Eastern Mediterranean and back to reality!

In late September we ventured off to Rome before embarking on two cruises around the eastern Mediterranean. We spent a week wandering around Rome then off on a cruise along the coast of southern Italy, a few Greek Islands and then to Istanbul.  After a few days enjoying Turkish Delights we flew to Athens and boarded another cruise ship to venture down the Turkish coast, a few more Greek Islands, Cyprus and to Israel.  On our way home we stopped off in Abu Dhabi!

Life resumed to normal in early November!! Thanks to the work we had done in the garden before we left [heavy mulching] and our wonderful house-sitters the garden was looking great when we returned home.  We had our first garden visit a week later and then a small wedding the following week!

November is a lovely time in the garden - everything is so lush!  ​

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