![Panorama from top of Mount Ngungun](/files/pictures/banners/2012-glasshouse-mountains.jpg)
Douglas Stebila
Mediterranean cruise • 2011
blog post: 2011-11-25: Mediterranean cruise on the Queen Victoria: Part 1, Greece and Turkeyblog post: 2011-11-26: Mediterranean cruise on the Queen Victoria: Part 2, Egypt
blog post: 2011-11-27: Mediterranean cruise on the Queen Victoria: Part 3, Greece, Croatia, and Italy
![Dad protesting in Syntagma Square, Athens](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111108-093109-Dad-protesting-in-Syntagma-Square-Athens.jpg)
Dad protesting in Syntagma Square, Athens
![Monastery of the Holy Trinity](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-114506-Monastery-of-the-Holy-Trinity.jpg)
Monastery of the Holy Trinity
![Holy Monastery of St. Stephen](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-124001-Holy-Monastery-of-St-Stephen.jpg)
Holy Monastery of St. Stephen
![Belltower of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-133634-Belltower-of-the-Holy-Monastery-of-Varlaam.jpg)
Belltower of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam
![View of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-141257-View-of-the-Holy-Monastery-of-Varlaam.jpg)
View of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam
![View of Meteora](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-150029-View-of-Meteora.jpg)
View of Meteora
![Me at Meteora](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111109-150336-Me-at-Meteora.jpg)
Me at Meteora
![Great Altar of Pergamum](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-093452-Great-Altar-of-Pergamum.jpg)
Great Altar of Pergamum
![Mom and dad in Pergamum](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-095230-Mom-and-dad-in-Pergamum.jpg)
Mom and dad in Pergamum
![The theatre of Pergamum](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-095603-The-theatre-of-Pergamum.jpg)
The theatre of Pergamum
![Columns of the Sanctuary of Trajan, Pergamum](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-100604-Columns-of-the-Sanctuary-of-Trajan-Pergamum.jpg)
Columns of the Sanctuary of Trajan, Pergamum
![The Stebila family in Asklepieion](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-115213-The-Stebila-family-in-Asklepieion.jpg)
The Stebila family in Asklepieion
![Commemorating the death of Atarürk, founder of the Turkish republic](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111110-124317-Commemorating-the-death-of-Atarurk-founder-of-the-Turkish-republic.jpg)
Commemorating the death of Atarürk, founder of the Turkish republic
![Blue Mosque](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111111-095208-Blue-Mosque.jpg)
Blue Mosque
![Dome of the Blue Mosque](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111111-101058-Dome-of-the-Blue-Mosque.jpg)
Dome of the Blue Mosque
![Hagia Sophia](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111111-102634-Hagia-Sophia.jpg)
Hagia Sophia
![Interior of the Hagia Sophia](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111111-110925-Interior-of-the-Hagia-Sophia.jpg)
Interior of the Hagia Sophia
![Room with sofas, Harem, Topkapi Palace](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111111-140607-Room-with-sofas-Harem-Topkapi-Palace.jpg)
Room with sofas, Harem, Topkapi Palace
![Pyramids of Giza](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-102043-Pyramids-of-Giza.jpg)
Pyramids of Giza
![Stebila family at the Pyramids of Giza](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-102154-Stebila-family-at-the-Pyramids-of-Giza.jpg)
Stebila family at the Pyramids of Giza
![Me at the Pyramids](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-102346-Me-at-the-Pyramids.jpg)
Me at the Pyramids
![Camels at the Pyramids](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-111449-Camels-at-the-Pyramids.jpg)
Camels at the Pyramids
![Solar boat found near the Great Pyramids](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-113057-Solar-boat-found-near-the-Great-Pyramids.jpg)
Solar boat found near the Great Pyramids
![Me at the Pyramid of Khufu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-113643-Me-at-the-Pyramid-of-Khufu.jpg)
Me at the Pyramid of Khufu
![Camels at the base of the Great Pyramid](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-114056-Camels-at-the-base-of-the-Great-Pyramid.jpg)
Camels at the base of the Great Pyramid
![Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-114801-Pyramids-of-Khafre-and-Menkaure.jpg)
Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure
![Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-120912-Sphinx-and-the-Pyramid-of-Khafre.jpg)
Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre
![Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khufu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111114-121427-Sphinx-and-the-Pyramid-of-Khufu.jpg)
Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khufu
![Me in Corfu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111117-103234-Me-in-Corfu.jpg)
Me in Corfu
![Old Fortress, Corfu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111117-112915-Old-Fortress-Corfu.jpg)
Old Fortress, Corfu
![Corfu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111117-115031-Corfu.jpg)
Corfu
![Queen Victoria docked in Corfu](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111117-141937-Queen-Victoria-docked-in-Corfu.jpg)
Queen Victoria docked in Corfu
![View of Placa from City Walls, Dubrovnik](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111118-102050-View-of-Placa-from-City-Walls-Dubrovnik.jpg)
View of Placa from City Walls, Dubrovnik
![Across the red roofs of Dubrovnik](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111118-105044-Across-the-red-roofs-of-Dubrovnik.jpg)
Across the red roofs of Dubrovnik
![City walls of Dubrovnik](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111118-111753-City-walls-of-Dubrovnik.jpg)
City walls of Dubrovnik
![Mom and dad in Dubrovnik](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111118-112431-Mom-and-dad-in-Dubrovnik.jpg)
Mom and dad in Dubrovnik
![Pigeons in flight over Gundulic's Square in Dubrovnik](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111118-130042-Pigeons-in-flight-over-Gundulics-Square-in-Dubrovnik.jpg)
Pigeons in flight over Gundulic's Square in Dubrovnik
![Mom and dad at afternoon tea](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111119-170342-Mom-and-dad-at-afternoon-tea.jpg)
Mom and dad at afternoon tea
![Mom and dad at St. Mark's Square, Venice](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111120-130129-Mom-and-dad-at-St-Marks-Square-Venice.jpg)
Mom and dad at St. Mark's Square, Venice
![Gondola and canal in Venice](/files/pictures/2011/mediterranean/thumbs/20111120-131458-Gondola-and-canal-in-Venice.jpg)
Gondola and canal in Venice