Southampton Disembarkation Day

Aloha Everyone,

A very active day. Our disembarkation was painless. There was no passport control, no customs. After we gathered our luggages, J.J. and I walked to the taxi stand just outside of where our ship docked and took a cab to Leonardo Royal Southampton Hotel.

We had nearly 5 hours before our room became available. We left two luggages plus my backpack and walked to the walled city. Interesting that on our precious stay in Southampton, our Leonardo Hotel was in the city center. We walked through a beautiful park to go anywhere not realizing how close everything was to the ancient Walled City.

Our lunch was at Wagamama, a Japanese restaurant where we previously dined. My Vegetarian Yakisoba and J.J.’s noodle soup dishes US$36. 

For dinner, it was Ottoman’s Turkish food. In both cases, having clean toilets were high in our consideration. $59.50 was a fair price for large quantities and authentic Turkish foods. Purchased croissants and a few supplies before we returned to the hotel.

Aloha -- Cathi