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10 hours ago, TLCOhio said:

 

Appreciate this very nice follow-up from this CC Board poster from Miami.  Glad you liked these posts.  Have not been to China to see the tomb of Mao.  But have been to Moscow.  See below.  But, maybe "they take inspiration from each other!"??

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

 

 

From late 2018, you can see “Holy Lands, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Dubai, Greece, etc.”, with many visuals, details and ideas for the historic and scenic Middle East.  Connect at:

www.boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2607054-livenautica-greece-holy-lands-egypt-dubai-terrypix’s/

 

From our 2008 visit to Moscow, here is the "look" for the Tomb of Lenin.  Seems to be somewhat different from the one we saw in Hanoi.:

(Open your screen/viewer wider to see these pictures larger/better!)

 

 

Well my point here is that they have similar style in terms of using big blocks of granite. The entrance door is similar as well.

Anw, thanks Terry for the infomation - wish you all the best for your upcoming trips!

Oceania all the way!!! 

The fact that Oceania has famous French chef Jacques Pepin as its executive culinary director speaks volumes about its dedication to fine onboard dining. The main dining rooms offer high-quality fare in an open-seating plan, and even the buffets and poolside grill fare refuse to disappoint. Lobsters come sourced from the line's own Maine lobster farm, and its beef is dry-aged for 28 days in Oceania's aging facility. Specialty venues are all fee-free (minus special wine-pairing menus), and range from the Asian-style Red Ginger to Italian Toscana and French bistro Jacques. And if eating mouth-watering cuisine isn't enough, you can learn to prepare it yourself with classes in the Culinary Center. Look out, too, for the line's expanded portfolio of Culinary Discovery Tours, dedicated foodie-friendly shore excursions on offer in ports like Casablanca, Rio and Venice.

Thank you very much for the very detail blog post! Hope you and your wife will have even more amazing trips in thẻ future!

On 7/1/2019 at 11:40 PM, dabear said:

Thanks Terry. We enjoyed the information and pictures. Looking forward to our Asia cruise this fall. BTW,  Ho Chi Minh's tomb looks very similar to Chairman Mao's tomb in Bejing.

Thanks Terry for the amazingly detail storry! Thought I was with you there all along 😂

@dabear I think the tomb looks more similar to the Lenin tomb in Moscow. I think they take inspiration from each other!

Yangon is a fabulous place to visit. It reminds me of Vietnam in the 1990s (was there when I was a kid). Everything is kind of old school and everybody is so nice. 

The traffic is weird for sure! They drive on the right side (UK) but their roads is similar to those in the US. We try to rent a car but well, the system was to complicated to follow. Food was great and easy to eat (not too much spices and not to oilly). There culture is very interesting with Buddhism as their main religion. They have many MASSIVE pagodas where you can take a look at. The main on is the Shwedagon - a massive pagoda! 

There is this nice blog that I have follow during my trip: https://www.exoticvoyages.com/location/yangon-190.html

How is the image quality of the RX series compare to DSLRs and mirrorless camera? I'm currently using a Rebel T3i and wanting to upgrade after 6 years. Really like the RX100 form factor but still have loads of question regarding it capabilities. Is it just a fancy compact camera or a real deal? I'm doing street photography so the zoom would help me a lot - just not sure about the quality of a small compact lens like that...