shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #126 Share Posted March 22 ‘Member those mangos I got in Manila a few days ago? I asked the Colonnade kitchen staff to slice them, I would have mangled it. Mmmmmmm, so sweet, just the best. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #127 Share Posted March 22 The view from the docked ship toward the port can be…modest, in Indonesia and the Philippines. So this is a striking change. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #128 Share Posted March 22 Following up on the piping leak, deck 6 is the only one which cannot be crossed, forward to aft or vice versa, at the staircase/elevator area. The “watertight and splash-tight doors” that we have all heard about during the crew drills, are all of a sudden front and center. So if you’re midship on 6 (as we are), to get to the Colonnade or the Salon or whatever, you have to walk forward to the elevators, either go up or down to 5, 7, or 8, head back aft to the midship elevators and then down to the deck of choice. When there’s a “Conversation” in the Salon, just feels so oddly counterintuitive to not just walk straight through to the Salon, but have to walk in the other direction to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #129 Share Posted March 22 Out & about in Kaohsiung. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #130 Share Posted March 22 Don’t ask me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #131 Share Posted March 22 Woohooo! Heading off to my favorite dinner on the ship. (Must remember, head forward first). 😜 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #132 Share Posted March 22 Just now, shark b8 said: Must remember, head forward first .aaaand, seconds later, we discover that the deck 6 doors are now open. Tried to find evidence of the actual problem, all looks restored. I dunno. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #133 Share Posted March 22 Mmmmmmmm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #134 Share Posted March 22 Out & about Penghu island. Temple adjacent to 300 year old banyan tree, columnar basalt pillars, and older home architectures utilizing both coral reef stones and the flat, linear basalt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #135 Share Posted March 22 vcompress_104.mov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 22 Author #136 Share Posted March 22 (edited) A very long bridge (receding in the distance), an interesting statue, and some unfortunate ancient symbol design. Edited March 22 by shark b8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare frantic36 Posted March 22 #137 Share Posted March 22 @shark b8 The *** symbol is to the left and is different as the arms are angled. The Hindu symbol as in your picture the arms are at right angles and has been a religious symbol to them for many centuries. Like many things *** they tainted and caused problems for many and still do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #138 Share Posted March 25 Now in Keelung, very near downtown Taipei. The monument dedicated to soldiers who have fallen in battle is guarded by this contingent of soldiers. vcompress_105.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #139 Share Posted March 25 At the National Palace Museum. Extensive display of jade, porcelain, weaponry, etc. (last pic is just from internet, to show the building best) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #140 Share Posted March 25 The three Confucius Temples in Taipei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #141 Share Posted March 25 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, from just outside the immense gate. Then the opposite shot, from top of the hall, looking back at that gate. The two buildings on each side are a concert hall and a theater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #142 Share Posted March 25 On the top floor of the hall is this statue of Chiang Kai-shek, similarly guarded by military unit. vcompress_106.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 25 Author #143 Share Posted March 25 Back to relatively calm seas. No more need for these around the ship. 🤢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodvino808 Posted March 25 #144 Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, shark b8 said: Back to relatively calm seas. No more need for these around the ship. 🤢 Is that area that you just sailed through generally rough seas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 26 Author #145 Share Posted March 26 16 hours ago, goodvino808 said: Is that area that you just sailed through generally rough seas? Good question, and I honestly don't know the answer. I bet someone reading this, does! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 26 Author #146 Share Posted March 26 (edited) I think the area is still considered the South China Sea, although sorta the northeast part of it, if that makes any sense. Edited March 26 by shark b8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 26 Author #147 Share Posted March 26 Well, we’re barely an hour out of Okinawa, sailing toward Kagoshima, and we’re starting to rock and roll again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodvino808 Posted March 26 #148 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, shark b8 said: Well, we’re barely an hour out of Okinawa, sailing toward Kagoshima, and we’re starting to rock and roll again! I like the website vesselfinder.com where i can see where the cruise ships and it also shows reported wave data. Looks like east of Japan has some big swell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 26 Author #149 Share Posted March 26 We visited the Shurijo Castle today, in Okinawa. I must report that I think Seabourn seriously dropped the ball on this one - it’s all understood that the castle has been decimated and rebuilt several times, due to war and other disasters, that’s apparent if one does a little homework. But also, pretty much the whole thing burned down in 2019. So what we saw today was essentially a construction site. Or…”RE-construction site.” Point being, I think Seabourn could have done a much better job of describing this tour going in, it turned out to be a view of a very big shielding modern warehouse-style building, containing important reconstruction within, with the hoped-for results painted on the outside. Herald description below, you be the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted March 26 Author #150 Share Posted March 26 ‘night, everybody. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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