Weltreise-Gerda & Bruno

We arrive in Savona, Italy, the starting point of our wonderful and impressive world trip and now the disembarkation port and end of our 'around the world' journey.

Today again in Marseille. This time we will visit the area around the old port, with the Basilica of Notre-Dame-De-La-Garde on the 161m high hill.In the evening, we will continue...

We pass snow-capped mountains and the Strait of Gibraltar, arriving again in Barcelona this afternoon after two sea days. This is the second-largest city in Spain with 1.6 million...

We are located in Puerto de las Luz, in the Bahia de las Isletas, in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.Gran Canaria, with 1500km2, is the 3rd largest island of the Canary...

After seven days at sea, we arrive in the Cape Verde Islands in the morning.We dock at Porto Grande, a sheltered bay on the island of Sao Vicente, in the city of Mindelo, the...

Arrival in the early morning at Walvis Bay, Namibia, with clear visibility, but an hour later in thick fog.Walvis Bay, in the Namibian region of Erongo, home to Namibia's most...

Here too, we wait for about 3 hours in thick fog until we can dock at the Cruise Terminal in Cape Town, entertained by orcas and penguins.Cape Town, one of the largest cities in...

After waiting for 3 1/2 hours in dense fog (port closed, docking not possible), we are in Port Elizabeth, or Gqeberha as the city has been known since February 2021. With around...

After another 3 days at sea, we reach Durban, on the east coast of South Africa by the Indian Ocean.The province of KwaZulu Natal, Zulu Land (80% of the population are Zulu), with...

After 4 days at sea, we reach Port Louis, Mauritius, welcomed by dancers.Mauritius, approximately 2,000 km2 in size with 1.3 million inhabitants and the capital Port Louis with...

We anchor off Male, the densely populated capital of the Maldives.The Maldives consists of 26 atolls, 1,292 coral islands that rise a maximum of 3m above sea level, about 200 of...

We are in Colombo, with 800,000 residents, the capital of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka, the Land of Lions, with 22 million inhabitants, the largest ethnic group being the Sinhalese...

We are in Penang, Malaysia, the island also known as the Pearl of Asia. We are located at the dock of the capital George Town, in the state of Penang, which has around 1.3 million...

Across the Strait of Malacca (the 900km long sea route), we arrive in Malaysia, docking in Port Klang in the morning, greeted by a drum formation.Malaysia, once home to vast...

We are in Singapore, the city-state of 700 square kilometers located on the Johor Strait, with just over 6 million residents.An innovative, almost futuristic, extremely...

We are in Phu My, an industrial city with a large port in southern Vietnam and often used as a starting point to visit Ho Chi Minh City (the former Saigon).We will visit Vung Tau,...

Arrival in the morning in Da Nang, Vietnam, and docking at the pier in the Han River. The New Year celebrations are still ongoing here.Vietnam, the elongated country on the East...

Arrival in the early morning in Hong Kong, China.We dock at the new, massive Cruise Terminal, Kai Tak, located in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, covering 18,400m2 across 4 floors....

Arrival in the morning in Keelung, Taiwan, a small town with 340,000 residents, but boasting a large harbor.Taiwan, a 36,000 km2 island with a total population of 23 million, has...

Arrival in Busan, South Korea, early in the morning.Busan, located in Haeundae Bay, South Korea, with 3.2 million residents, is the second largest city on the divided peninsula of...

We arrive in Nagasaki, located in the southwest of Kyushu, Japan, in the morning with bright sunshine. A city rebuilt after its complete destruction by an atomic bomb on August 6,...

Arrival in the morning in Kobe with beautiful weather and warm temperatures above 10 degrees. Kobe is an extremely important port for Southeast Asia and has a population of 1.5...

In the morning, Tokyo greets us in white and heavy snowfall at 2°C.Japan has a centralized monarchy, with the Emperor on the Chrysanthemum Throne and an elected Parliament.The...

We have left the southern waters, crossed the equator again, and enjoyed another beautiful sunset.After 5 sometimes rough sea days, we arrive in the afternoon in Japan.Tokyo...

We arrive in Papua New Guinea in hot but also windy and partly rainy weather.We are in Rabaul, on the island of 'New Britain', in the Rabaul Caldera between the active volcanoes...

Passing by Lindeman Island, Whitehaven Beach, and the Whitsundays, we will reach Cairns, in the far north of Queensland on the Coral Sea, Australia, after 2 days at sea.We are...

Brisbane, Australia, state of Queensland. We are located 20-25km outside the city at Moreton Bay, along the Brisbane River.The temperature of 34°C+ is almost extreme for outdoor...

We are taking a trip from the west of Sidney to the Blue Mountains. The light blue haze comes from the mixture of oils in the air from the eucalyptus trees.First, we will take a...

After 3 days at sea, we arrive in Sydney, Australia.It doesn't get much better than mooring early in the morning directly at the pier at Circular Quay, with a direct view of the...

Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia. New Caledonia has its own currency, but it is part of the French overseas territory and boasts the largest lagoon in the world with a 1600 km...