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- torsdag 20. april 2023 09:51
- Høyde: 217 ft
- Forente stater Graduate School and University Center City University of New York 40.748563, -73.98457240°44’55” N 73°59’4” W
NYC Skyscrapers & HoHo Bus
20. april 2023, Forente stater
We spent two days roaming around Manhattan on the Hop On Hop Off bus with Constantin and Maria.

The upper deck of the bus offered good views as we wound through a maze of cavernous skyscrapers.

The audio quality on the provided headphones was surprisingly good and the narration was full of interesting tidbits. We learned a lot.

All in all, it was a great way to see the Big Apple.Les mer
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- torsdag 20. april 2023 08:57
- Høyde: 43 ft
- Forente stater DeWitt Clinton Park 40.76625, -73.99877240°45’59” N 73°59’56” W
Sailing into NYC
20. april 2023, Forente stater
The rising sun gleamed at us, dancing from one skyscraper to the next as we sailed into NYC.

After stepping off the ship, we posed in front of the NCL Breakaway since the Peter Max graphic on its bow made the perfect backdrop.

Everyone on the ship, crew and passengers alike, are excited to get out and start exploring the Big Apple.

Let’s get this party started!Les mer
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- torsdag 20. april 2023 06:46
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- Forente stater Liberty Island 40.686628, -74.03478940°41’12” N 74°2’5” W
Lady Liberty
20. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
While Larry snoozed, I woke early to catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty as we sailed past her on Liberty Island.

The cruise director played a couple stanzas of “New York, New York” over the loudspeakers before reading a brief narration about the history of NYC, including its importance to all the Italian immigrants who came here over the years.

We saw Lady Liberty on our sail away, as well. Here are a few pics from both sightings.Les mer
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ReisendeLady liberty is always awe inspiring.
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- onsdag 19. april 2023 11:53
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Høyde: 52 ft
- Forente stater Armory Museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 42.359887, -71.05597842°21’36” N 71°3’22” W
Boston Lunch with Friends
19. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Although our ship docked in Newport, Rhode Island today, Larry and I took a bus to Boston so we could visit a couple friends.

Carol met up with us at the Old Granary Burial Ground, a historic graveyard along Boston’s Freedom Trail.

To walk the Freedom Trail, you traipse along a brick pathway that takes you from one historic spot to the next, such as the site of the Boston Massacre, and so on. (The Old Granary Burial Ground is also on the trail, but I’ll cover that in another post.)

At Quincy Market, we met up with another friend. Angel is my go-to consultant for all things Catholic, but this was our first IRL meeting. She’s a blast!

She was on her lunch break, so she guided us to the heart of Boston’s Little Italy where she’d kindly made reservations for us at a wonderful restaurant.

There, we enjoyed an Aperol spritz along with handmade pasta. At her suggestion, I had the broccoli rabe, something I’ve only ever seen before in Italy. Bottom line? Yummy!

After, Angel insisted we visit a place called Modern Pastry. She didn’t have to twist our arms.

Wow! What a fabulous Italian bakery. I saw cassatina (from Catania), rum baba and sfogliatelle, (two Neapolitan sweets), and even red velvet cupcakes. (I’m not sure where those originate from, but they made me think of Texas.)

All in all, it was a wonderful meet up in Boston. My only complaint? The time went too quickly!Les mer
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- onsdag 19. april 2023 10:57
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Høyde: 108 ft
- Forente stater Benjamin Franklin Statue 42.358278, -71.05992242°21’30” N 71°3’36” W
King’s Chapel Burial Ground
19. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Some wonderful headstones here in King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston. I’ll write more when I can, but here are some photos in the meantime.
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- onsdag 19. april 2023 10:08
- ☀️ 48 °F
- Høyde: 112 ft
- Forente stater Tremont Temple 42.357162, -71.06136442°21’26” N 71°3’41” W
Old Granary Burial Ground
19. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Not only did I finally make it to Boston, but I finally got to roam through the Old Granary Burial Ground.

I’ll write more when I can, but here are some photos in the meantime.
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- tirsdag 18. april 2023 14:49
- Høyde: Sjønivå
- North Atlantic Ocean 33.448459, -76.43941233°26’54” N 76°26’22” W
Galley Tour
18. april 2023, North Atlantic Ocean
The ship offered us a free tour of the galley. It was fun to enter the crew’s zone and see where some of the food is prepared.

We also saw the ship’s workshop as well as the area for tailoring and upholstery repair.

Cruise ships truly are floating cities. If I could channel my inner Julian Fellows, I’d write a maritime version of Downton Abbey.Les mer
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- søndag 16. april 2023 12:24
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Høyde: 33 ft
- Forente stater Orsino 28.52285, -80.69190328°31’22” N 80°41’31” W
Kennedy Space Center
16. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
In Port Canaveral, the ship included a tour of the Kennedy Space Center. It was even better than we expected!

We spent the whole day there and still didn’t get to see everything. The exhibits cater to people of all ages, and there are so many to explore.

It’s hard to pick a favorite exhibit, but I must say the section dedicated to the Apollo missions did a wonderful job capturing the excitement of that era.

Launch control fascinates me, and, of course, I got a kick out of all the cigarettes, cigars, and ashtrays littering the desks.

I was surprised to learn how busy all the launch sites are. They expect 90 launches this year.

No tours were offered for Blue Origin, which is where Jeff Bezo’s houses space projects, nor did we go inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB.)

It’s hard to convey the size of the VAB in a photo, but it is massive. For instance, the American flag on the side is 21-stories-high. It even holds the Guinness record for the world’s largest doors.

I was also happy to learn that despite all the high tech activity, the space center employs an environmental consultant. This meant that in addition to all the rockets, we saw lots of birds. I noticed a ton of osprey nesting platforms, for instance, and the roadside ditches were full of water birds.

I would definitely enjoy visiting here again!Les mer
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- søndag 16. april 2023 07:41
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Høyde: 33 ft
- Forente stater Jetty Park 28.406028, -80.59696228°24’22” N 80°35’49” W
Orthodox Easter Celebration
16. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The majority of guests and crew on this ship are Italian, so Catholic Easter was celebrated last Sunday. Our Romanian pals celebrate a week later, however.

Constantin and Maria invited us to breakfast to celebrate Orthodox Easter with them along with two Romanian crew members.

Maria even dyed some boiled eggs red for the occasion, then coached Larry and I through the Romanian tradition.

We each took an egg, and as we went around the table, we tapped the egg of the person next to us while saying, “Christ has risen” in Romanian. To which they would respond, “He has truly risen.”

It was fun, and we felt honored to be included in their traditions, even though I was raised Presbyterian and Larry’s an atheist.

Back to Easter, have you ever wondered why the date changes each year? It’s because Easter is the first Sunday after the first full Moon on, or after, spring equinox. (And if the full Moon happens on a Sunday, then Easter is the next Sunday.)

Up until 1752, England and her colonies used the Julian Calendar, even though people had realized that this “Old Style” calendar was out of sync with the astronomical year. The dates did not jibe with the solstices and equinoxes anymore, and people knew this since the late 1500s.

By the time England and her colonies finally switched from the Old Style calendar to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, the calendar was way off. It had to be adjusted by deleting 11 days.

The Gregorian (aka New Style) calendar is still used today.

Even though most Catholic countries adopted the new calendar, Orthodox Catholics still calculate certain holy dates using the Old Style calendar.

That’s why Easter’s date changes, and why Catholic Easter and Orthodox Easter rarely fall on the same date.

Phew! That took a lot longer to explain than I thought it would…Les mer
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- lørdag 15. april 2023 14:31
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Høyde: 20 ft
- Forente stater Hollywood Harbor 26.081245, -80.11135826°4’52” N 80°6’41” W
Fort Lauderdale Family
15. april 2023, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Larry’s two brothers are snowbirds who spend their winters in South Florida, so we were able to rendezvous with them today.

My nephew, Evan, (who now lives in Florida) chose a wonderful Greek restaurant for us.

Mini Pita is tucked in a strip mall and doesn’t look like much from outside, but wowza! If I lived nearby, I’d visit often. Everything is fresh, homemade, and so tasty.

Our server took our noisy family gathering in stride. It was great to see everyone and catch up in person. We’ve missed them all!

After our meal, I tried to find a nature trail so we could walk off the meal, but more about that in another post…Les mer
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