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Twin Palms, Palm Springs</div>
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Frank Sinatra's Home</div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">Today is Tuesday, March 19, 2019; we took a train from Cork to Cobh to visit the town of Cobh and see the Titanic Museum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">It is still winter in Ireland, not a lot of tourists in town - the cruise ships are not here yet. </span></div>
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<span face="">This is the view from the back of St. Colman's Cathedral.</span></div>
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S<span face="">t Colman's Cathedral was holding 10:00 am mass, I did not take photos of the interior, but it was quite beautiful and huge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;">Taking a break at Cuppacity Coffee Shop</span></div>
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<span face="">The Lusitania Peace Memorial</span></div>
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170 of the victims were buried in the nearby</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<br />The Travelers Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737426343662538824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354014904707836859.post-37463297494577409732018-09-28T10:31:00.007-07:002020-10-17T08:25:05.230-07:00Europe - Spain, Seville - Viva Espana! - September 2018<h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seville & Valencia</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KXMQt-nQwGJhXQLfKTgygCPEnQROo-R8FN1RFrlJnslWCd1BKK2a_0TMIBZHuQlzK_RcVxXGllpuQr43v3vdckPicjk8ZQr-pjtS6aUdU3ikeRlcbDEb5NXZc2ZiQFqysEu3eIvJ3i1a/s1600/SPAIN+-+Andalusia+map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KXMQt-nQwGJhXQLfKTgygCPEnQROo-R8FN1RFrlJnslWCd1BKK2a_0TMIBZHuQlzK_RcVxXGllpuQr43v3vdckPicjk8ZQr-pjtS6aUdU3ikeRlcbDEb5NXZc2ZiQFqysEu3eIvJ3i1a/s320/SPAIN+-+Andalusia+map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It's the last 3 days of a 15-day tour of Spain. Here are a few highlights from Seville and Valencia! Ole!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Raleway; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Located in the Southern part of the country, Seville is the fourth largest city in Spain, Andalucia's capital, and Flamenco dancing!</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">El Patio Flamenco Show - Seville </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We saw the flamenco show at El Patio - so colorful and entertaining!</span></div>
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<br />The Travelers Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737426343662538824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354014904707836859.post-59957093396791790162018-09-24T11:17:00.004-07:002020-10-16T10:38:54.588-07:00Europe - Spain, Cordoba - Hola - Andalusia - September 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="clear: both;"><b>Cordoba, Spain</b></h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08HedudeN2vuIz1anGFd_dUTey9mtCkhk9zfGZgEp4fKz6fwNEcmPcsmhO_C0zn0WbLJ8kLG8AouujdUG8vIJfns4xRiUcCuwcA6oE9ZXyr_k08jhVjZfy3ZrI_BfEOUltrQdf6MTe91x/s1600/SPAIN+-+Andalusia+map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08HedudeN2vuIz1anGFd_dUTey9mtCkhk9zfGZgEp4fKz6fwNEcmPcsmhO_C0zn0WbLJ8kLG8AouujdUG8vIJfns4xRiUcCuwcA6oE9ZXyr_k08jhVjZfy3ZrI_BfEOUltrQdf6MTe91x/s320/SPAIN+-+Andalusia+map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is Monday, September 24, 2018; it is the 10th day of Spain's 15-day tour. Spain did not disappoint; it has been a fantastic, historically architectural masterpiece. Each day I tell myself, how can it get any better - but each Region we have visited in Spain offers more great art and architecture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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We had a wonderful day in Cordoba; who knew a great Moorish City and home to the Mesquita would be so enjoyable, spectacular, and unforgettable.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is Sunday, September 23, 2018, we are touring Toledo, a city of three cultures. Christian, Muslim, and Jewish </span></div>
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to Wikipedia, </span><strong><span style="color: #666666; margin: 0px;">“Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for
its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of
the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim
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Entering the Old Jewish Quarter<br />
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The narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter<br />
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Beautiful Moorish architecture<br />
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Elaborate tile floors<br />
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Decorative columns<br />
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The synagogue had a very peaceful feeling,<br />
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We left the Jewish Quarter and visited the Toledo Cathedral, a Roman Catholic Church, the building began in 1227, completed in 1493.<br />
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The cathedral of Toledo is built in 13th Century high gothic style.<br />
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The narrow streets of Toledo<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Tomi Church - This church houses El Greco's masterpiece, the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">original painting of the Burial of Count Orgaz, one of El Greco's crowning achievements</span></span></div>
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It's Saturday, September 22, 2108, today we are visiting the Royal Palace, Europes' second-largest, The Prado Museum, and El Escorial, the burial place of the Kings and Queen's of Spain.</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish :
Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family
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Arab people who occupied Spain during the Middle Ages.</span></span></div>
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Enjoying the gardens and the fountains in front of the Royal Palace- many of the streets are blocked off today; Madrid is preparing for a marathon foot race tomorrow. We could not get much closer to the Royal Palace than the gardens.<br />
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Francisco de Goya - The Family of Charles IV c.1800</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">El Greco - The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest - c-1580</span></div>
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Francisco de Goya - May 2, 1808, in Madrid, or "The Fight against the Mamelukes</div>
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Francis De Goya - May 3, 1808, in Madrid or "The Executions' on the afternoon of May 2, 1808, and on the night of following the previous picture, the French army shot many of the rebels in various places in Madrid. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Photo provided by Museo del Prado Museum</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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is Velázquez's most famous painting. Painted at the end of the artist's career,
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Philip IV and heir to the Spanish throne, surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting. </span></span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">Las Meninas</span></em><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Francisco De Goya (1746-1828)</div>
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El Escorial Courtyard</div>
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The Courtyard of the Kings</div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It's Friday, September 21, 2018. We stopped in a small city located in the Central part of Spain. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #6b6b6b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Segovia, which is an old town that is the home of </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #6b6b6b; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One of the greatest surviving monuments of Roman engineering</span> aqueduct</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's Tuesday, September 18, 2018; we took a short bus ride to see the <span style="background-color: transparent; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #444444; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 25.2px; list-style: none; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Santa Maria de Montserrat it is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. It is notable for enshrining the image of the Virgin of Montserrat.</span></span></div>
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There are walking and hiking paths that surround the Royal Basilica; many people hike to the top of the mountain and cross and take in the view.</div>
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There have always been 80 monks in residency.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Visited the Picasso Museum this afternoon. No photos are allowed in the Museum, where <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">4,251 works are exhibited. The Museum has one of the most complete permanent collections of Picasso's works. Here are a few of the highlights.</span></span><br />
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On Monday, September 16, we arrived in Barcelona for a 15-day tour of Spain. It is our first land tour - we hoped for the best - the trip exceeded our expectations in every way.</span></div>
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Sagrada Familia <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">is a large unfinished </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> church in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">, designed by </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_people" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Catalan people">Catalan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> architect </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Antoni Gaudí">Antoni Gaudí</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> (1852–1926). 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The <b style="line-height: 22.28px; margin: 0px;">Gothic Quarter</b> is the center of the old City of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>. The quarter encompasses the oldest parts of the City of Barcelona.</span></div>
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In the Garden</div>
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Casa Mila house the Gaudi Museum. Built-in 1906-1912</span></div>
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Giant Iron Gate</span></div>
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View from the Roof</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">Gaudi, Gaudi, Gaudi, the rooftop is like a stair master at the gym. Leaning against a Gaudi masterpiece</span>.<div><br />
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Interior of Casa Mila<br />
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The dining room<br />
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Interior Hallway<br />
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Servant's kitchen area<br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It's Saturday, January 27, 2018; we live about 38 miles from the Napa Valley Wine Region. We decided to take a ride today to visit a few of our favorite places in the Valley.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We did a drive-by on Silver Oak, pretty quiet today; during the summer months, it is very crowded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Our first stop - Joseph Phelps Winery</span></div>
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in 1966 with a vision to create Napa Valley wines that would stand in the
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This photo was taken in 1999, we attended a Garden Party at the Winery. Robert signed his latest book for us - <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">An autobiography </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Harvests of Joy,</i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.28px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> published in 1998. It was amazing!</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-biography_13-0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 9.26px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 9.26px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: nowrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mondavi#cite_note-biography-13" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; background: none 0% 0% / auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box transparent; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"></a></sup></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">One of <span style="color: #4e4e4e; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> the most profoundly influential winemakers in Napa Valley, guided
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<span face="">The visit to the Faberge Museum was a highlight of the day. "</span><span face="">The museum's collection contains more than 4,000 works of decorative applied and fine arts, including gold and silver items, paintings, porcelain, and bronze."</span></div>
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<span face=""> "A highlight of the museum's collection is the group of nine </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg" title="Fabergé egg"><span face="">Imperial Easter eggs</span></a><span face=""> created by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Faberg%C3%A9" title="House of Fabergé"><span face="">Fabergé</span></a><span face=""> for the last two </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Tsar" title="Russian Tsar"><span face="">Russian Tsars</span></a><span face="">."</span></div>
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<span face="">We attended a symphony last night featuring Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Royal St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.</span><br />
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<span face="">All of tonight's attendees were transported from the ship to attend the unique symphony; I think all of the 699 passengers were in attendance. This was an event put on by the Azamara Cruise line free of charge.</span></div>
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<span face="">The Conductor and the Captain of the Azamara Cruise Ship. </span></div>
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<span face="">We traveled to see </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">The Peterhof Summer Estate of Peter the Great in the 18th Century. </span><br />
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<span face="" lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">The Peterhof summer estate is a complex of palaces, gardens, fountains, and waterfalls. </span><span class="tgc"><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN;">These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred to as the "<b>Russian</b> Versailles."</span></span><br />
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<span>The Catherine <b>Palace</b> is a Rococo <b>palace</b> located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the <b>summer</b> residence of the Russian tsars. ...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;">The <b>summer palace</b> is a fascinating opulent testament to excess and aristocracy.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Welcome to Hilo</span><div> <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Once a thriving town bolstered by the sugar industry. The demise of sugar production has to kept Hilo in a time warp. </span>The characteristic old buildings that makeup Hilo's downtown have been spruced up as part of a revitalization effort.<div><div><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> <br /></span>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">As you drive along Highway 19, there is a sign that says,
“Scenic Route”. It’s a short 4-mile drive coming in and out of the rainforest
while over-looking the crashing sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
scenery is spectacular.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Along the way there is a sign for Onomea Falls – we parked
the car and walked the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
really peaceful and beautiful trail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small community and a little country store called Historic Low store built-in
1925. They grow their own pineapples and bananas right outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coast, Pepeekeo's history is connected with Hawaii's sugar industry. The
Pepeekeo Sugar Company was among the biggest producers of sugar cane in the
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past a small town called Honomu. The town was established in the sugar cane
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A dog tag on a shoe. I did not find the 3rd statues tag. I'll have to go back, again.</div>
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The <b>Vietnam Women's Memorial</b> is a memorial dedicated to the women of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> who served in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, most of whom were <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse" title="Nurse">nurses</a></div>
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In September 2016, I spent 3 days in Washington, DC. Here are a few photos of some of the places I visited.</div>
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My first stop was Ford's Theatre, the site of where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. I took the tour. There are 4 parts to this venue.</div>
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The theatre walk-through. On this Saturday, a National Park Service Ranger gave a 30-minute lecture on the events leading up to the assassination.</div>
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Located right across the street is The Peterson House where Lincoln passed away.</div>
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The tour takes you to through the house and passes the bedroom where Lincoln died.</div>
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The exit of the Peterson Building takes you to the 3rd floor of the Lincoln Museum and Aftermath exhibits.</div>
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On my way to the White House, I stopped by the White House Visitor's Center located at 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. I thought I'd pick up a few maps. What a surprise! This is a newly 12.5 million dollar venue. "Visitors can explore an interactive touchscreen tour of the White House, view over 90 artifacts from the White House collection, shop at the White House Historical Association retail store, and view the 14-minute film, "White House: Reflections From Within."</div>
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U.S. Department of Treasury, I thought the Statue was Alexander Hamilton but it is not him.</div>
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Sculptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earle_Fraser_(sculptor)" title="James Earle Fraser (sculptor)">James Earle Fraser</a> created the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton_(Fraser)" title="Alexander Hamilton (Fraser)">statue</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a>, the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">Secretary of the Treasury</a>, which stands in front of the southern facade facing Alexander Hamilton Place and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Park#The_Ellipse" title="President's Park">The Ellipse</a> beyond, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gallatin_(Fraser)" title="Albert Gallatin (Fraser)">that</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gallatin" title="Albert Gallatin">Albert Gallatin</a>, the fourth and longest-serving Secretary, which stands before the northern entrance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[5]</sup></div>
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The White House was getting prepared for the Presidential Inauguration ceremony which was taking place on January 20, 2017.</div>
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When 760,000 people are in town, you just have to get away for a while. Taking a tour on the Creole Queen down the Mississippi.<br />
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Domino Sugar Plant is still a working plant, despite the broken windows and worn down look.<br />
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Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana<br />
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The Battle of New Orleans in 1814–1815, the last battle of the War of 1812, forever ended any attempt by England to regain control of the American Colonies, lost during the American Revolution, the War of Independence. It was here that General Andrew Jackson, and local volunteers, including Jean Lafitte (the pirate) and his men, defended the city from the invading British. The British troops were under the command of General Pakenham, who died in the final battle, January 8, 1815. (description from Experience New Orleans)</div>
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Tropical Isle Hand Grenade Stage</div>
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French Quarter Festival is the largest, free music festival in the South. </div>
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New Orleans great restaurants create the food and beverage offerings know as “The World’s Largest Jazz Brunch” in Jackson Square, the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint, and Woldenberg Riverfront Park during the festival weekend.</div>
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Nobody does it better. Put it on your bucket list - you will not be disappointed.</div>
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Today we went to lunch. Took a tour of the Lafayette Cemetery 1 and a walking tour of the Garden District historical homes.<br />
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The Commander's Palace Restaurant is a bright blue and white exterior and takes up a city block.<br />
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Monday-Friday lunch menu is very reasonable and offers 25cent Martinis! What a deal!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The vaults were built above ground because it rains in New Orleans, then it floods, it was more functional than the in-ground method. </span><br />
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The New Orleans Garden District is a beautiful and ornate neighborhood, decorated with gorgeous, historic houses and mansions, walking through the Garden District takes you back in time.<br />
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Carroll Crawford House 1860</div>
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Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America died here in 1889.<br />
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This is the actor Sandra Bullock's house, covered with beautiful trees and landscaping you can barely see it.<br />
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2009's <em>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</em> was extensively filmed in New Orleans and surrounding areas. Much of the filming took place in the Nolan house at 2707 Coliseum St. in New Orleans. Right around the corner from Commander's Palace restaurant, the 7,800 square-foot mansion has 6 bedrooms, a music room, a library, and a reception hall. Filming took place in virtually every room in the house. (quote from Experience New Orleans!)</div>
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Just a bird's eye view - of Archie Manning's house. This is the front yard where Peyton & Eli Manning learned to throw the football on the lawn. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jackson Square is where New Orleans was founded nearly 300 years ago. St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in the United States. Built-in 1718. It is located next to Jackson Square and facing the Mississippi River in the heart of New Orleans</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Cornstalk Fence -1850. There are two cornstalk fences; the other one is in the uptown Garden District.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times; line-height: 107%;">We stayed in Tsim Sha Tsui – Kowloon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times; line-height: 107%;">Tsim Sha Tsui is a place where you can find hotels and
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Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, we took the Star Ferry Hong Kong Island, using the
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to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to
Victoria Peak provides the most direct route and offers
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<span face="">This is an example of good Fung Shui. The dragons can pass through it.</span><br />
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<span face="">A bit cloudy today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;">A touch of sunshine.</span><br />
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<span face="">The Peak Tramway will take you down to the lower levels. It is easier going down rather than up - fewer crowds.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the
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on two floors. The display has over 4,000 exhibits, life-size exhibits, and short
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settings and costumes. It has an easy to walk through.</span><br />
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<span face="" lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;">Wedding Ceremony according
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<span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: times; line-height: 107%;">The Opium Wars gallery shows a film about how
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replicated with the variety of shops and buildings, the barber, bank, post office and a
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face="">There were groups of school children visiting Sky100; they had questions to answer about what they saw today. They are doing homework before leaving to go back to school.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><span face="">On a clear day......but not today.</span><br /></span>
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<span face=""><span style="font-family: times;">To exit the building, you walk to the floors and floors of high-end shop</span>s.</span><br />
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<span face="">Hong Kong has become the playground of the rich who love to shop. There are shops in every building and every street corner.</span><br />
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<span face="">Diamonds and emeralds.</span><br />
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<span face="">Megastores - on every corner, this one is Gucci.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;">Let's not forget about the fast cars; I saw more Tesla's here than anywhere else. They were to fast to photograph.</span><br />
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<span face="">It honors celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; text-align: start;">Joe from Big Foot Tour is a great guide providing historical background and insights about the Central District.</span></div>
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<span face=""><span face="">There are many caves on Ha Long Bay, today; we visited Dau Go Cave. <strong>T</strong>he grotto is on Driftwood Island. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans"; font-size: 16px;">Standing out among other charming caves in Hang Long Bay</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans"; font-size: 16px;">, Dau Go cave, is the biggest and finest cave that attracts a huge number of tourists each year. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbW0SRkYfS7vrwf7eKHqBNstG_51lI6M6wHaiLgr7zYwkHW7MelJz4kVu2Hsl-cI7RkbME8O_9wovsGCPhY5ivU-YtmkcihFMjt4nJU1BTM5ie5ouzUmIjOrPOWmcawRbBupW9uslztMs/s4320/HaLongBay5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbW0SRkYfS7vrwf7eKHqBNstG_51lI6M6wHaiLgr7zYwkHW7MelJz4kVu2Hsl-cI7RkbME8O_9wovsGCPhY5ivU-YtmkcihFMjt4nJU1BTM5ie5ouzUmIjOrPOWmcawRbBupW9uslztMs/w447-h217/HaLongBay5.JPG" width="447" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsjLVB1Xx6EQVQF1ZMmfAPqJ_GV9y_FL_EjN3Slcc1HStjOtqmPSCDfr5ffnNEVBkDu7SoNyfO2pybYJNuTgJpM9WNEI6v8NrqUq3j7nQTe5x5oSNiCO07U1rqyA0-L_pqttI5Y6MYcA5/s4320/SandraHaLongBay2.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsjLVB1Xx6EQVQF1ZMmfAPqJ_GV9y_FL_EjN3Slcc1HStjOtqmPSCDfr5ffnNEVBkDu7SoNyfO2pybYJNuTgJpM9WNEI6v8NrqUq3j7nQTe5x5oSNiCO07U1rqyA0-L_pqttI5Y6MYcA5/w320-h218/SandraHaLongBay2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""><span face="">The hike up the concrete pathway was made traveler-friendly by the government. <span face="">The grotto is divided into three main parts. </span></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;">The exterior is a room with a vault full of natural light. Many firms may be seen in the rock formations of the chamber. On the ceiling of the grotto is hundreds of stalactites falling down from the roof of the cave look like a waterfall. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">No photos could capture the feel and beauty of the cave.</span></div>
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<span face=""><span face=""><span face="">It is Sunday, we took a taxi to the District One – the Central part of the city. It is crowded with people, motorbikes, street activity, and as the day goes on, it is hot and humid.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span face=""><span face="">Norte Dame Cathedral is made of red bricks imported from France.</span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span face="" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The twin towers of the beautiful red-brick Notre Dame Cathedral have been a familiar landmark in Ho Chi Minh City since the 1880s. </span></span></div>
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<span face="" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It is an accessible location for newly-weds to be photographed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were told many brides and grooms are pictured at the Cathedral, one month before the actual ceremony takes place to have the photos put in their wedding albums for their guests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times;">Of course, since the museum is here in Vietnam, it's from the Vietnamese perspective, but there's no denying the enormous amounts of casualties and suffering that the Vietnamese people endured during these years.</span></div>
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<span face="">The museum is themed based, List of Themes, including a section on Historical Truths, showing the build-up to the conflict.<br />
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<span face="">The Agent Orange and Aggressive War Crimes floor was far too graphic to capture. There were photos of torture, death, destruction, and another horrible aftermath of chemical warfare.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">We had an exciting day in Saigon. We visited Districts 1 and 3 and walked around the French Quarter. We walked along the Saigon River to visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda and saw many historical buildings. </span><br />
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family shrine
built-in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan_City" title="Tainan City"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Tainan City</span></a>,
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Taiwan</span></a>
in 1663 by Zheng Jing,
to worship his father Koxinga.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Fort Provintia (Chihkan Tower)</span></div>
<span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Fort Provintia was a Dutch<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> outpost on Formosa</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> at a site now located in the West Central District of Tainan in Taiwan.</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif">The Tainan Confucius Temple was built in 1665. It was dedicated to the great philosopher Confucius.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Enjoyed the day visiting shrines, temples, and towers. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Shay Shay = Thank You!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">March 5, 2015</span><br />
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