So long, Singapore!
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Here are a couple photos from our Singapore sailaway.
Singapore’s Chinatown
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
We wandered through Singapore’s Chinatown on our way back to the ship. Here are a few photos I snapped along the way.
Hoho in Singapore
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Quick! Look at your zipper. Does it say YKK? Finally seeing a YKK store after seeing it on zippers my whole life was a Singapore surprise.
We were passing on a bus, but next time I’d like to goЧитать далее
Kopi C & Historic Cemeteries
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Our plan was to take the Hop On Hop Off bus to Singapore’s Kampong Glam neighborhood, then find a coffee shop where could enjoy some Kopi C Peng, a local treat that’s very similar to VietnameseЧитать далее
Singapore’s Little India
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Even though we’ve visited the city-state of Singapore several times, we have definitely not run out of things to see and do there.
This time around, we finally had a chance to explore LittleЧитать далее
A “Fine” City
11 марта 2024 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
I’m no hooligan, but anytime we visit Singapore, I’m on my best behavior. No jaywalking, for instance.
With numerous laws and harsh penalties (which even include caning) it’s simply not a goodЧитать далее
Happy Birthday to me!
9 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Had a lovely birthday aboard ship!
Wound up with two cakes, though, because both Larry and our sweet tablemates, Thelma and Clive, requested cakes for me.
Two cakes mean two wishes, though, soЧитать далее
Lombok Crafts Market
8 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
Our tour took us to a crafts market where vendors sold locally made crafts.
A gamelan band played at the gate while two men engaged in a traditional “stick dance” that seemed more like some formЧитать далее
Parade of Schoolkids
8 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Our tour bus got caught in a traffic jam, but it was caused by school kids, not cars!
Our guide wasn’t sure what the parade was all about, but he said it was “kinda like a wedding, but notЧитать далее
Lombok Drive
8 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
We enjoyed a scenic drive on Lombok Island. There wasn’t a lot of traffic, and it was mostly cars and scooters, but we also passed a few horse drawn carts along the way.
As our guide explained,Читать далее
Welcome to Lombok
8 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
The locals rolled out the red carpet for us on Indonesia’s Lombok Island. Our ship was serenaded with gamelan music, drummers, and a traditional dancer.
Cultural Influence as Intense Dialogue
7 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
We were greeted at the museum in Mataram with gamelan music, drinks, and yummy little snacks.
We enjoyed the museum, but it was a lot of info to take in. According to our guide, Indonesia is made upЧитать далее
Lingsar Temple
7 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Pura Lingsar is a temple complex in Lombok Island’s village of Lingsar.
Lingsar means “clear revelation from God,” in the local Sasak tribe’s language. “Pura,” meanwhile, comes from aЧитать далее
Fremantle Cemetery
3 марта 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Considering that it’s “the most visited grave in Australia,” Bon Scott’s monument is surprisingly humble.
As AC/DC’s original singer, and despite lyrics proclaiming, “forget the hearse,Читать далее
Aborigine Welcome Dance
3 марта 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
A shuttle bus in Fremantle took us from the port to the heart of town. We arrived just in time to watch a local Aborigine group perform several dances.
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed theЧитать далее
Fremantle Wandering
2 марта 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 88 °F
We had a fun day in Fremantle. If we’d had more time, we could’ve popped up to Perth, as well, but we spent the day exploring “Freo” as locals call it, instead .
I enjoyed watching the pilotЧитать далее
































































































































































































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