tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942073843010638472024-02-07T06:35:42.799+00:00Traveling SimileTales of my quest for similes woven into the tapestry of life.Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.comBlogger776125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-38807747939984504022021-11-23T16:43:00.001+00:002021-11-23T16:43:24.039+00:00"Thankfulness is the quickest path to JOY." ~ Jefferson Bethke<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">In search of autumn colors...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpFQH49ZdrCx1ay2aZJld0fSRowJCxE1bvAnLSenAsKSPlLMST7SvhpsnHrMdeqe-mIDIxbdPRwAJOI3FRNDHgSeu0c9vskrd9dpJg0bY28VTC48djrySCkRB_tnRXnaqXUYgxmQZ2KAl/s800/bostonjoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="800" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpFQH49ZdrCx1ay2aZJld0fSRowJCxE1bvAnLSenAsKSPlLMST7SvhpsnHrMdeqe-mIDIxbdPRwAJOI3FRNDHgSeu0c9vskrd9dpJg0bY28VTC48djrySCkRB_tnRXnaqXUYgxmQZ2KAl/w640-h436/bostonjoes.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">we flew to Boston...</span></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/AVvXsEhdp6pKBCnEagq5weixyPFV3ew3W3_pgno2zc4aVnl2gVwkSlLL0HCXrwEpUVdDAOw0by1CVyx1ivOpsGi2Rh0JtK-hQdys_HzKFyi0frD7i0mlXDHCvmnX1rHGAcW7efHj3jLdoV14E3JS/s794/boston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp6pKBCnEagq5weixyPFV3ew3W3_pgno2zc4aVnl2gVwkSlLL0HCXrwEpUVdDAOw0by1CVyx1ivOpsGi2Rh0JtK-hQdys_HzKFyi0frD7i0mlXDHCvmnX1rHGAcW7efHj3jLdoV14E3JS/w532-h640/boston.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">for a road trip through the nooks and crannies...</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIVvwEOqeyl-ilRr1K53hoXDvEUc2WH9XYI-C9a6Y3HhiNJwevy9PtTRZGduPM4GcDTlxJFHxzN06Yz9N-tUeMZVRHPf_kQmwGctZ-6IBGO9mJoOeGCp31vYRiDszaUTpRB_7rqHUyTh/s852/bostonflag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIVvwEOqeyl-ilRr1K53hoXDvEUc2WH9XYI-C9a6Y3HhiNJwevy9PtTRZGduPM4GcDTlxJFHxzN06Yz9N-tUeMZVRHPf_kQmwGctZ-6IBGO9mJoOeGCp31vYRiDszaUTpRB_7rqHUyTh/w424-h640/bostonflag.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">of New England.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">No highways allowed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrJrdZKSztMQVgWA8imK98x8n48INR2llzDGYtHVaemCbFDexi0QcB5x3rW4YwgnBNf25PHpMALPhW4zeAkpWxDT9vgIIOVtdKzO0I-VexTMGANNee2118rGF6Y6EnuDivnwzJsr-xX_K/s1210/farmshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrJrdZKSztMQVgWA8imK98x8n48INR2llzDGYtHVaemCbFDexi0QcB5x3rW4YwgnBNf25PHpMALPhW4zeAkpWxDT9vgIIOVtdKzO0I-VexTMGANNee2118rGF6Y6EnuDivnwzJsr-xX_K/w480-h640/farmshop.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Family owned... </span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPksAH-oELDW7CpLD_i6L59eBmy81f4yXWguGldMp2wO1cXFq3dHDkMU4ZtXFgU41c05jQy6YAv4qx5Lty6-mra7YN9CXLDp86iC4a3q2-AcIGffgRHt2WVrqGumj_0gVazKTaGIxrd1X/s907/farmshopkeith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="907" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPksAH-oELDW7CpLD_i6L59eBmy81f4yXWguGldMp2wO1cXFq3dHDkMU4ZtXFgU41c05jQy6YAv4qx5Lty6-mra7YN9CXLDp86iC4a3q2-AcIGffgRHt2WVrqGumj_0gVazKTaGIxrd1X/w640-h618/farmshopkeith.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">farm shops...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCji3k2-QU7YaTFAunyKdAdxgGtdlK94W885uI0oCmagG9uLr4DFZDGXX5NhxvDbyUho2zMQK2xOLLTLUtmHsJpI916D9e0wae6OdLbZvgtXh1DHzCGsMhFMA8Iou09uj0IE83j0uMH1sV/s1210/fourstarbrewery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCji3k2-QU7YaTFAunyKdAdxgGtdlK94W885uI0oCmagG9uLr4DFZDGXX5NhxvDbyUho2zMQK2xOLLTLUtmHsJpI916D9e0wae6OdLbZvgtXh1DHzCGsMhFMA8Iou09uj0IE83j0uMH1sV/w480-h640/fourstarbrewery.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Star Brewery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">and breweries...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntXWkhbnd3QDwQ7KChpilZ_mLJBAcZzMc5tB6zRfqoHv2awiiNVj6V6Mf3JOdjqRe-nUuSeHwmYcOVmjPitcQDamT_Fw4PVFFNDrfQV20ShTVIsYwmNHBAEZoEGRPK5V9XcGWttHPFiua/s1027/twogeeseflying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1027" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntXWkhbnd3QDwQ7KChpilZ_mLJBAcZzMc5tB6zRfqoHv2awiiNVj6V6Mf3JOdjqRe-nUuSeHwmYcOVmjPitcQDamT_Fw4PVFFNDrfQV20ShTVIsYwmNHBAEZoEGRPK5V9XcGWttHPFiua/w640-h394/twogeeseflying.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">hidden lakes...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYQj003ytLIAJI-BNnhS5WL9C9k_sFEqzKa1c0PsgtDyp9LrUFBVleAZU810rjUE4R8AJch1m5UNtfjU_tZzly1wUllorZNbToI9X111Qo_SC6lRiFffvQ6gLzQIVFykRzj55CmAhb_2H/s1800/geese.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYQj003ytLIAJI-BNnhS5WL9C9k_sFEqzKa1c0PsgtDyp9LrUFBVleAZU810rjUE4R8AJch1m5UNtfjU_tZzly1wUllorZNbToI9X111Qo_SC6lRiFffvQ6gLzQIVFykRzj55CmAhb_2H/w426-h640/geese.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and fields surrounded by yellows, oranges </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the slightest hint of red.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAVqM_26lvIMVlmRSnHJ_AHpYnKIg9hiRQomyYQBbs7ZSuRH9qgOP6tiOEKhoKCf1ifBugyrRLQfoT5kW84RuZfbzlJrDbEs0Tfy_diea3HB-m94DZboHdJ7GimG4-OdGGoiFkEdETlD2/s1800/bridgeboat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAVqM_26lvIMVlmRSnHJ_AHpYnKIg9hiRQomyYQBbs7ZSuRH9qgOP6tiOEKhoKCf1ifBugyrRLQfoT5kW84RuZfbzlJrDbEs0Tfy_diea3HB-m94DZboHdJ7GimG4-OdGGoiFkEdETlD2/w426-h640/bridgeboat.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4bdBWhGuODsMAR0RytRDVx9v3V-1iwWEa4JTCC2Phyvf7rfZ-auQzaoRWYO22T2FHiVZ8GdBqAC-6VPtP2VTd4OsIhmF_RASPoeMyXcjRz-wIdORrXoZukmAuwzJIAbDhRYaphK7obSG/s1800/bridgelight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4bdBWhGuODsMAR0RytRDVx9v3V-1iwWEa4JTCC2Phyvf7rfZ-auQzaoRWYO22T2FHiVZ8GdBqAC-6VPtP2VTd4OsIhmF_RASPoeMyXcjRz-wIdORrXoZukmAuwzJIAbDhRYaphK7obSG/w640-h426/bridgelight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We explored a few bridges...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkwq7BRl5hl5c_ascwuAebAOXkjRCoa8DGZIfIkmCGeG8UpceBHVqkunNCgcQ4laQ_C9B6yCtJ4iYi-K0CvOJrhj7YvDy9uVF4kasGxpPkMTT7o0UHj6U9_0i8wx9AOw765KVwCmjGEt4/s1800/steelbridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkwq7BRl5hl5c_ascwuAebAOXkjRCoa8DGZIfIkmCGeG8UpceBHVqkunNCgcQ4laQ_C9B6yCtJ4iYi-K0CvOJrhj7YvDy9uVF4kasGxpPkMTT7o0UHj6U9_0i8wx9AOw765KVwCmjGEt4/w640-h426/steelbridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLXS42C7e2KWQsaJ0k1JB-GaZeP1qYRYME8dv_86_8sclDDaTbmUPfHHEi26xPPjN4QeCc2tKQ_4c0btpXVzwWDFnfnDr8R6rbki6khUQVfTjWXD9yufAKEeboFhqrbeb-0yIHqn4Aown/s1800/turqoisebridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLXS42C7e2KWQsaJ0k1JB-GaZeP1qYRYME8dv_86_8sclDDaTbmUPfHHEi26xPPjN4QeCc2tKQ_4c0btpXVzwWDFnfnDr8R6rbki6khUQVfTjWXD9yufAKEeboFhqrbeb-0yIHqn4Aown/w640-h426/turqoisebridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">and dipped into New Hampshire...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhx4H4cZF20Ry9od5TK0_mjkvrOVevwBjbopKv12b4uLmg5m4hZUQCUIM65pEsKnwP8kkUV6np3FcIOBOnXYXecLkzbf7lzm1QWi9bZDOgeCoLGoXZoiSwrw9tvIku1wwYl-XKBmPIBq7/s1800/coveredbridge2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhx4H4cZF20Ry9od5TK0_mjkvrOVevwBjbopKv12b4uLmg5m4hZUQCUIM65pEsKnwP8kkUV6np3FcIOBOnXYXecLkzbf7lzm1QWi9bZDOgeCoLGoXZoiSwrw9tvIku1wwYl-XKBmPIBq7/w640-h426/coveredbridge2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHI5WtFDVt_gWglu0YcRtgI8Crljsnmd9fQ6_s0z0LgNJfMwoC4IfNgLmzGWF0-G7xVGwIZSQI2WSeQ7WR_Vbf7JEPt78mGHVmw_4lB_W22AZU60OjPF8uMm6SaQ_aVmUYgu8L_gNg_30/s1800/coveredbridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHI5WtFDVt_gWglu0YcRtgI8Crljsnmd9fQ6_s0z0LgNJfMwoC4IfNgLmzGWF0-G7xVGwIZSQI2WSeQ7WR_Vbf7JEPt78mGHVmw_4lB_W22AZU60OjPF8uMm6SaQ_aVmUYgu8L_gNg_30/w640-h426/coveredbridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">for a full coverage. Ha!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6E17Jki8pUvq6PnfcxXfl-9m_teWBLgpExyandetanB89NsDTxqtMBcDz1mSjUv8PKNIeWHXZJxS2BYwwQ2HJ6JmZZN7UyFIlYX4xoNaspyksAF99rQe_rISL3m8c1r22FJnATdEMRnb/s1210/bookshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6E17Jki8pUvq6PnfcxXfl-9m_teWBLgpExyandetanB89NsDTxqtMBcDz1mSjUv8PKNIeWHXZJxS2BYwwQ2HJ6JmZZN7UyFIlYX4xoNaspyksAF99rQe_rISL3m8c1r22FJnATdEMRnb/w480-h640/bookshop.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>We meandered through the quaint <a href="https://maq.ujw.mybluehost.me/">Montague Book Mill</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">to the sounds of the babbling brook below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHE1RFJvjPRRAtSOeIf66zWIvDVbIZbUa8GTQe4BM2hOVlYtHnQFU-PQiFYo4lUwRNZDDMQTrk8INnEZq-iF5AaAsOUvC6yGPiAfDqQrh58F34wo9c-WTjJheJ7bItQckbaEavIxfPjkA/s907/oldpalmerinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="907" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHE1RFJvjPRRAtSOeIf66zWIvDVbIZbUa8GTQe4BM2hOVlYtHnQFU-PQiFYo4lUwRNZDDMQTrk8INnEZq-iF5AaAsOUvC6yGPiAfDqQrh58F34wo9c-WTjJheJ7bItQckbaEavIxfPjkA/w640-h422/oldpalmerinn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When you find your town...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuPee43klu5lHakkSxmR90wf0TJvcjOTVYEO-2ZG3OaIVHk89qFn7ozjYdWC3b8_aVNfa0mZnSZ8kJk2nAccxa13hJEQ0PeOPlYIc9wFqtss3UlN6Vq69gTjcoiJ9v3GOI59u4n7OeHf_/s930/palmerpackage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMuPee43klu5lHakkSxmR90wf0TJvcjOTVYEO-2ZG3OaIVHk89qFn7ozjYdWC3b8_aVNfa0mZnSZ8kJk2nAccxa13hJEQ0PeOPlYIc9wFqtss3UlN6Vq69gTjcoiJ9v3GOI59u4n7OeHf_/w470-h640/palmerpackage2.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">you take photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(fyi...package stores in the north are not where you mail packages)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xTTahan9sg-eo27Sm2HOa5xfcpf6wGl4DHfbmCw4I_KKUOWx9COxbD-mysjit1uosPAOOcL_hG_riRyZLr76h2VReeaB5RuK51scF-SVFRSXZLJfx_TcVz7g2mkYOBwgHJC_pL18-MQB/s724/humpty+dumpty+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xTTahan9sg-eo27Sm2HOa5xfcpf6wGl4DHfbmCw4I_KKUOWx9COxbD-mysjit1uosPAOOcL_hG_riRyZLr76h2VReeaB5RuK51scF-SVFRSXZLJfx_TcVz7g2mkYOBwgHJC_pL18-MQB/w530-h640/humpty+dumpty+.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Humpty Dumpty in Stafford, CT...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">had a great fall...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFMYWKF2VBLwXIel6c303Ct5-7hEKCArLIed3wjUa6_sFdnoa5YGl09LtBFMn4fMn1jRJ32a6xcl6mUogYoKB9A9lb-S8CIoVRM_6WbxzGK-atjlrz4smgWwssbLbrVlCTqPRIbkLDRTt/s1800/staffordporcupine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFMYWKF2VBLwXIel6c303Ct5-7hEKCArLIed3wjUa6_sFdnoa5YGl09LtBFMn4fMn1jRJ32a6xcl6mUogYoKB9A9lb-S8CIoVRM_6WbxzGK-atjlrz4smgWwssbLbrVlCTqPRIbkLDRTt/w426-h640/staffordporcupine.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and enticed us to stop...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTGvjdXSjhXhWfhJ_rTECNMa6DDDBHYUK3OvdxR_qyOzaKMsGUWVmC8hAGEO9z8OoobNbDVW9-dP4s7sDHW_-8KHGfCggheKgsDLXsdQxlxZescDm-KbfnGzPUNOqiH7UGOnjBFfkfGyb/s1800/railwaytree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTGvjdXSjhXhWfhJ_rTECNMa6DDDBHYUK3OvdxR_qyOzaKMsGUWVmC8hAGEO9z8OoobNbDVW9-dP4s7sDHW_-8KHGfCggheKgsDLXsdQxlxZescDm-KbfnGzPUNOqiH7UGOnjBFfkfGyb/w426-h640/railwaytree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and enjoy their community 'scarecrow' festival...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ke38nOO5VKfLABuNIg-uipuhJeXoFzvJmTz7jLGCUcAeQMbLWZ9vzWzGiiTNXx1Ydmtpl7K8sVLO0RR0r9lEU7GiqylXMd8xAx84QsEKVqnEyWTGzWsACSSoTn_NNjYmyGcAwOlf5kj2/s1601/staffordriverview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1601" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ke38nOO5VKfLABuNIg-uipuhJeXoFzvJmTz7jLGCUcAeQMbLWZ9vzWzGiiTNXx1Ydmtpl7K8sVLO0RR0r9lEU7GiqylXMd8xAx84QsEKVqnEyWTGzWsACSSoTn_NNjYmyGcAwOlf5kj2/w640-h426/staffordriverview.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and beautiful photo ops.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't miss </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.staffordcoffeeco.com/">Stafford Coffee Co.</a> for your morning brew.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshXWDG3S3H59O9iw9cItMEpxeY0hzXFl0FASdswx01t1cf8rLZjzZSMwh5lPQx5m62k29pkoYAUegKoiDm5cQVVA0pg8ngumkJRQZN1zDuY3WPJg_a09foWbNHWh2meSdCYuQbwbCafR5/s800/frogstatue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshXWDG3S3H59O9iw9cItMEpxeY0hzXFl0FASdswx01t1cf8rLZjzZSMwh5lPQx5m62k29pkoYAUegKoiDm5cQVVA0pg8ngumkJRQZN1zDuY3WPJg_a09foWbNHWh2meSdCYuQbwbCafR5/w480-h640/frogstatue.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our drive across the Willimantic River</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> under the gaze of four bronze frog sculptures required research.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://connecticuthistory.org/bridge-ornaments-help-tell-the-legend-of-the-windham-frog-fight/">Funny story</a> if you have the time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywkYLdnMJMar2xQJsSUE19rV3_5QlFwb1GQdMCggzcMe5r4uYon2Mf_ekiOsLirRw0H-gUOGRCo-xtv9P6uT0Ie16B8IVgo_Np4WJGGzllQSgo2l2mT_j0vBw71clizWn92qMK2I6Y63s/s659/greysail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywkYLdnMJMar2xQJsSUE19rV3_5QlFwb1GQdMCggzcMe5r4uYon2Mf_ekiOsLirRw0H-gUOGRCo-xtv9P6uT0Ie16B8IVgo_Np4WJGGzllQSgo2l2mT_j0vBw71clizWn92qMK2I6Y63s/w480-h640/greysail.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I love that we had breakfast in Amherst, Mass...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">coffee in Stafford, CT...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and made it to <a href="https://greysailbrewing.com/">Grey Sail Brewing</a> of Westerly, RI...<br /><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/AVvXsEi4S5nGjXVC5SQHF82z_bY3hXGgb83ij9OXxuvJ6Ax5Izp0pQbHb0AbW-ed3_Q8KJPO6TPGcb2oAeqjMrKLvThFVTr7u9-n-lBaJfPsv-X1kwnqcbQHIIGRtp2N8XxsXgLww7ofaNKC8AMM/s1069/greystonefaceovens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S5nGjXVC5SQHF82z_bY3hXGgb83ij9OXxuvJ6Ax5Izp0pQbHb0AbW-ed3_Q8KJPO6TPGcb2oAeqjMrKLvThFVTr7u9-n-lBaJfPsv-X1kwnqcbQHIIGRtp2N8XxsXgLww7ofaNKC8AMM/w484-h640/greystonefaceovens.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in time for lunch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_UEYIDW-u23f9EHA75gEIh6Irx5AyzZnOPuBZeIikx4BskY9oTzTJiSsG30M-rvEFLcPEd9L743sYYJlUkZzxzhAN3uswN-hSTPErhxnBXCxAtBAAvO05hlrN1RzSUKvCT8FV_EmHcsQ/s1112/greylive.love.beer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_UEYIDW-u23f9EHA75gEIh6Irx5AyzZnOPuBZeIikx4BskY9oTzTJiSsG30M-rvEFLcPEd9L743sYYJlUkZzxzhAN3uswN-hSTPErhxnBXCxAtBAAvO05hlrN1RzSUKvCT8FV_EmHcsQ/w480-h640/greylive.love.beer.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Such a great place... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="653" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UFLuTb88cTq-sWrVUYuQYq8_3LHRHjXpZCKvLzPmG-74TwjdiXRi3o7hVQBPtcSDioAYzLdcLbXki-I4QxhUmtg5TPf7IjDml31uE2OsbV4Y4tocKrD4U7HBrwTavKj7v3RD0EUjXbcI/w640-h446/greyoutside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a few hours...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8QJluDrYD_ctTZ09djlI2NSUTIEMrrDnEi65GFXyaGLaGDfmLv3Li5GpTQS6-iOxe24cwAIK7fEKOOeTGSquDc1hRto3yezlbicZk4MBgQudNpDs3N4E9X3X9JMCChqZfEGhU6YoxLSu/s964/greysailtaproom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8QJluDrYD_ctTZ09djlI2NSUTIEMrrDnEi65GFXyaGLaGDfmLv3Li5GpTQS6-iOxe24cwAIK7fEKOOeTGSquDc1hRto3yezlbicZk4MBgQudNpDs3N4E9X3X9JMCChqZfEGhU6YoxLSu/w462-h640/greysailtaproom.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /> before heading down the road a bit...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and new friends at the Watch Hill Yacht Club.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuJ4qxLsq03YLs2mW5h5cOrNmsVOzXA1H9oEIeecgEDk6BM02N7DlbYhS74GEhUTZtcTfVn-mnbgsiizmjTTE7QqyGRDAwSwFGW-8aWLBEDbOfXZIn1ur1cvCJGSjmj8L7Z5Znpzxffsh/s1147/watchhillolympia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="817" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuJ4qxLsq03YLs2mW5h5cOrNmsVOzXA1H9oEIeecgEDk6BM02N7DlbYhS74GEhUTZtcTfVn-mnbgsiizmjTTE7QqyGRDAwSwFGW-8aWLBEDbOfXZIn1ur1cvCJGSjmj8L7Z5Znpzxffsh/w456-h640/watchhillolympia.jpg" width="456" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">A perfect ending to our New England road trip</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">was a lovely dinner at the Watch Hill favorite for over 100 years, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Olympia Tea Room.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So thankful for these carefree days exploring beautiful New England.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTALoocl6Rh1tFMMSJzQCBx2lroNUdFWbj75wZBFvPCi6EQLJ99qLg4z1TSpbRlKEJ1CpkeM3B6hXLO2SL8rbp0nftJIGvWAnHR6wJNI9F8ePJaA3UYEIw2841pmz-upcmHoGNzqLhq_q/s848/rhino1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTALoocl6Rh1tFMMSJzQCBx2lroNUdFWbj75wZBFvPCi6EQLJ99qLg4z1TSpbRlKEJ1CpkeM3B6hXLO2SL8rbp0nftJIGvWAnHR6wJNI9F8ePJaA3UYEIw2841pmz-upcmHoGNzqLhq_q/w605-h640/rhino1.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happy World Rhino Day!</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dinner at Bomte's lovely, hospitable home was an example of how real travel should always be. Getting to know the locals and hear their stories. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bomte is well traveled and full of stories.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Upon hearing of our next adventure and </span><a href="https://www.diphluriverlodge.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">where we would be staying</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, he, of course, knows the manager and encourages us to give him his best regards.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This message was met with an immediate upgrade.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGpkoH5y7PaMWdHxgpsXqYO1JCAU9buRiQTC-dRSrBFgXBuRVT3hSH2-2IqcAnhmqCXjKEUwcti1Dmf-nk0aTkJiE4u5YMv2pFtm_MQmeH7XgqM14lT0eQ3Zus9Cb9kUUwwGi0rcwWKuS/s1149/statueshotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1149" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGpkoH5y7PaMWdHxgpsXqYO1JCAU9buRiQTC-dRSrBFgXBuRVT3hSH2-2IqcAnhmqCXjKEUwcti1Dmf-nk0aTkJiE4u5YMv2pFtm_MQmeH7XgqM14lT0eQ3Zus9Cb9kUUwwGi0rcwWKuS/w640-h428/statueshotel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Upon arrival at Diphlu River Lodge...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDSxIq7YBJ4COT5WfmP2_FCNrZoQ3VS6KxASw4VXoOrcfXALJOpptcwA2nSV157SmLnaseLYXAYqMr-Eq6Ouj1SxgjtzZVAJfHLPwS16f-Jn9LYoA18922UomSVubFbhShTS2xwkQ2JG/s855/kaziranga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDSxIq7YBJ4COT5WfmP2_FCNrZoQ3VS6KxASw4VXoOrcfXALJOpptcwA2nSV157SmLnaseLYXAYqMr-Eq6Ouj1SxgjtzZVAJfHLPwS16f-Jn9LYoA18922UomSVubFbhShTS2xwkQ2JG/w616-h640/kaziranga.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">we immediately hopped into a jeep </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and headed through heavy traffic to <a href="https://www.kaziranga-national-park.com/">Kaziranga National Park</a>...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNPxFFXE8UEEDXa_Mw_rYMpr0BLNcBDGHImXUjtJBrc7phHPjY3M_47Taxj_XdpYhbCcV6iT33QbreNFdwT9MebKGGCN61WJ40BapNsmtdgAnCeVndGWcMF8QnNxa9r8zwRzaprIDQPqO/s900/elephantwalking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="900" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNPxFFXE8UEEDXa_Mw_rYMpr0BLNcBDGHImXUjtJBrc7phHPjY3M_47Taxj_XdpYhbCcV6iT33QbreNFdwT9MebKGGCN61WJ40BapNsmtdgAnCeVndGWcMF8QnNxa9r8zwRzaprIDQPqO/w640-h522/elephantwalking.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">where our hopes of seeing a rhino...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLZIkkY8CDMYhzoHzSiAx5aDm614vPQyYZXMwfPVqJJFqeG6sh_FzpKBhMy_ubK0iECbNMGyguIO0EsTibTI11JwR506ZJjbiVL16bVh9HfcRe7s7XnEfCy30JrY481c3DCHwTvd-arjw/s1081/rhinostwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1081" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLZIkkY8CDMYhzoHzSiAx5aDm614vPQyYZXMwfPVqJJFqeG6sh_FzpKBhMy_ubK0iECbNMGyguIO0EsTibTI11JwR506ZJjbiVL16bVh9HfcRe7s7XnEfCy30JrY481c3DCHwTvd-arjw/w640-h396/rhinostwo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">became a reality so abundant...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHRF69ARhOAGh58WTOPTwB33a_UzEv0uPvJXMVwNQc5m19HEnHAyKNhVBp7Yr36spgA88vFwETqoNynym_iT_yiktn8EUCRW1rqdfd53nEbM97i0N7nUFaMtjm_0kUO9RP5d-U4gH3Wm/s860/rhinoforward.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="860" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHRF69ARhOAGh58WTOPTwB33a_UzEv0uPvJXMVwNQc5m19HEnHAyKNhVBp7Yr36spgA88vFwETqoNynym_iT_yiktn8EUCRW1rqdfd53nEbM97i0N7nUFaMtjm_0kUO9RP5d-U4gH3Wm/w640-h638/rhinoforward.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">we were reevaluating our request to only see the rhinos. Ha!</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But today is their day so there.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWdQCOTFPl4xlBvc0KdjFschabp59SK6RzX-ic_8zC_r78tp8-MiqkvYjoqdyyPiG9L6krkINSddhWjpsB8HZNpHM8aBCekGdJtLismq5CZSiD7Qu1V5trYe85sXGBTY688bq3wRCfLZy/s504/happytravelslogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="504" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWdQCOTFPl4xlBvc0KdjFschabp59SK6RzX-ic_8zC_r78tp8-MiqkvYjoqdyyPiG9L6krkINSddhWjpsB8HZNpHM8aBCekGdJtLismq5CZSiD7Qu1V5trYe85sXGBTY688bq3wRCfLZy/s320/happytravelslogo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-51029181610202739062020-08-26T23:51:00.001+01:002020-09-16T16:47:11.347+01:00"They described a city I didn’t recognize as the place where I had spent the first 20 years of my life. There was no mention of Calcutta’s beautiful buildings and educated middle class, or its history of religious tolerance and its vibrant literary and cultural life. Besides, other Indian cities also have their share of poverty, slums and destitution, as would be expected in a country where a third of the population lives on $1 a day — for example, more than half of Mumbai residents live in slums, far more than in Calcutta. Why were they not equally damned in the eyes of the world?" ~ Chitrita Banerji, NYT<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">As the daily breeze of wanderlust mussed my untamed hair (thank you covid),</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I finally pulled myself out of this 'new normal' haze </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and declared a hiatus on 2020 bossing me around.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrIL_eTdpuCDX5Zgvksqkzo237__WRyWTYuwgIsobjJ6XAF03dDrxgO0dlExVLqHH_Genn4Iu90nxrHrXJMDuAKMZ4GwPhahykm_F0KyV2km3lQAcotsK-oGTSF1Amy-KHRTsiJEUg8vG/s900/commitnonuisance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrIL_eTdpuCDX5Zgvksqkzo237__WRyWTYuwgIsobjJ6XAF03dDrxgO0dlExVLqHH_Genn4Iu90nxrHrXJMDuAKMZ4GwPhahykm_F0KyV2km3lQAcotsK-oGTSF1Amy-KHRTsiJEUg8vG/s640/commitnonuisance.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This signage in Kolkata is my declaration to 2020.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No more nuisance from you 2020!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we flit around preparing for a hurricane predicted to land too close for comfort,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">my tardiness in taking a stand is almost as late as the Kentucky Derby and Indy 500.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hunkering down back home in Texas since March, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">there are audible sighs as I look back on our time in West Bengal.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While Ren Man flew off to nearby Assam for work,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was left to drag myself away from the comforts of <a href="https://www.oberoihotels.com/hotels-in-kolkata/">Oberoi Kolkata</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeqaDRRDtRhMliDxrsmGAY4ZKCShpkwOWirU0Z-4X1iiMp7FJl8E8OS6eTxNigHpEMkYcuCWyBz1CLRQViUel2GSLUsH38_s9gaP92qpWran271jtbmCwMwJGTVGuxcuwk_NNoAo-Xlft/s900/hangingpineapple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeqaDRRDtRhMliDxrsmGAY4ZKCShpkwOWirU0Z-4X1iiMp7FJl8E8OS6eTxNigHpEMkYcuCWyBz1CLRQViUel2GSLUsH38_s9gaP92qpWran271jtbmCwMwJGTVGuxcuwk_NNoAo-Xlft/s640/hangingpineapple.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The </span><a href="http://www.calcuttaphototours.com/tour3.php" style="font-family: arial;">Culture Kaleidoscope Photo Tour</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><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/AVvXsEi0RSnmflsSBkuxN5xa8cDRl0SpUvFdTHIS_zqQw0UED5HIW67Zfo-tbnTCE6n7u4aR6A7rgI45_snDK7vgsjbXx-RnM4XVuOojMR-nhDjT2aQ09NjEeH1FBg_Aw47Bfj03z0L3cffcZAEs/s1197/julietbalcony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RSnmflsSBkuxN5xa8cDRl0SpUvFdTHIS_zqQw0UED5HIW67Zfo-tbnTCE6n7u4aR6A7rgI45_snDK7vgsjbXx-RnM4XVuOojMR-nhDjT2aQ09NjEeH1FBg_Aw47Bfj03z0L3cffcZAEs/s640/julietbalcony.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">was the perfect introduction...</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurF5lT3UBNRwuzUtQAJs7AVswbCKqMG-IIjcEQg2G7-l0gvr514cPyRXBEtl4VM5KNw7hTg043VXglmWp5znHe4boeVGEcijD2GZnUls8k3pM8gfzdtsIR52bspeeJhxmlxVD3csBLW8O/w504-h640/offerings.jpg" width="504" /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">to Kolkata, or Calcutta</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-eI4mHzmJ6TSMoeIltYz6kBFC4xOItjNocpsTGXciFCa2evW4c1pnqyymG48aYAJWVfMOOU3_uCSY2rRlscKupDTtZ7EPye_i-UDBBbgPVzGTVO8mqpYwQb7_h88zJoS3EZXFHzRuEw0/s1194/herse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-eI4mHzmJ6TSMoeIltYz6kBFC4xOItjNocpsTGXciFCa2evW4c1pnqyymG48aYAJWVfMOOU3_uCSY2rRlscKupDTtZ7EPye_i-UDBBbgPVzGTVO8mqpYwQb7_h88zJoS3EZXFHzRuEw0/s640/herse.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">as it was known formerly as the capital of British India.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xCoMBY59IXszDOB22JTTUWM49JcokSQzYc50uUBfkMK5UXIXACWMHvdkHG06FCyJfJPj8H4XYT8EnRu3oxs1ggWF5AUBfLhMTimC-O5smk5yryA6FhvDUpZc8OBs8fQicyl9IHIJ3j4b/s1179/offeringcloseup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG6SgTuB-R2dTWrNGg4rTszWQkZW0FogFi00RXI1GEJ9_Xku1PX9gXMuuj7yRKZ7yp6Yl_seEjcQ1ybPAQmW92okSiSdKpupHCOeZrFQnyJ6oaQxe5MmFtsQnuCbWAjv-rZz6EjSkpvKh/s1057/extrawheels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG6SgTuB-R2dTWrNGg4rTszWQkZW0FogFi00RXI1GEJ9_Xku1PX9gXMuuj7yRKZ7yp6Yl_seEjcQ1ybPAQmW92okSiSdKpupHCOeZrFQnyJ6oaQxe5MmFtsQnuCbWAjv-rZz6EjSkpvKh/s640/extrawheels.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">to those of Indian freedom fighters.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOllOWrUnv0ccEQsYhtRNOEx9H8LhlcrFTY_eXMrtjETtsr0GBkgVZdlZGpKWrTSGM6ZRdagA6kUuXKZmeIywdbw2cOrHIKBJP-sbHOgqDY6fwJNUX3BFjkl60VexJT-zkxZH45oaa9vP/s800/manringingbell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="892" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83X6cGSbUFStvac8QriZce9gXmd6mZ9mrEdG9NkGo8tZA1_UOwXs3lq4gOQZNDwYm-ei8lUAOUfhQbK2Fs4coWc8L08xQCyhdykUeoT_bThdSDNks6yefwVSVYRqIdBSJU1Ys1nM55kRc/s640/manwithgoatmilkbag.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Goat milk is delivered to homes in that large leather bag...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi531Z324RZAX2CYQDigKHVJHCITiMn0QvejJQQvv6N8PsYU2MZSAVLsw0iBm5_Cj4UamZ9YeVbAVPmGc-p9k0Nzg0q4EqHjIwCMkJISdK9kfgfBf9E2uYI78zsJdDl2RShp6UO4_wXzwxn/s749/manandhisgoats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="749" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi531Z324RZAX2CYQDigKHVJHCITiMn0QvejJQQvv6N8PsYU2MZSAVLsw0iBm5_Cj4UamZ9YeVbAVPmGc-p9k0Nzg0q4EqHjIwCMkJISdK9kfgfBf9E2uYI78zsJdDl2RShp6UO4_wXzwxn/s640/manandhisgoats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">unless of course, you need proof that the milk is fresh.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, this guy will lead his goats to your front door.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As mentioned above, Calcutta does get a bad wrap for its poverty.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, this doesn't seem to bother this city as it resists modernization </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and embraces its cultural richness. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Serendipity update: Bomti has invited us to dinner in his home!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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plural noun: serendipities the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. 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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ren Man and I had a fabulous opportunity </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to attend a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be9V1BJFiNC/">wedding in India</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">where we absorbed and fell in love </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">with the significance of family involved in each of the celebrations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since RenMan needed to be in another region of India the next week,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we hopped on our fave regional airline...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Indigo...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for a relaxing few days at </span><a href="http://www.vivendagoa.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Vivenda Dos Palhacos</a> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in Goa</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We hit the jackpot in our lodging choice...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where we were welcomed home each return...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">along pathways...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where locals...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">were going about... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">so our sunsets were peaceful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">but fortunately, we relished a dinner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> with eleven strangers </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">until 1:30 a.m. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and just like that our world expanded</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The brother/sister duo behind Vivenda Dos Pallhacos</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">conducive to privacy when wanted and mingling when preferred.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a gift really,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to know this and to allow it to happen seemlessly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was around this table when our first serendipitous moment arrived. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As we discussed our next stop of Calcutta (Kolcata),</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Simon mentioned a friend who is an art dealer </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and entertains people in his home for dinner. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After reaching out, we were making plans to dine with Bomti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't you just love it when this happens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">we made our way back to the bustling seaside city of Colombo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Being a Sunday, the beach was filled with families...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and vendors selling all sorts of entertainment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">they were dipping their toes in the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Random fact learned while living in SE Asia:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">China is offering aid to countries struggling financially </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">while retaining ownership of certain aspects of the deal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The port seen in the distance is one of the ports China now owns and controls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to compete their 'Belt and Road' project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nearby Pakistan is another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are many others as <a href="https://gbtimes.com/china-invests-in-42-overseas-ports-under-belt-and-road-project">noted in this article</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">'Investing' is a curious description </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">of something they now have complete control of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">each country now struggles to pay their debt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to explore around our hotel...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">before a lovely sunset...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">accompanied by the lovely tunes of a <a href="https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/five-questions-with-the-galle-face-bagpiper/">piper</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">anouncing day is done...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as the flags are lowered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The tragic hotel bombings of Easter 2019 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and somehow Galle Face escaped attack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While editing these photos,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">eerily like a premonition of what would take place eight months later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At that point it was only a railway strike on the surface,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with politics and religious unrest boiling beneath.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As a new year rolls in...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and a new decade begins,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with the thirteenth move during our married life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dallas, TX -></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Caracas, Venezuela (pre Chavez) -> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Aberdeen, Scotland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We love beautiful Scotland,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">however, on winter days,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">it is easier and way cozier </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to stay inside from the cold and dark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After days, months and years of sunshine in SE Asia, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the thought of actually making a list of ways to fill my time indoors</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> seemed like the right way to thouroughly enjoy a sense of accomplishment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Resolutions always seemed so...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'loud'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> A new term for resolutions has been floating around the world of 'social influencers'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">INTENTIONS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As much as I hate to admit, I have been influenced with this 'softer' word.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This new term sits well with me, because if my intention is not met immediately, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">it does not seem like the end of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Intentions are like puffs of smoke rising above the chimneys,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lingering long enough for me to become more intent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course, my first intention has been floating in the air </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for the entire month of January, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Jumping back into the blogging world takes time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It also forces me to admit the extent of how behind we are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Exploring this beautiful world has not halted; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">only the blogging has been on hiatus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> My intentions are to get caught up by our next new country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The date of this trip will not be revealed </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">so my intentions can linger a while, remember. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">way back in 2018,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">before the bombings,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we enjoyed the mildly chaotic country of Sri Lanka.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our love for the chaos of India prepared us for same same but different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At the time, we were very annoyed by the train strikes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> which prevented us from seeing the picturesque countryside</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> between Kandy and Ella.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A minor inconvenience </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">compared to the pain and suffering </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of those families affected by the recent bombings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">allowing us views and experiences otherwise missed from a train.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It also allowed our driver to help Ren Man find something to cover his legs </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> We</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> toured the museum and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where a tooth of Buddha...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">is said to be kept under cover of a gold casket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Each year, they parade the tooth through the streets...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">during the </span><a href="https://www.learnreligions.com/the-buddhas-tooth-449905" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Festival of the Sacred Tooth</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">turned to rain as we meandered...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After our day filled with hours in the car and exploring Kandy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we were instantly relaxed upon arriving at <a href="http://www.theclingendael.com/">our lodging</a> for the next three days...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where the views went on and on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our days were slow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and peaceful...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and filled with Carpe Diem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cocktail hour...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">called for a game of croquet...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and lounging about until the dinner bell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We awoke to this view from our room...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and enjoyed breakfast surrounded by this vista.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our decisions ranged from...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">pool time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with this guy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">or spa time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where time stood still.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We finally did drag ourselves away from the hotel grounds...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">on an adventure...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in this fun vehicle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The staff enjoyed the required jump photo (however, Ren Man missed the cue)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">before leaving us behind to enjoy a picnic amidst a beautiful countryside.</span></div>
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-30228454275975554062019-06-22T16:16:00.000+01:002019-06-22T16:16:00.351+01:00"Human imagination stays bewildered with the thought how this monastery could have been built at such an altitude of 3,120 metres (10,200 feet) above sea level. Above all, the entire monastery complex consists of seven temples." ~ Hello Travel<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By this point, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we <span style="background-color: white;">knew</span> to listen to the wise counsel of our guide, Karma... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and rose early to begin our trek...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">through the morning mist,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">up, up, up,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Para </span>Taktsang</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">best known as Tiger's Nest Monastery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My concern rose a bit...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">when ponies stood by...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">waiting for tourists who had booked ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">passing 'tsa-tsas' containing ashes of the dead...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">and of course prayer flags...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> until we finally reached the prayer wheels near the half-way mark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Wanting to stay ahead of the crowd...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> we continued to climb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I would like to say when we were this close it meant we were almost there</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">however, we had another hefty descent...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and then a hefty ascent...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">before seeing these happy yellow doors </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">All bags,cameras and shoes are left with an assistant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">before experiencing the various temples with or without a guide.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Very peaceful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we headed back down we felt quite pleased with ourselves...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and encouraged others who still had a climb ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This guy was not impressed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One motivating factor rolling around my head </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as we climbed 3,000 feet above the already 7,000 feet elevation of Paro, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to an elevation of 10,000 feet...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">was the hot stone bath happening next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh yeah...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">our muscles were dancing a happy dance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Homestay where these baths are located also have rooms and offer a local meal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They always offered a dessert of some kind for us Americans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So thoughtful, but totally unnecessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bhutan is a must for all bucket lists.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">RenMan is already discussing when he can return for a proper trek.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr. Big Talk!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">is one of the most popular...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Trained monks and lay people...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">perform dances...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">masks...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and costumes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ritual dances are performed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">depicting the manifestations...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of Guru Rinpoche...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as he introduced Buddhism...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to the region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Each Tshechu has its two jesters...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">or Atsaras, who entertain the crowd... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with their antics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Merit is earned with attendance...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and smiling crowds are large. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our seats were filled quickly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> as we left the sights and sounds of the festival...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to enjoy a quiet lunch overlooking the valley of Paro...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at <a href="http://www.gangteypalace.com/">Gangtey Palace</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as the festival continued...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">throughout the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Outside the festival walls...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a small market offered its own entertainment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and local crafts were obtained.</span></div>
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W<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e finally had the chance for an up close look...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at Bhutans favorite sport of archery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">pointed out the ubiquitous men...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> practicing their 'draw back' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The men at each end cheer on a good shot from their </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">teammates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and the games go on all day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The camaraderie is real!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another great example of the happiest place on earth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Although, full disclosure, alcohol and archery do not mix well</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">😉)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Day 2 ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, +975 is the country code for Bhutan and as we began our second day, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as we traveled east from Thimpu to Punahka, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">the former capital of Bhutan,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and back to Paro </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">for a full day of discovering happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Steadily climbing through the Himalaya Mountains to </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">an elevation of 10,200 feet,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we arrived at Dochula Pass...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and its 108 chortens known as the 'chortens of victory'...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">built in memory of the soldiers </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">who died in the 2003 battle with insurgents from India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The views from this vantage point are amazing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and the temple itself was built in celebration of...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Driving further east to Punakha from the pass,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> we enjoyed many flowering trees...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">disinterested bystanders...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and varied landscapes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> before approaching Punakha along the Mo Chuu River... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and the country's most beautiful dzong...</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUzeA0SAkh0hcjI_fRKWwa0svxhXIlpVceQNHacu61jjibRuBTW1KPH9cv9CFSFyVFbYzWJe7h7PMVp4YoyuIQd_GdlN43BOhUcoE3aID9GtCS_RGNEj21bcixZAgSbHa2F1XL8vumhyphenhyphenz/s1600/punakhadzong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUzeA0SAkh0hcjI_fRKWwa0svxhXIlpVceQNHacu61jjibRuBTW1KPH9cv9CFSFyVFbYzWJe7h7PMVp4YoyuIQd_GdlN43BOhUcoE3aID9GtCS_RGNEj21bcixZAgSbHa2F1XL8vumhyphenhyphenz/s640/punakhadzong.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">or Palace of Great Happiness.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The wedding of the current king took place in this impressive location.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">the Pho Chuu and the Mo Chuu (male and female) rivers meet...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">has caused flooding of the dzong in the past.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, warmer temperatures in Punakha...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">have awarded its title of 'winter capital of Bhutan'...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">making this dzong the perfect place for the head of clergy...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and his supporting monks to spend the winters.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Behind the dzong is Bhutan's longest suspension bridge</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and one of the oldest in the world...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">160 meters (almost 2 football fields) connects the neighboring villages to the dzong. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> We enjoyed lunch among the spectacular views...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at <a href="https://www.comohotels.com/en/umapunakha">Como Uma Punakha</a> before our long drive back to Paro</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> for the remainder of our time in Bhutan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">our welcome toast with Karma, our guide for the next four days,</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sealed the deal on Best.First.Impression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had four days to absorb as much of this culture as possible</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and </span><a href="https://www.breathebhutan.com/" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Breathe Bhutan </a> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">guided us throughout.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVJPqR84948eRUca3AnkzUZxvXZO3ZUMcr2qYoAGnzYJNi8Hdis7dYuoGj2eGewDohSHLEK2uYk7MjfrmyEV_zHx1gIpyeED23fHm430rzIARcAymDGR7FlbvdPixtmDAoyf69B9oVxet/s1600/buddha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1000" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVJPqR84948eRUca3AnkzUZxvXZO3ZUMcr2qYoAGnzYJNi8Hdis7dYuoGj2eGewDohSHLEK2uYk7MjfrmyEV_zHx1gIpyeED23fHm430rzIARcAymDGR7FlbvdPixtmDAoyf69B9oVxet/s640/buddha.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since jet lag was not an issue, we left immediately for Buddha Dordenma...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPObDiWoukhmQDziCG84ALodnSgnFU6oei0_Ksczksc8gMhC5jv4or0lGe0ZBn997Tkr4x87bBvEH5cVMpLmmNM14chemNPfYI6qHHTvT3kaewhx4KwR3FtPCr3IJ9imQNQg4Kdq6KCQ1w/s1600/buddhacymbalman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1000" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPObDiWoukhmQDziCG84ALodnSgnFU6oei0_Ksczksc8gMhC5jv4or0lGe0ZBn997Tkr4x87bBvEH5cVMpLmmNM14chemNPfYI6qHHTvT3kaewhx4KwR3FtPCr3IJ9imQNQg4Kdq6KCQ1w/s640/buddhacymbalman.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">built to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 4th king of Bhutan...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">before heading into the capital city of Thimpu for our first meal in Bhutan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pleasantly, not as spicy as I had heard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After lunch, we squeezed in some shopping...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at a weaving center where some rugs take the artisan one year to complete...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and observed the fascinating process of making paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Thimphu market awaited...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where we were introduced to yak cheese.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, yak cheese.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was happy to have seen it early on in our visit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">because it is common for the locals to have a piece of this in their mouths,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"to keep their mouths busy".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was observed often throughout our time in Bhutan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Never did get a taste for myself.😟</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">has been the seat of Bhutan government since 1962...</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">and also houses the throne room... </span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">and offices of the king...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Each day after the government offices close at 5:00 p.m.,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next to our hotel for the night...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">is the <a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bhutan/thimphu/attractions/national-memorial-chorten/a/poi-sig/1113820/355838">National Memorial Chorten</a> or Stupa... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where people pay homage...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sunrise to sunset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Turns out, our night was just beginning</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we met one of the owners of the travel agency for dinner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and a visit to his live music bar, Mojo Park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of our favorite nights of the entire trip, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and a perfect example of the personal attention Breathe Bhutan provides.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Day 2 coming right up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After an easy two hours drive from Sandakan by car...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we arrive at the meandering Kinabatangan River...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where we made a quick drop-off...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at our simple but accomodating room...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and a enjoyed quick lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Late afternoon, our first boat journey down the river...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">took us alongside the homes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">of those that make their living on the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Winding through the rainforest...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">the Kinabatangan River...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">is the second longest river in Malaysia...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and provides a water path...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">into the sleeping grounds...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">of the neighborhood proboscis monkeys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">During the day they explore the deeps of the rainforest...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">but return to the banks of the river...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">This same level of activity is enjoyed around sunrise...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as the monkeys wake up for the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">So we rise early to observe the morning sun seat selection...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and catch a glimpse of a family meeting before heading into the rainforest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Fortunately, our guide...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">is very adept at finding those hidden treasures...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">like this Stork-Billed Kingfisher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">What a beauty!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">We did NOT get too close to this 13 foot crocodile...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">but this very rare Storm Stork was quite interested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Coffee was waiting when we returned</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> and it was hard to believe </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">we had discovered so many of God's creatures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> and it was only 8:00 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">We left the lodge by 10:00 a.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">with plenty of time to catch our flight back to KL.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">A perfect weekend get-away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Located on the northern portion of Borneo Island,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">which consists of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> it lies below the typhoon belt of SE Asia,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and is nicknamed Land Below the Wind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Having read Agnes Newton Keith's book quoted throughout this post, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I felt prepared to be as enamored with its wildness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> as she had been before the war came along and changed everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We dined at the English Tea House...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">overlooking the harbour </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">near the museum of her home in Sandakan.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0B1WUDDj0vBtmJu8gMQfB6bGtytqnHnzIAjLQenzIh55PASewjg-2E2fDHqEtaoMV7BKoUVfEMZg_eqCeAL7ovQBc_1wyRNvG3au19ywZ-QivF-Dn1f9tw0b3JCAr-JnG1Ml3Zy6Z5Wu/s1600/keithshouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0B1WUDDj0vBtmJu8gMQfB6bGtytqnHnzIAjLQenzIh55PASewjg-2E2fDHqEtaoMV7BKoUVfEMZg_eqCeAL7ovQBc_1wyRNvG3au19ywZ-QivF-Dn1f9tw0b3JCAr-JnG1Ml3Zy6Z5Wu/s640/keithshouse.jpg" width="542" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">"I had always wanted to live on a hill-top...When the possibility of our moving was discussed everyone reminded me of the violence of the wind on that hill-top, of the age and enfeebled condition of the house there, of the superior condition of paint and polish in the house which we still occupied, of the hill-side garden without top-soil where flowers would not flourish, and of the difficulty of coercing a vigorous enough stream of water up the hill to gush through a water closet. I worried about the last. Only people who have lived both with and without plumbing can appreciate it. Finally I decided that I would not allow the lack of a w.c. to keep me off the finest hill-top in Borneo."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On the outskirts of Sandakan,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">on the way to our lodge in the rainforest...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we stopped by the <a href="https://www.sabahtourism.com/destination/sepilok-orangutan-rehabilitation-centre/">Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre</a> for the 10:00 feeding.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">They feed these animals the same thing everyday...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in hopes they will leave and re-enter the surrounding jungle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although, they looked quite content...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">competing for the goods...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as they are thrown about...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for the taking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Clearly the old saying, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">"You can pick your friends and you can pick your seat, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">but you can't pick your friends' seat", </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">does not apply in the animal kingdom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">In pursuit of food, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">there was verbal warning from the long tailed macaque in front...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">to the one behind who didn't listen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Those tails give a powerful wollap!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">"Jojo...was my first ape in Borneo...He lived in freedom in and out of our house, spending his lesser moments in the tops of mango trees, but always ready to come when I called. When I stood on the top verandah and called "Oooooh? Oooooh?" he would come from far trees, swinging and dropping from mango to jack fruit, to chiku, and then through the burning crest of the flame-of-the-forest, his black face pushing through the crimson flowers...As he neared me he made small answering noises of infinite delight until, in that last moment before he flung himself into my arms...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">"As he was my first ape, our wedding presents were still intact. With a human curiosity Jojo would surreptitiously pick them up and look on the bottom for the price marks, and if what he found was not to his satisfaction, as apparently it frequently was not, he dropped the gifts scornfully, thus clearing the house of surplus ornamentation."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Agnes Newton Keith, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Land Below the Wind</span><br />
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-52933490698744445752019-02-11T07:28:00.001+00:002019-02-11T07:40:21.471+00:00"The Maldives, a string of islands off the coast of India whose highest point above sea level is eight feet, may be the first nation to drown." ~ Michael Specter<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sounds like a public relations campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As in a "</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">moving the...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to the top of your bucket list" campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When rings of 1,000 coral islands lay around like bathing beauties...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in waters covering the whole spectrum of blues...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and a smiling hospitality staff welcomes you...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at the boat launch...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the Maldives had me at hello!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course, the Anantara is always a good idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, please consider these three tips...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for making the Maldives</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> a vacation you remember with fondness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Renman is always saying...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> if I have to ask how much something costs, I can't afford it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Maldives is expensive and if paying $12.00 for a bottle of water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">absolutely ruins your day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> take a pass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We giggled when a young couple told us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> they just take the complimentary bottles of water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> from their room with them to their meals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Brilliant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But I don't want to drag a bottle of water in my bag to lunch or dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I want the bottles of water to be complimentary throughout the resort...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">like they are poolside.😍</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Water is provided with breakfast, btw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Best advice is to be prepared to pay </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a pretty steep price for your food and drink </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">when you check out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Maybe do the math on the price for full-board </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and decide if you want to go that route.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had breakfast and dinner covered </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">but drinks are still an added price...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">even water!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Can you tell I am still not over it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Splurge for the over-water accommodations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We love the water and having private access...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a few steps away...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">provided wildlife sighting...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">both real and pretend and was worth every extra dollar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No moment is wasted without a view of the water!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We chose the sunrise view...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">which did not disappoint...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and took place at a time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we knew we would be in our room...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with coffee in hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tip #3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Choose your property wisely</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and take advantage of what it has to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We purposely chose a property accessible by boat from the airport.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our four day visit didn't leave much room for waiting time </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">or extra hassle of another flight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And quite honestly, we didn't want the added price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fortunately, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a short shuttle boat ride away from the Dhigu...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anantara</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> has an adult only property... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">which we discovered after one hour by the family friendly pool at the Dhigu...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where some people forget that everyone is there on vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The views from the Veli pool are peaceful...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and popular with our new best friend, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">who had quite the personality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A bit tentative at first...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with an all Kramer like..."look away I'm hideous"...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to full on Taxi Driver..."you talking to me?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">School was in session...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And then there are the really important embellishments like ice cream...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and poolside punch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Anantara offers optional adventures </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and we opted for the sunset champagne bonfire...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">held on the private island of Gulhifushi...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where the local crabs were having an afternoon welcome party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We went early for some swingin' good time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The sunrise bonfire was offered at an extra price </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and took the place of one of our dinners </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">normally covered in the half board set-up. Oh well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whats not to love?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Unlimited champagne and hors d'oeuvres✔️</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">bonfire✔️</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sunset✔️</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No regrets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Maldives is magical and is a truly special place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">f you are prepared...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A move from the Amer (Amber) Palace outside of town...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to Jaipur</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in 1727 </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">required a new palace to be constructed...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR9hUs4vKRFpWOFt8JGoWcMtdhpTZguksTDmdamC26kcDOTBM62ddj0z_uXmcC9F1P6RL66cZsw0b4xap2xPfVqCDQnEeqVOCtVrJsVBMsfTyxgVNCaaiWy92DwilXE-iPodXAQhLeIcM/s1600/jaipurcitypalacemonkeys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyR9hUs4vKRFpWOFt8JGoWcMtdhpTZguksTDmdamC26kcDOTBM62ddj0z_uXmcC9F1P6RL66cZsw0b4xap2xPfVqCDQnEeqVOCtVrJsVBMsfTyxgVNCaaiWy92DwilXE-iPodXAQhLeIcM/s640/jaipurcitypalacemonkeys.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">where quite the welcoming committee awaits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Inside the City Palace...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the Diwan-I-Aam, where the Maharajah would welcome a public audience...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">now offers a regal spot for the pigeons to perch,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and also an art gallery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For Ren Man's amusement there were more cannons...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">although the 'keepers' were not amused. Ha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The inner courtyard of the Chandra Mahal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Autumn is portrayed by the Peacock Gate...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">while the Rose Gate (not captured😕) is Winter...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Green Gate with waves stands for Spring...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">while the Lotus Gate represents Summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All so beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The clock tower was an early 20th century addition...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to the palace complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few streets away is the Hawa Mahal, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">or Palace of Winds (or Breeze),</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">built in 1799.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These tiny window openings are actually the back of the Palace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> and allowed the royal women to watch everyday life and festivals</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> without their faces being seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the color overload alone...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I would suggest Bar Palladio... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">one stand out restaurant...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">bar in Jaipur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I mean...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">really!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love.it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There was not enough time to truly shop this amazing city</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> so there are rumblings of a girl's trip in the future. </span></div>
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-48413291883796719512018-10-24T11:49:00.000+01:002018-10-24T11:49:19.613+01:00"Resplendent in the hues of its noble and magnificent past, the historic city of Jaipur stands out as one of the most spectacular and culturally vibrant destinations in the world." ~ Kate Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our visit to Jaipur sealed the deal...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I love India...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and its people!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All modern conveniences take a back seat...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to what has worked for years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our hotel had me at Hello!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.samode.com/samodehaveli/">Samode Haveli</a> welcomed...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and beckoned us...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with hospitality and all.the.colors...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to serene nooks... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">calling my name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, we quickly made note of our lovely space... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and headed out to explore Jaigarh Fort, also know as Victory Fort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Built to protect Amer Fort and its Palace, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">it is actually connected through subterranean paths to allow escape during war times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jaigarh Fort was also </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">one of the worlds most efficient cannon foundries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Quite an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaigarh_Fort" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">interesting read</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> if you are curious </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">about how they melted the iron ore to build these massive cannons.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ren Man was impressed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fortunately, we had a beautiful day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> with an impressive view of the city of Jaipur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We followed along with a procession to the <a href="http://www.hawa-mahal.com/amber-palace/">Amber(Amer in Hindi) Fort and Palace</a>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">but eventually moved ahead...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to monitor their progress from the palace...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as they arrived before the sun began to set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we meandered throughout the grounds, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">its opulence... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">explains why the fort is...</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">also known as a palace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Full on ceiling envy ensued in the Hall of Mirrors, so please enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Currently, I have a plan for this in my home in Texas. Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few photo shoots were going on...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">while we were there,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and their timing was perfect...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to catch the amazing sunset...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">which accentuated the red sandstone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Known for its artistic Hindu style elements...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">it is constructed also of marble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With views of Jaipur to the southwest...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the city of Amer to the north...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">every view is worth a closer look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our later than expected drive back to Jaipur...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">allowed us to see the Jal Mahal, The Water Palace at dusk.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once a shooting lodge for the Maharaja,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">it is now enjoyed from a distance only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our adventure to the <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/67224/15-facts-you-might-not-know-about-taj-mahal">Taj Mahal</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">began in Jaipur, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">supposedly a four hour drive away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Only if you plow over </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a few cows lounging in the middle of the "highway", </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> horse drawn carts meandering from one field to the next...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">or a party of goats on their way to happy hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Best to be mentally prepared for a six to seven hour drive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and be pleasantly surprised if it is less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Savvy travelers have reported a better experience driving from Delhi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Newer "highway" and only three hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also, Jaipur deserves your full attention without a side trip to Agra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">our expected arrival of 4:00 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> instead found us arriving around 6:30 p.m. just as dusk descended on The Taj Mahal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The moment I entered the lobby and peered out the back window...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">whispered 'serenity now'...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'serenity now'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Spend at least one night at The Oberio Amarvilas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After a lovely dinner including the best lentil soup ever tasted,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the culinary team shared their recipe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> along with a thank you for my appreciation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank.YOU.culinaryteam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In order to beat the crowds,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> with coffee and croissants served in the bar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> where we met our guide who then escorted us by golf cart</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> (another benefit of The Oberoi) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to the gates of The Taj.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6WXXcvqGAQnhsQcCALfecZN12G_1M57DHmnP7ZAedI0VOKk3Ea47cKMwsaU0DPJYNbIQxDXb0vxc_1W01QNbF_tVpRv0OJcjDbYthcd-Sq6zyZaHyI_hmDj7wZm5hoyx9Z9dDb3Nb5nP/s1600/tajmonkey%2527s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="924" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6WXXcvqGAQnhsQcCALfecZN12G_1M57DHmnP7ZAedI0VOKk3Ea47cKMwsaU0DPJYNbIQxDXb0vxc_1W01QNbF_tVpRv0OJcjDbYthcd-Sq6zyZaHyI_hmDj7wZm5hoyx9Z9dDb3Nb5nP/s640/tajmonkey%2527s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Monkey business kept us entertained... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">while waiting for the gates to open...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to get our first peek...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">of this white marble </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">mausoleum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tip #3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Arrange a guide for your visit to The Taj.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Their knowledge is helpful of course...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but their ability to clear the area for THE photo is worth every rupee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As we were leaving...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the crowd was growing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and the clouds began to threaten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back at the Oberoi...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">we were entranced by sounds of the bansuri...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and the whiffs of breakfast...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">before heading back to our room...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">for coffee and a private view of The Taj.</span><br />
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-49027331438977223322018-07-31T05:43:00.000+01:002018-07-31T05:43:35.485+01:00"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." ~ Henry David Thoreau<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wow! Thoreau nailed it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ren Man has fished for most of his life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">but catching fish was only one of the benefits to be reaped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> from our first annual family fishing trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The planning began with 'the foodie' designing the shirt</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and properly coordinating with appropriate camouflage pants</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Soon, we were in the air to San Jose,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">followed by a drive across crocodile laden rivers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">through the rolling hills of Costa Rica...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to our condo in Jaco.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Tip #1 If fishing in Los Suenos, stay in Jaco. It is close by and has much more character.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Unless you like a low key marina scene.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our departure on the first day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">with Fishing Costa Rica Experts...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and our team of experts...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Tip #2 Ask for Firefly and its captain)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was filled with wildlife surprises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our escorts out to sea...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">were spinner dolphins...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">delighting us with</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> their gymnastic routines...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and underwater flirting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, like shy wallflowers </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">compared to the dolphin...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the turtles...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and pilot whales meandered about at a distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All unexpected side shows to the real show about to unfold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After a lot of this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">thankfully...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">after listening to a few bits of wisdom...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> moments later this happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And after all the excitement...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">this happened.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">freshest.ceviche.ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">While my mouth was salivating...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">at the thought of the ceviche marinating nearby...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">the action required all hands on deck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Ren Man had to work it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">to real in...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">his addition...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">to our tuna count.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">They shamed me into putting my camera down </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and try my hand at fishing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> so I caught a dorado (mahi mahi) because it matched my outfit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">During the slow times...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">'Movie man' had some fun with his drone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> and captured this view from above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Even though Ren Man says it is unlucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"> to sit in 'the chair' when you are not fishing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I did it anyway on the way back in...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">since we already </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">caught some fish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">We also caught a bit of the sunset from the bar at Los Suenos marina</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">while our fish was being iced and packed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">(Tip #3 Have your fish frozen and packed in ice chests. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">The airport is well accustomed to wrapping your goodies for the flight home)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Needless to say...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">fresh tuna was prepared by the chef at the beach cafe next door...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and placed before us on our table..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">We came home with so much tuna,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">our next dinner party had a </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">bag of frozen tuna steaks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> as a</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> most unusual party favor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Although, Ren Man</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> did hope to catch fish...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">being with our grown children and making memories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">was definitely the best part </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">of this adventure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">2nd Annual Lago Vista Fishing Club trip is in the works.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(37, 38, 46); color: #25262e;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"At least for Europe it is obvious: all roads lead to Rome! You can reach the eternal city on almost 500,000 routes from all across the continent...</span></span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; caret-color: rgb(127, 127, 127); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: start;"> Maybe all roads lead to Rome, because there is a Rome on every continent? During further research we found out that there actually is a city called Rome (or Roma) on every continent of the world."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another phrase, 'when in Rome'...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">is used often as I travel around the world,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">however, in Rome it takes on a whole new meaning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let me choose my cloak and walk to the coffee vending machine for a rich cup of coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">overwhelmed by the history...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the unfortunate limitations...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">of only twenty four hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">we hopped on the Hop on Hop off bus...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and absorbed as much as possible as we inched through Rome traffic...</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">before hopping off and strolling the narrow lanes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Trevi Fountain was the one spot on my list </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">because...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">well you know...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Three Coins in a Fountain.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check out </span></span><a href="https://www.203challenges.com/why-do-we-toss-coins-in-the-trevi-fountain/" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: start;">203 Travel Challenges</a> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to find out how the money is retrieved</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> and what happens to it. You can also listen to Dean Martin sing as you read this post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">every other item on my list had to do with food. Ha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every small cafe beckoned (ceiling alert)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as we searched for Pane & Salame to kick off the evening...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Short but oh so sweet...</span></div>
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-25537907631376900862018-07-24T09:15:00.001+01:002018-07-24T09:15:59.085+01:00"The small curving bay of unbelievably blue and green water laps gently on a beach of small pebbles. There is only one narrow street and it does not come down to the water. Everything else is stairs, some of them as steep as ladders. You do not walk to visit a friend, you either climb or slide." ~ John Steinbeck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as mentioned...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">by Steinbeck in his <a href="https://sirenuse.it/media/57085/Steinbeck.pdf">article</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">is a vertical city...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">not a place for the climbing adverse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The gardeners in Positano...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">do their best...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to keep</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> us...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">too busy ooohhhing and aaahhhing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When you are tired of admiring the flowers and such...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">you can look up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and down...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and all around...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">at the art...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">tucked away...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in all directions...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nord... Sud... Est...Ovest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">For me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">is easy to find...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">in this city...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">dangling on a cliff...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">facing west...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">where the sun obliges...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">with a colorful end to your day.</span><br />
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-82931578193263986162018-07-17T04:26:00.000+01:002018-07-17T04:26:04.746+01:00"Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone." ~ John Steinbeck<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With Siena in the rear view mirror,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">our group of four headed to Rome </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where Ren Man was able to squeeze in a weekend in paradise</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> before a week of meetings elsewhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We didn't waste anytime before hopping on a train to Naples...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where a driver picked us up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tip #1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Skip the thrill of renting a car </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and pay someone to give you 'serenity now'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Parking in Positano is limited to say the least...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and who wants to be too busy squeezing down the narrow streets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> to capture the first glimpse of this breathtaking view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tip #2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Try your best to spend your sleep time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at <a href="https://www.casabuonocore.com/">Casa Buonocore</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where you are welcomed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">each morning...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to breakfast with a view.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Every direction brings a smile...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as you head out for the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Like the city itself,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">stairs are part of your stay at Buonocore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Each evening...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the terrace becomes an enchanted place to sit and linger...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and welcome you home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Get out on the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Give them money and the hand off is done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ren Man still smiles about how easy this was.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiFt3VdvNkU_wC5CHvLf3S27CXQYUXQw4C_NpMxCycfjTAPi6qsnsgxh3bYYdsRpNfiAG0XbB6PV15ckXdPpT5p4-TsWptfbQfh2MUOokXnlf666yxa86q8lNxyWP2ZRAyDvL8JZPvqUq/s1600/positanoboatsailboatdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiFt3VdvNkU_wC5CHvLf3S27CXQYUXQw4C_NpMxCycfjTAPi6qsnsgxh3bYYdsRpNfiAG0XbB6PV15ckXdPpT5p4-TsWptfbQfh2MUOokXnlf666yxa86q8lNxyWP2ZRAyDvL8JZPvqUq/s640/positanoboatsailboatdown.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There are all types...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and sizes of boats...</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to get you up and down the Amalfi Coast...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">but even amateurs can handle the rib.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Being on the water...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">offers views...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of swimming holes...</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and small towns along the coast...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">accessible by aqueducts and tunnels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Completely safe for the driver to take his time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">so, when the others headed to Florence for the day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I surveyed Siena like a lost puppy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">searching with purpose down each lane, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">enjoying the sights</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since food is taken very seriously in Italy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">savored slowly around a table filled with memorable, inventive food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Most definitely my favorite in Siena.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course, in order to take Italy home,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.scuoladicucinadilella.net/en/">at Scualo Di Cucina De Lella</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ciao Siena.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On to Rome...</span><br />
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Traveling Similehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01958914536118569216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994207384301063847.post-13437082346972778482018-07-10T05:00:00.000+01:002018-07-10T05:00:10.162+01:00"For the present I confine myself to the physical want of some good Montepulciano; and your friendship has heretofore supplied me with that which was so good that I naturally address my want to you." ~ Thomas Jefferson<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Three of us yearned for an adventure to the sea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and a visit to a vineyard...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">so we reached out to <a href="http://www.andiamotaxiandtrips.com/index.php">Lello</a>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">our trusted driver and tour guide extraordinaire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will not mention names, but when we first met in Rome,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">there were murmurings about how our trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to the ancient seaside town of Castiglione della Pescaia...</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was the perfect place to change into beach attire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> (in the cutest cabanas provided)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we savored one of my favorite meals of the entire trip...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ending exactly how every meal in Italy should end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Lello then introduced us to the hilltop town of Montalcino...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ilcocco.it/it/">Podere il Cocco</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Giacomo and his family have poured their hearts into this vineyard </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and their passion is endearing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We lingered, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and after making sure some bottles of their Brunello were headed home,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not a Montepulciano, but Thomas Jefferson would approve, I am sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From beginning to end...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a magical day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our first full day in Siena,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">found us walking to the nearby bus stop...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and embracing the Tuscan countryside like a local.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">While one of our group of four headed off to mass at Siena Cathedral,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the rest of us headed to the Piazza del Campo...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and happened upon action...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">as the starlet on the balcony held the gaze of tourists gathering below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, she was a mere distraction</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> of our first view of the Piazza...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and coffee...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and maybe a pastry covered in chocolate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sustenance for our tour of...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.discovertuscany.com/siena/siena-churches/duomo.html">Siena</a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/cathedral/"> Cathedral</a>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the Romanesque and Gothic cathedral... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">requires plenty of time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to meander... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and inspect...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">up and down...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for intricate details...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">where dark greenish-black and white columns... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">support a canopy of colors...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">on its ceilings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Oh the ceilings...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">except here they are...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in direct competition...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with the <a href="https://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/floor/">"marble mosaic inlay" on the floors</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The adjoining Piccolomini library...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">leaves me speechless... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">un-believe-able.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Somehow I missed a photo op of a young Michelangelo sculpture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, what was seen from below...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">is even more amazing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">from above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Do yourself a favor and take the '<a href="https://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/gate_of_heaven/">Above the Cathedral</a>' tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Stairs are involved,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">but what an adventure,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to see Siena from the rooftops...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and wave to those ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">who chose the extra adventure and more stairs, to climb the wall,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">unfinished when the Black Plague swept through the city in 1348.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Inside from above provides an up close view</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> of the 1549 stain glass depicting the Lord's Supper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Patriarchs and prophets circle the dome in constant discussion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But my favorite view</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> was behind the wings of an angel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next door...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in the Cathedral Museum complex...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">you will find Donatello's Madonna and Child...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and the exquisite alter piece...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">while visiting Italy with friends...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">drawn together by four years of planning and attending</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> high school events...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I ponder the natural growth of friendships... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> pulled together during a season of life no more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Unlike these women whose afternoon chat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">our get togethers require patience and tenacity,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">with multiple emails, schedules inspected and tweaked...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcISn9rUuid4_3FYxTyXzK21rXI4WlnXVD6GtqxdxcR1O6aauOg-6U0pZY5hqJ1v9UeEYZiBkLiNWZLAJgSiBWwmEWD1_Nqc785jXzDyGuEEfU9DcbosPXJiOC6wIDEelMW-pXhM0NfTB/s1600/housegate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcISn9rUuid4_3FYxTyXzK21rXI4WlnXVD6GtqxdxcR1O6aauOg-6U0pZY5hqJ1v9UeEYZiBkLiNWZLAJgSiBWwmEWD1_Nqc785jXzDyGuEEfU9DcbosPXJiOC6wIDEelMW-pXhM0NfTB/s640/housegate.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">So, even though all could not make it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">we rented an amazing apartment in a large villa outside of Siena...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">flew to Rome where an Italian man named Lelo was waiting</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">to deliver us to our home away from home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> Along the way, he introduced us to Luciano...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">(you must pronounce it correctly...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Lu-chee-a-no)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">where we bought the freshest ingredients...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">for our first feast al fresco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">it didn't take long to discover the beauty of friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> making an effort to stay connected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It would be a travesty to move on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> along the Great Ocean Road in Australia.</span></div>
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S<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">mall villages await with beaches for human play...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and enjoy some refreshments under</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> the shade of these umbrellas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">From Melbourne...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the 275 Km (170 miles) drive west</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">offers quite the reminder of the impact...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with the poetic remnants left behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This adventure discovering the coast...</span></div>
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is well worth the effort and time...</div>
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especially when your day ends...</div>
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in the quaint village...</div>
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where you choose a <a href="http://www.portsidemotel.com.au/">lovely place</a> to rest your head.</div>
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