On our arrival in Lisbon I phoned the ‘greeter’ to let her know that we had arrived and that we were queuing for a taxi. As we reached the front of the queue I indicated that we required a large vehicle to accommodate four people and all our luggage. The vehicle assigned to us resulted in […]
We visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, where we saw his embalmed body in a glass case. He died in 1969. His body (so we were told) is shipped to Moscow every year for the embalming fluids to be changed – the jokes at the time spoke of his annual Russian holiday. Queuing to get […]
Port Vila the capital of Vanuatu, which used to be called New Hebrides. The first Europeans to visit these islands were the Spanish, who arrived in 1606. They thought that they had found La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or “The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit”. The largest island was named Espiritu Santo, which has […]
The normal high standard of Princess cruising has, in my opinion, slipped somewhat, but for us it started last year when we sailed in the Majestic Princess from Rome to Singapore. We have completed a total of nine cruises, seven of which were with Princess, so I think we can judge when standards are falling. […]
While in Prague we stayed at the Hotel General, where all the bedrooms are dedicated to different military generals. Hotel General – Prague – http://www.hotel-general.com/en/ the building dates from 1890 – and was converted to the current hotel in 2007. This hotel is out of the tourist area, which is a positive, because the evenings were quiet […]
We visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, where we saw his embalmed body in a glass case. He died in 1969. His body (so we were told) is shipped to Moscow every year for the embalming fluids to be changed – the jokes at the time spoke of his annual Russian holiday. Queuing to get […]
Once again my fellow cadets and I joined the excursion ashore to see this time the sites of Istanbul. We visited St Sophia’s (pictured above) – the first church on this site being built in 360 AD, the second church was built in 415 AD, the third church was opened in 537 AD and remained […]
Once again my fellow cadets and I joined the excursion ashore to see this time the sites of Istanbul. We visited St Sophia’s (pictured above) – the first church on this site being built in 360 AD, the second church was built in 415 AD, the third church was opened in 537 AD and remained […]
We were picked up from the ship at 7.30 am for another day of sight seeing with TJ Travel. Our first stop was the the souvenir shop owned by the agency so that we could pay for our two day’s of sight seeing. The shop was quite large and the items on display interesting and […]
Approaching the entrance of the first fjord that we visited – Dusky Sound – at 8.15 am. The following few hours saw us cruising through Breaksea Sound and Doubtful Sound. The mist hung around the peaks. The deck was a favourite place for most of the passengers – stereo clicking of cameras never stopped. We were aiming […]
A few years ago, my wife & I, and a friend of ours, stayed in Penang, and during our time there we decided to visit the Cheong Fatt Tze museum, which was a short walk from our hotel. We had to book a time to be allowed in to the museum, and waited outside, with […]
We were picked up from the ship at 7.30 am for another day of sight seeing with TJ Travel. Our first stop was the the souvenir shop owned by the agency so that we could pay for our two day’s of sight seeing. The shop was quite large and the items on display interesting and […]
Not far from the restaurant is the long alleyway of Nakamasi, that leads to Sensoji Temple. The alleyway is host to stall after stall, selling everything from snacks, toys, handbags and souvenirs, a shopper’s delight. The stall holders first obtained permission to sell their wares in the early 18th century.
Not far from the restaurant is the long alleyway of Nakamasi, that leads to Sensoji Temple. The alleyway is host to stall after stall, selling everything from snacks, toys, handbags and souvenirs, a shopper’s delight. The stall holders first obtained permission to sell their wares in the early 18th century.
