Where was I?

[Bowm54]

9 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Looks Italian, with a venetian twist.

Yes, photo taken through the loading dock of our B&B.

[Bowm54]

11 hours ago, Bowm54 said:

Where was I?

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[Bowm54]

11 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Looks Italian, with a venetian twist.

Yes, Venice it is.

[MicCanberra]

[Bowm54]

Rio de Santo Marina?

[MicCanberra]

Bridge of Sighs in Venice.

[Bowm54]

1 minute ago, MicCanberra said:

Bridge of Sighs in Venice.

Sorry, Venice is the only answer I needed.

 

[MicCanberra]

Correct, your go.

[Bowm54]

Please identify this ship.

[MicCanberra]

Built this one as a model when I was a lad.

[Bowm54]

Just now, MicCanberra said:

Built this one as a model when I was a lad.

Scraped barnacles off it when I was!

[Docker123]

I have a bottle of it in the drinks cupboard.

 

[NSWP]

7 minutes ago, Bowm54 said:

Please identify this ship.

HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK.

[patch nine]

The Cutty Sark in Greenwich

[Bowm54]

3 minutes ago, patch nine said:

The Cutty Sark in Greenwich

Yes, well restored after the fire and looking spic and span.

Your turn please.

[Bowm54]

5 minutes ago, NSWP said:

HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK.

Sorry, not her.

[patch nine]

Just now, Bowm54 said:

Yes, well restored after the fire and looking spic and span.

Your turn please.

 

[NSWP]

1 minute ago, Bowm54 said:

Sorry, not her.

Aaagh I knew on reflection it was not Victory.

[patch nine]

I first visited the Cutty Sark on a primary school trip and my husband has several models of it.

 

Where was I and what was the reason for going here?

 

 

 

 

Edited November 14, 2020 by patch nine

[NSWP]

12 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

I have a bottle of it in the drinks cupboard.

 

And a decent dram.

[Aus Traveller]

6 minutes ago, patch nine said:

I first visited the Cutty Sark on a primary school trip and my husband has several models of it.

 

Where was I and what was the reason for going here?

 

 

 

 

Willis Island. Presumably you were visiting the weather observation station.

[patch nine]

3 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said:

Willis Island. Presumably you were visiting the weather observation station.

It is Willis Island but that wasn't the main reason why we went there.  We didn't leave the ship.  I have been there twice, the first time we stopped quite close and the ship had a hook up with the guys at the weather station and they gave a bit of a talk and set off a weather balloon and then they came down to the shore to wave and as one guy was celebrating his birthday all the passengers on deck sang Happy Birthday to him.  The second time we visited we were a long way off and the ship didn't even slow down!

But there is a reason why the cruise ships include Willis Island on their itineraries even though no one gets off the ship.  

[getting older slowly]

To be in International waters ???

[Aus Traveller]

8 minutes ago, patch nine said:

It is Willis Island but that wasn't the main reason why we went there.  We didn't leave the ship.  I have been there twice, the first time we stopped quite close and the ship had a hook up with the guys at the weather station and they gave a bit of a talk and set off a weather balloon and then they came down to the shore to wave and as one guy was celebrating his birthday all the passengers on deck sang Happy Birthday to him.  The second time we visited we were a long way off and the ship didn't even slow down!

But there is a reason why the cruise ships include Willis Island on their itineraries even though no one gets off the ship.  

When you said "your reason for going there" I took it to mean you were actually there. I have been past Willis Island on more than a dozen cruises. The reasons ships include Willis Island in their itineraries is because it is in international waters so the cruise can be an 'international one'. They can sell duty free goods and the cruise line does not have to collect GST.  Sufficient information?

BTW, typing my answer took longer than 'Getting Older Slowly'.

Edited November 14, 2020 by Aus Traveller

[patch nine]

1 minute ago, getting older slowly said:

To be in International waters ???

That is correct.  It means they can sell duty free and operate the casino