Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[dani negreanu]

9 hours ago, Luckynana said:

Yay Dani!!!  Now go and have yourselves a great time on your cruise!  Where in Rime are you headed?

Argentina Residenza (Largo do Argentina). Very central — 5 mins walk to Pantheon, Fontana da Trevi, Campo di Fiori… and Corso V. Emanuele for shopping. Affordable too, 230 € per night, including buffet b’fast and free cancellation. At least 5 other couples from our cruise stay here.

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

First pizza in Rome, facing the Pantheon. Wifi very weak…

 

 

Great photo! We stayed at the hotel to the left of the billboard.  Albergo del Senato. It is in a wonderful location.  Have a Fabulous vacation! 

Edited June 11, 2022 by Coralc

[Lionesss]

Well. 
 

Today was the big day. 

The reveal. 
 

Christina had the neighbor open the sealed envelope and put colored bandanas on her German Shepherds. 

We all gathered in the yard and the girls ran

 

 

 

out dressed in their bandanas.

 

 

 

 

 

[aussielozzie18]

How lovely to involve the GS pups.  A granddaughter.  How lovely or will it be twin grand daughters?

[aussielozzie18]

@grapau27 that meal looks delish.  Can see why it’s your fav Italian.

[aussielozzie18]

@dani negreanu Great first photo from your trip.

 

 

[BonTexasNY]

5 hours ago, Luckynana said:

We grew raspberries in our yard on SI.

My daughter said there's a place just down the road from us here in Jersey that she wants to go to pick blueberries.

I can still taste the sweetness of those berries.

5 hours ago, Luckynana said:

How are you feeling today, Bonnie?

Heavy pain comes and goes. This afternoon it was bearable.  I'm teaching 3 patients here how to play mah jong.  Perked me up some.  Thank you for asking, Maryann.

 

@grapau27Your food porn looks delicious as does @dani negreanuDani's.  Pizza and pasta look superb.   Wonderful place to people watch.

[aussielozzie18]

Just finished two non-fiction books set in Italy.

One is an Australian travel writer who decides to buy a very old Vespa from eBay and then travels around Italy on it.  Great read.

Second one is an Australian family of 6 who move to Italy for a year, then at the very end of their stay they deal with the looming pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

The friendliness of the Italians & the amazing food descriptions makes me hope to visit the country one day.

[derorim]

2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

I made this several days after my post and it was as tasty as ever. Ended up using Pink Pigeon Rum. Neither of us really care for it, but we aren't going to throw it out either. 😃 With the basil and jalapeño you can't taste the rum anyway.

 

Bad choice of muddler, but it was the first one I grabbed. The smooth bottom one would have been better on the basil leaves. I didn't really care because after the first drink I knew the other ones would end up in the blender. 🤣

 

 

This is what the drink looks like when making multiples in the blender. Yum. Much quicker and I also add a lot more basil and jalapeño than what the recipe calls for.

 

That green drink looks healthy!  😉

Edited June 11, 2022 by derorim

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Have I ever mentioned my Italian heritage?

We might be related.

My late Italian grandmothers family tree goes back to renaissance time in Venice.

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

First pizza in Rome, facing the Pantheon. Wifi very weak…

 

 

 

 

I love Rome. Looks like you are having a great time. Enjoy!

 

 

3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Greg - Did you see a more detailed recipe related to the frozen Dark 'n Stormy?  I couldn't find this one online.  I tried 1 oz fresh lime juice, 1 oz ginger syrup, 2 oz Goslings rum, and 2 cups ice in a blender.  It initially looked slushy but then liquid settled out.  Maybe more ice?  The taste was good though.

 

That was all I saw. Here is a link to a recipe that I think would work.

 

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/dark-and-stormy-slushy

 

 

1 hour ago, Lionesss said:

Well. 
 

Today was the big day. 

The reveal. 

 

 

 

Congratulations.  What a cool reveal.

 

 

[Sea Dog]

I love my TA and you all know and love him. Just paid off balances on our two upcoming cruises in September and October. He noticed that he could save us $200 and did that for us. He is always at the top of his game. I'm really starting to get excited for Symphony and then Liberty. Should I start packing?

[Ocean Boy]

I think AT&T made some recent upgrades. I just noticed that I have 5G service at my house, interesting.

[HBE4]

Who doesn't like a Garden Party? 

 

At Madison Square Garden for a Ranger  viewing party. 

 

We ain't dead yet. 

 

[Mrs. H.]

28 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

Who doesn't like a Garden Party? 

 

At Madison Square Garden for a Ranger  viewing party. 

 

We ain't dead yet. 

 

 

28 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

Who doesn't like a Garden Party? 

 

At Madison Square Garden for a Ranger  viewing party. 

 

We ain't dead yet. 

 

 

Don't talk to any Staten Islanders!  

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

I think AT&T made some recent upgrades. I just noticed that I have 5G service at my house, interesting.

Have you tested your cell internet speed?  Disconnect from your home wifi then run the test .  We started getting 5G sometime last year.  The speed varies throughout the day.  I am looking forward to a consistent 25G or more speed so I can drop my home internet. 

[Ocean Boy]

24 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Have you tested your cell internet speed?  Disconnect from your home wifi then run the test .  We started getting 5G sometime last year.  The speed varies throughout the day.  I am looking forward to a consistent 25G or more speed so I can drop my home internet. 

How do I do the test?

[Ozark_Kid]

https://www.att.com/support/speedtest

 

Go to the above link.  When the page loads you will see a large circle with Start written in it.  Push start and give it some time to test.  It will show you download and upload speed.

[Jimbo]

Rangers Down 2-1 with 5 minutes to go

[Jimbo]

11 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Rangers Down 2-1 with 5 minutes to go

3 Straight Finals for Tampa Bay

[Ocean Boy]

21 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

https://www.att.com/support/speedtest

 

Go to the above link.  When the page loads you will see a large circle with Start written in it.  Push start and give it some time to test.  It will show you download and upload speed.

Download 120.3 mbps upload 2.0. I'm not sure I know how to interpret that as good or bad.

[Ozark_Kid]

19 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Download 120.3 mbps upload 2.0. I'm not sure I know how to interpret that as good or bad.

That is real good download but I wonder if you disconnected from your home internet by first going to settings then connections then wifi.  Make sure you are off home internet/wifi then test.   If you already did before the last test, that is really good speed.

[Ocean Boy]

[Ocean Boy]

Just now, Ozark_Kid said:

That is real good download but I wonder if you disconnected from your home internet by first going to settings then connections then wifi.  Make sure you are off home internet/wifi then test.   If you already did before the last test, that is really good speed.

Yes, I turned the phone wifi off before I did the test. The phone showed I was on 5G at the time.

[Ozark_Kid]

2 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Yes, I turned the phone wifi off before I did the test. The phone showed I was on 5G at the time.

That is really good speed.  They must of upgraded a tower near you.   At half that speed you could stream 4k movies.  If I had that speed I would get a 5G router and do away with my home cable/internet.  Check the speed at different times of the day to see if the speed holds up.