Keith1010

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Two days from now will be a major milestone for someone. Care to guess? I can help you if you need some help with this. Keith

Yes. Near Ward Circle. used to walk from school up Nebraska to I think Van Ness. Right on Van Ness to Wisconsin to Roy Rogers. I think to the left on Wisconsin we walked to Arne Waffle Shop. One summer I worked at Wesley Drug store. I suspect it is gone. But Foxhall should be there. Keith.

Travel is such fun. So much to do and see and lots of history for those interested learning. Keith

KenzSailing interesting. My school used the Eagles as their mascot but we sued to play those Colonials. Keith

Three polar bears and a memory I will remember for the rest of my life. Keith

Hello It's Me. Do you know whose concert this is from. Attended the concert shortly after debarking Serenity. Keith

I know at least one of these couples who seemed to be in love. Or maybe one was simply feeding the other one. I'll go for the love story though. Keith

Our next cruise. We booked the owner's suite. And the price was right. Can't wait. Keith

The airlines have been lobbying for this change for the past couple of months. Personally I like the requirement or a mask requirement but so it goes. I do understand though why some are happy it's gone for fear of having to spend seven to ten unplanned days in another country. Keith

When we travel we see all sorts of things. The key is to smell the roses. In other words don't run from place to place. Instead take it all in.

Good morning everyone. I just wanted to say a quick high. Have a great day.

You didn't mention which ship you are on and that can be helpful. WIth that said there is risk doing this because of unknowns including delay at Port of Miami and a delay at passport control which does happen and then the unknown at the Miami airport. I would not do this. Keith

There are many things that the next generation will not know that many of us experienced such as typewriters, rotary telephones, hardwired telephones wired into jacks, black and white TV for the majority of people, life before cell phones, eight track cassettes, movie rental stores, public payphones (I know some exist around the world but not many in the USA), VCR's, Or how about the Sears and JC Penney Catalogs or S&H and Green Stamps? LOL. Well, now we have lost what once had 1,000 restaurants back in the 1970's. Yes, Howard Johnson closed its last restaurant. I remember those car trips we took with our parents for summer vacation and after hours in the car looking for that Howard Johnson's for lunch and having a grilled cheese sandwich, or fried chicken or a hot door with yes French Fries. We though that was special because other than vacation dining out was rare other than maybe going for a pizza or if you were like us and had a Howard Johnson's near you having one of those dinner specials which was mainly fried food that was mostly bread. LOL. Those were the memories. And still missing Roy Roger's Restaurants which when we lived in WDC was a favorite of mine in college. Keith

Adrian, It is always a treat for me to follow your live reports and very much appreciate you taking the time to post and share lots of thoughts and photos. Your experience is very similar to what friends of us have said about Azamara and I think you have nailed it. Best to you. Keith

So on another thread we are talking about food; Tongue, and all sorts of things. This reminded me that growing up we would go to this deli where you could get knish and could take it out. This was not your normal Kinish. They were large. I would say a five inch by five inch square and an inch tall and golden color and delicious. They would come piping hot and they would give it to you in white wax paper in a paper bag. I can taste it now. I haven't found them since. OK three other food memories. Pretzels. At my high school we would sell soft pretzels as a fundraisers. One for fifteen cents and two for a quarter and they arrived hot and almost wet like. Lots of salt. I would go from selling them to basketball practice but sometimes I would buy one or two myself. I am not sure if the coach would have approved but I was one who the coach would encourage to get a little more meat on the body. LOL. When we would go to the shopping mall I have fond memories of the candy counter where they sold loose candy and all sorts of nuts. Cashews, or mixed nuts. Very salty and hot. They would put them in wax paper bags. Do you all remember the warm nuts. Is that an East Coast thing or even a New York thing or was that all over? Keith

Ivi....I am just starting your thread and plan to read each any every post. Many thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Keith

Thank you Ivi. I so hope we sail with you both again. I will check out your live thread in a moment. Keith

Adrian, I am just arriving to the party a little late but I am catching up quickly. Enjoy every minute and many thanks for taking the time to post. Keith

We have done it two different ways. If you have family in the area we have forwarded our mail to them. More recently we have taken a post office box and we just take one somewhere that is close to us. Where we live now there is a mailbox store about a miles away. Word to the wise. If you want to verify that the forwarding is working (you do a temporary move which can be done for up to one year), start the process early. In other words, if we are leaving on December 20 submit the form at least seven to ten days before the effective date and we make the effective date at least two week before the day we are leaving. So in the case of 12/20 effective date 12/4 and submission seven to ten days before that. Why. It takes a long time for all of this to be in place and on a few occasions we've had to speak with our local carrier. It is a very manual process. With that said since the mailbox we rent is located near us it's really no big deal to do this early and more often than not it takes a long time. Keith

Some people say it's a big bird. Others say it's small. It's all about perspective and what vantage point you are viewing from. Same goes for so many other aspects of life including travel. From our last visit to San Francisco in early 2019 on-board Crystal Serenity. Keith

No calorie Coffee. Great way to start the day. Keith

Thanks for the warning. I've never had that issue but in all walks of life there are honest and dishonest people. Keith

I guess protecting the city or looking for food or both. Keith

Villa Rufolo in Revello, Italy. Keith