Napier
Napier was the site of a major earthquake (7.8) on February 3, 1931 which destroyed the entire city. The seabed raised up to 8 feet yielding an additional 4000 hectares of land for the city. The city took that opportunity … Continue reading →
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Wellington
Another beautiful day in New Zealand. The weather has been amazing. Deep blue skies, moderate temperatures, winds not bad. Wellington is known as one of the windiest cities in the World, and we had very calm winds, if any at … Continue reading →
Port Chalmers and Christchurch
We docked on Friday in Port Chalmers which is used as the port for Dunedin. We decided not to go into Dunedin, but to instead, take a boat tour of the wildlife in the harbor on a small boat called … Continue reading →
At Sea, Melbourne, At Sea Again, Fiordland
We left Adelaide On January 5th in the evening, and had a full day at sea the next day. We attended a couple of lectures and port presentations, and did little else. That evening we had a reservation at the … Continue reading →
Embarkation, Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln, the Chef’s Table Dinner, and a day at sea
We boarded the Grand Princess on January 5th in Adelaide, Australia for a 19 day cruise to 4 Australian ports and about 9, maybe, I can’t exactly remember, ports around New Zealand. The embarkation process was the smoothest we have … Continue reading →
Finally, a new trip
It has been since 2018 that we have blogged a trip. Health reasons and then the Covid pandemic have been the reasons for no trips. During this past summer we did go to Alaska but did not blog. Now we … Continue reading →
Homeward Bound, October 23-25, 2018
Alajos picked us up right on time. Since the elevator was still broken, we were able to go through the adjoining apartment and use its elevator to get the luggage down six stories. We got to the airport way ahead … Continue reading →
Budapest, Day 7, The Jewish Quarter, October 22, 2018
After getting our coffee and pastry for the morning, we packed. That took about an hour or two and we had some free time to just laze around the apartment. After eating our leftovers from Poroszló for lunch, we walked … Continue reading →
Budapest, Day 6- A Rainy Day, October 21, 2018
As promised, I (Alan) slept in. I got up at 10 after 9. We split a piece of Esterhazy Cake for breakfast and finally got out at about 12. It was drizzling on and off, but the haze that had … Continue reading →
Budapest, Day 5, The Flea Market and the Parliament, October 20, 2018
After breakfast, we met John downstairs and got picked up by his driver to go to the flea market in the Southeast outskirts of Pest. There are an amazing variety of goods for sale, ranging from coffee grinders to violins … Continue reading →