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1 hour ago, mysty said:

 

Alan, thanks so much for your very kind words.  I wanted to respond and I wanted to try not to sound like a pompous git in the process.  I was very touched by your mention of the difference between having been to a place and having seen a place.  One of the fascinating things for me has been seeing the variety of different photos taken by others who were on the same excursions as we were.  We were all in the same place and yet we all noticed slightly different perspectives, different angles and different subjects for our shots.  Our eyes were looking at the same things and yet what we "saw" was unique to each one of us.  What really brought this home for me was the slide show that Tracy Fleming put together of photos submitted by fellow passengers on this cruise.  Stunning shots and thought-provoking ones.  Our great big beautiful world is filled with wonder.  And the wonder exists beyond the monuments, the UNESCO World Heritage sites, the waterfalls, the mountains and the popular tourist sites.  I'm glad your wanderlust has been reawakened Alan!  I hope you consider posting when you decide to venture forth!

I will most certainly post when I get to do a tour. My daughters and grandchildren will insist on it 🙂 Perspective is something the human mind always seems to have problems with. I suppose it is as unique as our fingerprints. I have been to places on business trips and then with my children. There are differences in my memories of these visits as the reason for the visit was different. On a business trip one tends to miss a lot of the culture. With the children the emphasis may have been on fun or pleasure. Going there now would be curiosity. I will be looking for things I had missed previously, I would have time to analyse the cultural significance of what I discover now. With many of your photographs I found myself wondering how or why they had built something, rather than how I could use it. I want to go back and look at so much again with older eyes!

Once again Mysty, thank you for reawakening my wanderlust. You have shown me that simply having been to a place is not the same as having seen a place. Your blog is my future guide!

Best regards

Alan

Did anyone manage to upload any more photographs or video from the KWV Cellar lunch on 17 April? I have seen some video of the Tygerberg Childrens Choir, but no video of the young soprano, Amira, singing. She has her own charitable foundation and performed to raise money to build playgrounds in some of the underprivileged areas of South Africa. Nobody from the charity where there, except her mother, so there is no real record of her performance! She is an extraordinarily talented young lady. Her foundation is www.gelukskinders.org/en/

Gelukskinders means "lucky children"

Many thanks

Alan Jones

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I have memories from a lot of the places you are visiting. Your photographs, videos and commentary have made me realise that I have many more memories to make whilst I still can.

7 hours ago, mysty said:

Photos from our first day in Cape Town. 

From the sail in.....

 

 

The iconic Table Mountain.....

 

 

Started out very foggy.....

 

 

 

Fortunately it did clear up a bit.....

 

 

Does not seem so long ago since you posted the stunning photographs of lunch at the KWC Cellars with the Tygerberg Childrens Choir and Amira

These bring back many memories of my stay in Durban. All 3 of my daughters were born here!

Thanks so much for the lovely photos and videos of the KWV Cellars visit!

Did anyone manage to get any photographs or video of the entertainment at the KWV Cathedral Wine Cellar on the 17th? I believe it was the Tygerberg Children's Chior and the young soprano, Amira - thnks, Alan

On 4/21/2019 at 5:12 PM, turtlemichael said:

Yes.  We had a meal as part of a tour and then the wonderful musical event the next evening on the lawns at the Kingsbury just before we sailed out of Colombo. It is very sad for the country and, ominously, will change much for both residents and visitors into the future.

Did anyone manage to get any photographs or video of the entertainment at the KWV Cathedral Wine Cellar on the 17th? I believe it was the Tygerberg Children's Chior and the young soprano, Amira - thnks, Alan

On 4/17/2019 at 6:35 PM, mysty said:

Did anyone manage to get any photographs or video of the entertainment at the KWV Cathedral Wine Cellar on the 17th? I believe it was the Tygerberg Children's Chior and the young soprano, Amira - thnks, Alan

 

On 4/17/2019 at 6:35 PM, mysty said:

 

Echoing Turtle's comments!  This was an excellent event!  Well done Silversea!

 

Photo of the statue of Nelson Mandela at Victor Verster Prison where he was confined prior to his release.....

 

 

KWV's Cathedral Cellar where a delicious lunch was served.....

 

 

 

 

The menu.....