Lirio Posted January 8, 2023 #15576 Share Posted January 8, 2023 20 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Are you on a cruise? Where did the ship port for this excursion? [Our Silversea cruise next January will be stopping in Akaroa, and their shorex choices include Christchurch but not the International Antarctic Centre. This would be my top choice, if I can figure out how to get there...] I am not on a cruise. The International Antarctic Center is very close to the Christchurch airport. It is a mixture of a amusiment park and a cientific museum. Great for children of all ages, including me (59).... Back to Auckland already. Unfortunately my new hotel room does not have a view to the port, but I guess there is a SS ship here today. Are you @zqtchas? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqtchas Posted January 8, 2023 #15577 Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Lirio said: Back to Auckland already. Unfortunately my new hotel room does not have a view to the port, but I guess there is a SS ship here today. Are you @zqtchas? Yes. Today was change day. Now 9pm 1/8 and at sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted January 8, 2023 #15578 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... Have a great safe fun day all! 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted January 9, 2023 #15579 Share Posted January 9, 2023 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted January 9, 2023 #15580 Share Posted January 9, 2023 rojann, I use that technique with JP and then he starts talking in French to me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted January 9, 2023 #15581 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Stumblefoot said: rojann, I use that technique with JP and then he starts talking in French to me. He's a clever lad that JP. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted January 9, 2023 #15582 Share Posted January 9, 2023 And fortunately this did not apply to me in 2022. Having retired at the end of February I had plenty of time to lose weight. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted January 9, 2023 #15583 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... Have a great safe fun day all! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare mysty Posted January 9, 2023 #15585 Share Posted January 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, drron29 said: I think Aussies and Canucks share a sense of humour! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted January 10, 2023 #15586 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... Have a great safe fun day all! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted January 10, 2023 #15587 Share Posted January 10, 2023 For my American friends… Hopefully the price of these things drop by the time ZQTChas gets back home in a few weeks, otherwise he’s going to be amazed. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare mysty Posted January 11, 2023 #15589 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... Have a great safe fun day all! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daveywavey70 Posted January 11, 2023 #15591 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Evening/Morning/Afternoon all. Well after an amazing (somewhere between 72 and 96 hours but I honestly can't quite work out how many right now) Ive finally found 10 minutes to sit down somewhere other than in a car, plane, airport train, lounge, boat or monorail for 10 minutes. I Set off for Dubai at Some point on Sunday and after a fairly good flight with Emirates and an hours sleep I arrived in Dubai I think probably on Monday. Met at the airport by the hotel driver and was whisked away in no time to Raffles the Palm. Check-in was seamless, they offer check in in the Club Lounge for Suite guests, in my room for around 9.00am, quick shower and ready to explore. The Hotel is absolutely stunning. The Suite was beautiful and the service throughout was impeccable. DJI_0020.MP4 I had a little breakfast and then was off for a wander. Took a car to the Atlantis, clambered onto the Monorail and visited the View on the 52nd floor offering an excellent view of the Palm and the Dubai skyline. Pre Dinner cocktails were superb in the club lounge watching the sunset. Then off to the Atlantis for Dinner at Ossiano. It was the most incredible meal I've ever had. The Chef is an absolute genius. Unfortunately he knows it. It's a very theatrical experience even before you consider the 65,000 sharks, rays and other assorted fish that are constantly swimming past you in a multi storey aquarium. Looking beyond the theatricals, the flavours and combinations were utterly out of this world. It deserves a post on its own really but that will have to wait.There was an excellent bar there too, Arabian Terrace I believe. My pre-conception of Dubai was if you dipped Blackpool in gold paint and knocked a few chandeliers up you wouldn't be far wrong. I Take it back. DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 I Think it was probably yesterday I flew to Delhi but I could be wrong. Ive had a full day tour today of Old and New Delhi today which I'll update later but have included a few holiday snaps for now of the journey so far(apparently in no particular order)! DJI_0020.MP4 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted January 11, 2023 #15592 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said: I had a little breakfast and then was off for a wander. Took a car to the Atlantis, clambered onto the Monorail and visited the View on the 52nd floor offering an excellent view of the Palm and the Dubai skyline. Pre Dinner cocktails were superb in the club lounge watching the sunset. Then off to the Atlantis for Dinner at Ossiano. It was the most incredible meal I've ever had. The Chef is an absolute genius. Unfortunately he knows it. It's a very theatrical experience even before you consider the 65,000 sharks, rays and other assorted fish that are constantly swimming past you in a multi storey aquarium. Looking beyond the theatricals, the flavours and combinations were utterly out of this world. It deserves a post on its own really but that will have to wait.There was an excellent bar there too, Arabian Terrace I believe. My pre-conception of Dubai was if you dipped Blackpool in gold paint and knocked a few chandeliers up you wouldn't be far wrong. I Take it back. DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 I Think it was probably yesterday I flew to Delhi but I could be wrong. Ive had a full day tour today of Old and New Delhi today which I'll update later but have included a few holiday snaps for now of the journey so far(apparently in no particular order)! DJI_0020.MP4 OMG ! The food presentation is just glorious! I’ll have to enjoy the meal vicariously as I will never get there myself. Thanks for the show. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Edited January 11, 2023 by Port Power 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqtchas Posted January 11, 2023 #15593 Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Daveywavey70 said: Evening/Morning/Afternoon all. Well after an amazing (somewhere between 72 and 96 hours but I honestly can't quite work out how many right now) Ive finally found 10 minutes to sit down somewhere other than in a car, plane, airport train, lounge, boat or monorail for 10 minutes. I Set off for Dubai at Some point on Sunday and after a fairly good flight with Emirates and an hours sleep I arrived in Dubai I think probably on Monday. Met at the airport by the hotel driver and was whisked away in no time to Raffles the Palm. Check-in was seamless, they offer check in in the Club Lounge for Suite guests, in my room for around 9.00am, quick shower and ready to explore. The Hotel is absolutely stunning. The Suite was beautiful and the service throughout was impeccable. DJI_0020.MP4 I had a little breakfast and then was off for a wander. Took a car to the Atlantis, clambered onto the Monorail and visited the View on the 52nd floor offering an excellent view of the Palm and the Dubai skyline. Pre Dinner cocktails were superb in the club lounge watching the sunset. Then off to the Atlantis for Dinner at Ossiano. It was the most incredible meal I've ever had. The Chef is an absolute genius. Unfortunately he knows it. It's a very theatrical experience even before you consider the 65,000 sharks, rays and other assorted fish that are constantly swimming past you in a multi storey aquarium. Looking beyond the theatricals, the flavours and combinations were utterly out of this world. It deserves a post on its own really but that will have to wait.There was an excellent bar there too, Arabian Terrace I believe. My pre-conception of Dubai was if you dipped Blackpool in gold paint and knocked a few chandeliers up you wouldn't be far wrong. I Take it back. DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 DJI_0020.MP4 I Think it was probably yesterday I flew to Delhi but I could be wrong. Ive had a full day tour today of Old and New Delhi today which I'll update later but have included a few holiday snaps for now of the journey so far(apparently in no particular order)! DJI_0020.MP4 Looks just like the SS salt lab!😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted January 11, 2023 #15594 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, zqtchas said: Looks just like the SS salt lab!😉 I’dhope that isn’t underwater too! 😂😂😂 Edited January 11, 2023 by Daveywavey70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqtchas Posted January 11, 2023 #15595 Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said: I’dhope that isn’t underwater too! 😂😂😂 I meant the food.😇 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted January 11, 2023 #15596 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, zqtchas said: I meant the food.😇 Oh 😉. I’ve just received the very disturbing news that my iPad thinks it is Thursday. Easy day tomorrow, today, a 2 hour drive to the Neemrana Fort Palace and no sightseeing stops on the way. Sounds like a bit of a spa day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lincslady Posted January 12, 2023 #15598 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I have just heard about Jeff Beck. A great loss to music; his playing of numbers like Cause We Have Ended As Lovers and the like always make me cry! A huge talent, who will be missed by his fellow musicians. RIP Jeff. Lola 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted January 12, 2023 #15599 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny..... Have a great safe fun day all! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted January 12, 2023 #15600 Share Posted January 12, 2023 The road to Neemrana. I Skipped breakfast this morning as I prefer my food cooked on a stove, not tickled on top of a radiator. Set off From Delhi at 10. Sometimes 2 hours in a car can be a bit boring. Not in India. Once we made it to the Highway it was anything but boring. The sights that you see on an Indian motorway remind you constantly of how different India is. Cows crossing the motorway, a dog making off with a chicken (not a plucked one), an overturned wagon, ladies carrying trees down the hard shoulder, camels pulling carts loaded with oil drums. The outside lane seems to be exclusively for the use of slow moving jalopy wagons racing on at speeds of nearly 20mph, daubed in catchy slogans from the Highway Code such as "Blow Horn", "use dippers at night" and "drive slow". Arrived in Rajasthan at the incredible Neemrana Fort Palace, a 15th century fortress built into the hills of Neemrana, it is utterly incredible and exactly the sort of experience I was hoping for on this trip. Just been out for a spin in the Hotel "Bentley" I'm not sure it really was though.My room is the quirkiest Ive ever seen, entered through a padlock door, and a twisty staircase. My Shower cubicle even has a door to waist height which opens onto a terrace overlooking the surrounding hills. DJI_0244.MP4 DJI_0247.MP4 DJI_0274.MP4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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