Saint Greg's Venezia Transatlantic May 29, 2023

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57 minutes ago, Stallion said:

I actually have a small collection of Venetian masks which I frame. Each mask has a different meaning and history. Here is what I found about your mask. Probably aren't going to be a chick magnet

 

DOTTORE PESTE OR PLAGUE DOCTOR

A half-mask with a ghoulishly exaggerated nose, Dottore Peste differs from the Scaramouch in that its nose is conventionally not only wider but also curved downwards like beak, and whereas the latter mask covers the cheekbones, the Plague Doctor only covers the forehead. Its name and peculiar form originates from the 16th Century and the unusual practices of a French physician by the name of Charles de Lorme, who would wear a full face mask with a hollow beak while treating plague sufferers.The Doctor is the local aristocrat, and/or doctor of medicine or law or anything else he claims to know about, which is most things. Extremely rich, he adores food and good wines, thus he is a little round. He is typically depicted as an elderly man who only knows nonsense. He makes many cruel jokes about the opposite sex and believes that he knows everything about everything.

 

 

So, just an average guy?

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Good morning from Gibraltar 

 

 

 

 

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Carnival cruisers already making changes

 

 

[rwest898]

Good morning,  I am on the west coast so its 10:45pm.  Have a good day and I look forward to your pictures. 

[Saint Greg]

We’ve changed things up. Only one coffee like today and now you pickup your coffee down where I ordered the other day.

 

[Saint Greg]

This is all i have time for. And some kid was holding me up by eating her lucky charms as they came out of the dispenser.

 

 

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Venezia052923Day4.pdf

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Tour meet time was 7:45 for the 8:30 tour. We left the theater around 8am. On the way in we got stickers indicating our tour.

 

 

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MarQ is there on the way out. I really haven’t seen him much this cruise so far.

 

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They took us directly to our bus…or motor coach as they call it here

 

[Saint Greg]

20 people are on the tour. Some of them were on the WWII tunnel tour but those tunnels are close and that tour was canceled. So I came out good booking this one.

guid is carolyn. Driver is morris 

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

Gibraltar is not an island. It’s linked to Spain

Family Evacuation monument - WWII - women and children left then came back 
 

 

[Saint Greg]

Gibraltar has been a very popular place due to its location. It was conquered by the Moops. The Great Britain had it. The French and Spanish tried to take it during the American Revolution. Then Germany wanted it in WWII. Then I believe Spain tried to take it one more time. Or that may have been before WWII.

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

Original Gibraltar was on the rock. This is reclaimed land. Tour guide swam where we’re driving as a kid.
 

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Baby Ben
 

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Rosia bay concrete beach 
Was a military recreation area in wwii

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Gibraltar falls. Excess water going back to the sea

 

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Tunnel to Europa point.

 

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I’m going to head back to the ship. I’ve been in a pub in case mates square

 

[d-lite-n-cruisin]

On 5/29/2023 at 2:43 AM, Jamman54 said:

You know they weren't going to call it "Bad Coffee". 😁

Meh, Coffee 🤣

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Europa point