Year 3 Day 352- “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 4/18/2024. Day 17 of 28-day European Vacation – day 15 of 18-night Northern Europe MSC Euribia cruise. In Brest, France today. Brest is the westernmost port of France.
You cannot walk through the port to town, but there is a free shuttle.
One view from the ship is of a hill and sticking above all the newer homes is a castle or church. It is sunny and a high of 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
Steve has a bit of a head cold, so we decided to not do our four-hour bus excursion.
It is a nice quiet day on the ship.
The crew is hard at work though. These guys are getting training.
Brest is the second largest French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental France. It is steeped in Celtic heritage, it even has its own Celtic language, Breton. Breton is still spoken by nearly 200,000 people in the region. Today is really the first time I have spent any time outside by the pool on this trip. In the sun it was nice. At lunch time I tried a Scotch egg. Scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs and baked or deep-fried. It was a cold appetizer and had good flavor. I am not someone that tries different foods. I am pushing myself to experience new things though. I keep looking at the Charcoal Pizza. I guess I am going to have to try it before I get off the ship. It just does not sound appetizing. They don’t have pepperoni pizza on the ship. They have spicy salami pizza. MSC has the best pizza, ravioli, and any pasta. All pasta, pizza, and mozzarella cheese are made fresh onboard.
Look at this picture and just let the tantalizing smell of roasting chicken set your taste buds on fire.
On this ship there is a charge for soft ice cream cones. I think it must be for European departures. We have been on MSC ships from the United States and ice cream cones are included in your cruise.
Here’s today’s Daily Planner and dinner menu.
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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