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[ChatKat in Ca.]

17 minutes ago, wearesiamese said:

Can you tell me where on FB this is going on? 

On his personal Facebook page

 

[wearesiamese]

54 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

 

Proven.  I'm terrible at this.

Roy

aww  ..can you show some pictures so I can try? I am not any better I am sure but it will be fun to guess anyway:)

[wearesiamese]

54 minutes ago, ChatKat in Ca. said:

On his personal Facebook page

 

TYI will check it out today-this is fun and of course, brings back fond memories of previous cruises 🙂

[BWIVince]

1 hour ago, wearesiamese said:

Actually the first one is Symphony  in  Moorea, during  the December 2012 Symphony TP crossing.I got off in Papeete and missed Bora Bora as it was on the next segment 😞

 

 

Is the bottom one the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane?  I've been there a couple of times.

 

Vince

[rafinmd]

Ok, I'll give this a try.   Most of my blog photos have cryptic descriptions that sometimes give the location away, but this one is simply "metalchurch".

 

 

Location and associated port?

 

Roy

[wearesiamese]

1 hour ago, BWIVince said:

 

Is the bottom one the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane?  I've been there a couple of times.

 

Vince

It is indeed Brisbane 🙂 Taken on St Patrick's Day 2010 ,I partied with the football team from County Cork , Ireland  LOL

[wearesiamese]

13 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Ok, I'll give this a try.   Most of my blog photos have cryptic descriptions that sometimes give the location away, but this one is simply "metalchurch".

 

 

Location and associated port?

 

Roy

hmmm

well based on the sign it is a Spanish speaking area, but darned if I know 😞

[Texas Tillie]

35 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Ok, I'll give this a try.   Most of my blog photos have cryptic descriptions that sometimes give the location away, but this one is simply "metalchurch".

 

 

Location and associated port?

 

Roy

 

Costa Rica, I think??? Ports on the Pacific side of the country.

 

Patty

[rafinmd]

1 minute ago, Texas Tillie said:

 

Costa Rica, I think??? Ports on the Pacific side of the country.

 

Patty

Right on.  It's San Jose, accessed from Puerto Caldera.

 

Roy

[wearesiamese]

14 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Right on.  It's San Jose, accessed from Puerto Caldera.

 

Roy

wow! good job Texas Tillie! 🙂

[BEAV]

16 minutes ago, Texas Tillie said:

 

Costa Rica, I think??? Ports on the Pacific side of the country.

 

Patty

 

You beat me to it, Patty! 😉

 

I’ve been surfing through Roy’s blog the past 20 minutes. By the banner adjacent to the church I figured it was from the Symphony SF-NY cruise in August 2018. 

 

Roy, your blog mentions it was in Grecia. Was that on the way from Caldera to San Jose?

[ChatKat in Ca.]

[BEAV]

Cuba? 

[wearesiamese]

10 minutes ago, BEAV said:

Cuba? 

That's what I was going to guess also

🙂

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by wearesiamese

[rafinmd]

6 minutes ago, BEAV said:

 

You beat me to it, Patty! 😉

 

I’ve been surfing through Roy’s blog the past 20 minutes. By the banner adjacent to the church I figured it was from the Symphony SF-NY cruise in August 2018. 

 

Roy, your blog mentions it was in Grecia. Was that on the way from Caldera to San Jose?

Good catch.  It's probably around the midpoint of the route.

 

Roy

 

BTW, has Crystal been to Cuba?

 

Roy

[wearesiamese]

7 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Good catch.  It's probably around the midpoint of the route.

 

Roy

 

BTW, has Crystal been to Cuba?

 

Roy

I am thinking this may not be from a Crystal cruise???

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by wearesiamese

[Texas Tillie]

35 minutes ago, wearesiamese said:

I am thinking this may not be from a Crystal cruise???

 

 

Isn't the second photo of the 4 you posted together from Lisbon? I know I've seen that and that's all that comes to mind.

 

Patty

[wearesiamese]

17 minutes ago, Texas Tillie said:

 

Isn't the second photo of the 4 you posted together from Lisbon? I know I've seen that and that's all that comes to mind.

 

Patty

Well done , once again, Texas Tillie!!! 

I wish I could remember the history of it 😞

🙂 It is indeed in Lisbon. I really liked it, so I took the picture 🙂

Edited July 28, 2020 by wearesiamese

[rafinmd]

10 minutes ago, wearesiamese said:

Well done , once again, Texas Tillie!!! 🙂 It is indeed in Lisbon. I really liked it, so I took the picture 🙂

Yikes.  I've been to Lisbon many times and don't remember that. 

 

Roy

[wearesiamese]

39 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

Yikes.  I've been to Lisbon many times and don't remember that. 

 

Roy

I believe I saw it while on the way to the airport.. One I came from Marseille-Lisbon and the other was a TA crossing from MIA-LIS

here is info I just found:

The Águas Livres Aqueduct is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th-century Portuguese engineering. The main course of the aqueduct covers 18 km, but the whole network of canals extends through nearly 58 km.http://www.worldtravelattractions.com/aguas-livres-aqueduct/

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by wearesiamese

[mskatiemae]

3 hours ago, BEAV said:

... the Symphony SF-NY cruise in August 2018 ...

When I read that in your comment I have to say I thought "oh yeah, that cruise - that one that was 3,000 yrs ago". Well it does feel like ancient history now!

[ChatKat in Ca.]

Actually i booked a cruise on Oceania.  I was waitlisted. My husband did not want to go so I canceled and went with a small group of photographers. It was a people to people exchange where we taught Cuban photographers how to do portraits. We stayed in Air BnB's called a Casa Particular. It was an amazing experience but far from the luxury of a Crystal experience. The people there are wonderful. The food is surprisingly good.

 

[BEAV]

7 minutes ago, ChatKat in Ca. said:

Actually i booked a cruise on Oceania.  I was waitlisted. My husband did not want to go so I canceled and went with a small group of photographers. It was a people to people exchange where we taught Cuban photographers how to do portraits. We stayed in Air BnB's called a Casa Particular. It was an amazing experience but far from the luxury of a Crystal experience. The people there are wonderful. The food is surprisingly good.

 

 

Sounds like an exciting experience. 

 

The colors in your photo are just terrific. 👍

[ChatKat in Ca.]

Ok - Swimming distance to Cuba. Yes, on a Crystal visit...

[Jayayeff]

1 hour ago, ChatKat in Ca. said:

Ok - Swimming distance to Cuba. Yes, on a Crystal visit...

 

Although I doubt very much I could swim from here to there, my guess would be Key West???

 

Anne....