird I know).

We sailed aboard the NCL Gem out of Barcelona. We then went to following places: Barcelona, Malta, Naples, Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii, Civitiveccia, Rome, Loverno, Pisa, Florence, Cannes, Nice, and Eze

I had been to all those places before besides a few of them, so not everything was a new experience for me.

My two favorite places were Barcelona and a little town outside of Cannes called Eze. I liked Barcelona because it was very clean, had a gorgeous beach, and a kickin nightlife. Eze is the exact opposite; quaint, small, and very upscale. While in Eze, I must have seen at least 50 $100k+ cars driving around.

Some pictures are below, but you can see the full album here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephvaughn/sets/72157620135963813/