tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87642842159400011252024-03-16T03:08:03.571-04:00Poetic ReflectionsHerein you will find my story, the tale of a poet, filled with reflections on engaging genuinely and fully with this world, this life. It is a romantic tale, and unabashedly so. It began with falling in love, and it has grown from there, as my lady love and I married, and then set out, hand in hand, on a grand adventure in living, and learning to live.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-61933308180581556462018-10-20T09:01:00.001-04:002018-10-20T09:01:24.101-04:00Lost in Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The older of my two younger sisters, Joanne (Jo), recently retired from her service as a police officer. So we, her family, pooled resources and got her the trip we knew she had wanted for years: an Alaska cruise. Due to a variety of circumstances, I was the only one able to go with her. What a grand adventure we had...</div>
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We were joined in Seattle, our port of departure, by our father and stepmother, who were able to wish us a <i>bon voyage</i>.</div>
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Mount Rainier hung over Seattle as we prepared to set sail.<br />
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And the Seattle skyline loomed over the deck of the cruise ship.<br />
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Our cabin was quite spacious, and the private balcony was easily our favorite spot on board.<br />
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Being at sea is a wonderful sensation. <br />
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Throughout our voyage, when in sight of land the view was invariably beautiful.<br />
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The sunsets were spectacular. At times, it looked as if the sky was on fire.<br />
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The sunrises were well worth waking for.<br />
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Many of the ship's facilities felt better suited to Vegas than the sea, but we mostly avoided those. After all, we had a balcony with a view...<br />
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On our second morning at sea, we even spotted porpoises.<br />
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And a whale.<br />
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Our first port of call was Juneau, Alaska.<br />
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While the ship was moored in Juneau, Jo and I went on a whale watching tour. Our first sighting, though, was seals on a buoy.<br />
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One of them decided to go for a swim.<br />
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Then, the whale sightings began. It is difficult to describe the excitement that was generated aboard our touring boat (it held about three dozen people) each time one breached the water's surface.<br />
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Did you know that each whale's tail markings are different, and that they can be identified that way?<br />
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Did you also know that the telltale spray you see when they blow is essentially a giant snot rocket? (This funny but gross factoid brought to you by the Naturalist on our whale watching boat.)<br />
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Hard to get across the size of these beautiful whales, but this image helps (that is just part of its back you see):<br />
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Whale watching, no matter the weather, is just awesome!<br />
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And each glimpse was glorious.<br />
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After our whale watching adventure, we returned to the cruise ship and set sail again. When we woke in the morning and looked out, we were in Skagway, and this was our view.<br />
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I wandered into town early in the morning, before our excursion was scheduled to start. The town of Skagway was straight out of the story books.<br />
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That one on the right is a snow blower for the tracks.<br />
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And since I could not get a <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">decent latt<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">é</span> on</span> board, when I found this place, which serves a superb soy latt<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">é</span>, I was in heaven!<br />
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After my quick turn through town, we boarded a bus and rode to Fraser, British Columbia, where we spent an afternoon kayaking on Glacier Lake.<br />
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With views like this.<br />
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Then we boarded an old fashioned train for the ride of a lifetime back down through the valley to Skagway.<br />
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We enjoyed this soooooo much. Every view was spectacular.<br />
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Past water green from silt created by the glaciers.<br />
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Along deep, verdant valleys.<br />
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Past misty ranges.<br />
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Over roaring rivers.<br />
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And back into Skagway, where we were greeted by what I can only assume is the town mascot...<br />
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We had a wonderful dinner in town.<br />
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Then returned to the ship after a little souvenir shopping.<br />
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The next day, we awoke on our approach to Glacier Bay.<br />
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Where we were greeted by a pod of orcas.<br />
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Truly majestic scenery surrounded us.<br />
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Including, of course, glaciers!<br />
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I was fascinated by their texture and coloring. The dark brown and black is earth moved by the glacier, and the blue is the oldest ice.<br />
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Two glaciers at once!<br />
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Tourists!<br />
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And little icebergs floating everywhere.<br />
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And a gull on the railing next to ours, presumably enjoying the view, too. Or looking for food, maybe?<br />
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The ship got in pretty close.<br />
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The glacier actually groans, and we witnessed some "calving".<br />
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As with so much, the scale of what we saw is hard to describe and cannot possibly be conveyed in pictures, but this sail boat (not small) helps.<br />
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As does, perhaps, the way this glacier winds back into mountains it completely surrounds and partially buries.<br />
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And these kayaks against the bottom bit of the glacier... Wish I were with them, as I can only imagine the awe inspired by their vantage point.<br />
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While admiring the glaciers and mountains' majesty, we received a visit from a friend.<br />
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Next day we arrived in Ketchikan.<br />
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It is a small, vibrant town that I would honestly like to visit again.<br />
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We moored near town and our ship felt out of proportion with the place.<br />
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And we were watched.<br />
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On our way to to visit the Misty Fjords National Monument, we were reminded why it is important to pay attention to the tides when setting sail.<br />
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Along the way, we were treated to a black bear sighting.<br />
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Not to mention some glorious scenery.<br />
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Upon arriving in the Misty Fjords, we found another landscape that just does not come across fully in photos. The cliffs were 1,500 feet and more in height!<br />
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Sea planes looked like toys when flying by.<br />
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We spent the next day at sea, which was wonderfully peaceful.<br />
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It also provided an opportunity to celebrate Jo's retirement with a cake!<br />
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And another sunset at sea.<br />
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We were greeted by whales as we approached Victoria the next day.<br />
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We took a tour of Victoria via carriage, admiring the beautiful old homes.<br />
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We bid farewell to our companions, who we believe were well treated. (Our guide was asked a lot about this.)<br />
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We finished with dinner in downtown Victoria, not far from the Empress Hotel, where almost nine years prior my wife and I stayed when we got engaged.<br />
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From Victoria, we returned over night to Seattle, where we disembarked and caught our flight home - complete with a surprise upgrade to first class! I feel honored and privileged to have been able to accompany my sister on her trip of a lifetime after she gave so many years to protecting the public.<br />
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Congratulations, Jo, and thank you!<br />
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Our friends Eileen and Kristina moved to Geneva, Switzerland during 2017. When they did, they said we should visit them sometime. So we did - over the holidays. We flew out on Christmas Day, landing the next day in Geneva. A quick train and tram ride later, we were in Geneva and exploring.</div>
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And home to our friends, whom we so enjoyed seeing - and exploring with!</div>
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We ate so well while there, mostly thanks to our friends' wonderful cooking and the produce we were able to acquire at the farmers' market in the square across from their flat. But apparently the only food I thought worth a photograph was the Star Wars cereal I had for breakfast most days. 😖</div>
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One of our favorite experiences was walking around Geneva and Carouge at night. This is Carouge, which is in the canton of Geneva and where our friends live.</div>
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We also ventured into the oldest section of Geneva, where we found art.</div>
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A gothic cathedral.</div>
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More art. This, at the top of a stairway, is a mosaic made from thousands of tiny tiles.</div>
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As we moved into the newer section of the city, we found funky blue lights in a plaza.</div>
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And the buildings long the lake all lit for the season.</div>
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This is the lane where our friends live. Simply charming.</div>
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We visited the United Natons headquarters. Outside is the Broken Chair, symbolizing a call to all nations to ban landmines.</div>
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The grounds at the UN were impressive.</div>
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On a rather dreary day we took a ferry ride across the lake, near the <i>Jet D'eau</i>.</div>
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We traveled around town on the trams, which ran smoothly, quickly, and on time.</div>
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In Carouge, chocolate shops are ubiquitous.</div>
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The churches, like this one across from our friends' flat, are lovely.</div>
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From the top, we enjoyed a terrific view of Geneva, and we could even see the <i>Jet D'eau</i>!</div>
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During the bus ride back, I noticed that there was a separate Jedi seating section. Those Swiss!</div>
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Our final day trip, again by train, was to a small skiing village called St. Cergue.</div>
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Then Kathy and Eileen, fueled by fondue, went snow shoeing while Kristina and I relaxed in a local cafe.</div>
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Kathy and I even went out on New Year's Eve, discovering a Geneva lit up and festive.</div>
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Rain began to fall just before midnight, but we watched the fireworks from relative shelter, then took the tram back to our friends' flat for our final night in Geneva. We flew back New Year's Day.</div>
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Sometimes, the wildlife came to us, as when this turkey strolled through the yard at my mother-in-law's house.</div>
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Our first view of the Grand Tetons.<br />
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This is pretty much what I wanted Wyoming to look like...<br />
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We had lunch here. We had the entire lake to ourselves!<br />
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Entering the Park.<br />
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A firefighting helicopter.<br />
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A posted map of places to avoid due to fires. The Park Service did a great job getting information out to the public.<br />
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What a wonderful color palette.<br />
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A view across the valley.<br />
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A sight which cannot been done justice by a mere photograph. Felt really, really small at that moment.<br />
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And this.<br />
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Baby bear!<br />
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And mom.<br />
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The mountains, the sky, the clear, crisp air...<br />
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Jenny Lake, where I hiked a mile and Kathy hiked 10.<br />
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These are the views I enjoyed hiking up the other side of Jenny Lake in order to reach the overlook.<br />
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The overlook.<br />
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The path down from the overlook.<br />
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Look closely. There are people climbing down that wall.<br />
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An osprey in its nest, as seen from a boat out on the lake.<br />
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The gondola we rode up the mountain.<br />
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Me, on top of the mountain.<br />
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What a view! And a path to follow...<br />
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Kathy on top of the mountain. Looks like her part of the mountain was cold.<br />
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Looking out over the valley from the mountain top.<br />
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Where they serve waffles,<br />
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What a wonderful outdoor adventure, exploring such magnificent National Parks!<br />
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Last August, to celebrate Kathy's birthday (a big one), we went west to explore some of our country's beautiful national parks. This was, after all, the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. We flew out to Montana, landing in Kalispell, and visited Glacier National Park first. Glacier is part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, with Glacier on in U.S. and Waterton Lakes in Canada. While there, we learned that the glaciers in Glacier National Park will be gone by about 2030. I think even more about my own carbon footprint, knowing that...</div>
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We began our exploration of Glacier with a hike to Hidden Lake.</div>
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We met some mountain goats along the way. We also spotted some longhorn sheep, but they were too far away to get a good picture.<br />
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Upon hiking down to Hidden Lake, we discovered how clear the water was. This became one of the themes of this trip - clear water. How good the air smelled was another.<br />
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We were taken by the beautiful wildflowers all along the path.<br />
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Wherever we went, we found beauty.<br />
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Tranquility.<br />
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Majesty.<br />
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And the color of the water!<br />
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Apparently, the green is "glacier dust", or minerals ground to a fine powder by the glaciers which ends in the lakes.</div>
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Wish we had had a geologist with us, as the rock formations and colors were magnificent.<br />
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On our first visit to Many Lake, we caught our first glimpse of a bear - in this case, a black bear. Yes, black bears can be brown.<br />
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On our out of Glacier, we stayed in a lovely little cabin just near the Many Lake entrance.<br />
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We soon made our way toward Alberta, crossing the border not far from this butte, with the moon hovering nearby.<br />
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Our first view of Alberta was breathtaking.<br />
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At one end of Waterton Lake stands the Prince of Wales hotel. We did not stay there, but we did have lunch there one day.<br />
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From the hotel, one can look out over the lake, and the small town on its shore, where we stayed in a B&B as we explored the park.<br />
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Taking in views like this.<br />
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Hiking along the water in pristine, peaceful spots like this.<br />
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Admiring the sky, the mountains and the cloud shadows that danced across them, and of course the trees.<br />
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Not to mention the red rocks in Red Rock Canyon.<br />
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Some trails provided a a glimpse of lake, and the mountains that ring it.<br />
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In town, the occasional deer would look at us as the interlopers we were.<br />
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We took part of one day to visit the northeast corner of Waterton Park, to see the bison.<br />
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And to admire the colors in the mountains.<br />
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We set out to hike a trail up next to the lake, but had to wait a bit before we could get started, as it was already in use.<br />
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The view from the trail was well worth the wait!<br />
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And it seemed each spot we found to explore along the way was perfect. All we could hear was the wind and the water. All we could smell was the trees.<br />
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And the water, so cool and clean!<br />
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We found great spots to sit and relax all along the way.<br />
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And of course, Kathy hiked up a mountain just because it was there.<br />
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On the way down, the lake came into view again.<br />
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Where we saw how the earth can be folded, and wished again for a geologist.<br />
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As we traveled about Alberta and Montana, we were forced to conclude that the sky really is bigger out there.<br />
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And even the young birds are bigger, too.<br />
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Again, the colors of the rocks, with water so clear...<br />
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And trails that pleaded poetically to be followed.<br />
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And a wife who waited patiently, again and again...<br />
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Small beauty as well as grand caught our eyes.<br />
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At times, I felt more like I was walking in Middle Earth than on our earth.<br />
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During one of our forays in Glacier, we even saw two moose!<br />
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And sat for a while on the shore of Many Lake. Because.<br />
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We went for a row on the lake. And by that I mean Kathy rowed us across and back!<br />
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And who can forget the World's Largest Purple Spoon?<br />
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Or the rest stop signs?<br />
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Or the bison roaming in the wide open spaces?<br />
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Next up was Yellowstone, after a drive across western Montana, where the views were spectacular.</div>
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And the sky truly is big.</div>
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We stayed here the night before entering Yellowstone.</div>
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Even the approach to Yellowstone was spectacular.</div>
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The wonderful landscape captivated us again and again.</div>
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As we were leaving, a baby elk strolled into view.</div>
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No, Kathy is not a 100 - but she does inspire awe.</div>
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In the rapids, a bison carcass - but only crows were feeding on it.</div>
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We spent two nights at Lake Yellowstone Hotel, looking out at Yellowstone Lake.</div>
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First morning there, we went back to the rapids. This time, golden eagles were feasting on the former bison.</div>
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Everywhere in the Park, geological features left us agape. So different, so cool.</div>
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One of the most breathtaking area of the Park was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.</div>
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The colors! The textures!</div>
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The reminder we were in Wyoming...</div>
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Chief Joseph highway.</div>
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One last look at the rivers of Yellowstone...</div>
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Where we had another of our favorite wildlife sightings... a bull moose!!</div>
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Mesa Falls was unexpected and wonderful.</div>
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Even the graffiti in Idaho was a pleasant surprise.</div>
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The countryside was much more grand than I had imagined.</div>
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I recently took a detour through Prague, desperate to decompress from the past few months. I had been in the Netherlands for a conference, and so caught a flight from Amsterdam. I was only in Prague for four days, but it was the redoubt I needed - provided the solace I sought. I spent those hot summer days traveling back and forth through time, writing poetry in sidewalk cafes and ancient cathedrals, following my spirit where it drew me, and I hope to return there soon, and to share what I found with my love. For now, I have these images and these words, the latter all written stream of consciousness as I found places that spoke, and tried my best to preserve what they said.</div>
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I stayed near Charles Bridge, where I immediately climbed to the top of this tower:</div>
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To discover this view:</div>
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My first afternoon, I wandered without direction, finding visions of history and romance wherever I roamed:</div>
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My first evening, I boarded a river boat, to see the city from the water:<br />
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To listen to jazz:<br />
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To admire how the Czechs in Prague live:<br />
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And to stare in awe at where they live:</div>
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If it is possible, Prague became more beautiful at night, when it literally glowed:</div>
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From that river ride came these words, written as we floated along:<br />
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prague</span></u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bleached blonde punk
rock jazz singer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amidst chain smoking
Germans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sandstone and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of it centuries
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ancient river
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Like winter's ghost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Architecture dancing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Like Ginger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Still teaching Fred
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whispering to the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All of it magic,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Like natural flight
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the breath of
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Each building I passed possessed a magnificent character all it sown:</div>
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I even found, while staring up at the architectural detail, the first of what became a series of wonderful vegan eateries:</div>
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More often than not, it seems, while in Prague one dines outdoors:</div>
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Live music is never far off:</div>
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And the views are all spectacular:</div>
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Along the way, I felt a certain sense of the place, tried to capture it with a few lines:</div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s all in the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's all in the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fifteen languages in
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where old Bohemia
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And a cold beer in
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Trumps Starbucks
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A king and a jester greeted visitors to the castle:</div>
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As did more musicians:</div>
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Within, Saint Vitus dominated the castle compound:</div>
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The stained glass windows were exquisite:</div>
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The vaulted ceilings and arches of the cathedral soared above me:</div>
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The artwork which adorned the walls was sublime:</div>
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And when the sunlight found that stained glass, I was transported:</div>
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The towering majesty of the cathedral, which took six hundred years to complete, cannot be overstated:</div>
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Also within the castle walls was St. George's Basilica, which truly felt medieval:</div>
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Further on within the castle walls were wonderful displays of its human history:</div>
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Upon pulling myself away from the armor displays and cathedral walls, I found my way over the old mote, only to look back and be awed again:<br />
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I strolled the royal gardens for a good while:</div>
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Then found a quiet corner and jotted down these few verses:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Locust trees in the
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More music as I wandered back down from the castle's heights:</div>
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Stopping in, of course, at my new favorite vegan restaurant (where they even served vegan versions of traditional Czech dishes!):</div>
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Prague is, quite literally, filled with magic:</div>
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In the older section of town (the newest section of the city was established in the fourteenth century), this astronomical clock tracks the passing of time, the seasons, sunsets and sunrises, the planets and the moon, and it is attended by an hourly procession of the apostles:</div>
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It sits upon this square:</div>
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Day after that, I took a formal walking tour of the city, led by our most excellent guide, Katerina:</div>
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She showed us royal residences:</div>
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The Baby Jesus of Prague:</div>
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And the wall where peace is still imagined, where John Lennon's spirit lives on in ever-evolving art:</div>
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We saw swans sailing about:</div>
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A saint ringed by stars standing atop a bridge:</div>
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And Kafka portrayed as a character in one of his own short stories:</div>
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I returned to my hotel, admiring the avenue on which it sat, the living that was done there with laughter and joy:</div>
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I started my days in Prague like this, which is how all days, I think, should begin:</div>
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And there, at that table one morning, I wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The bell rings eight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the coffee's
already gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The same two young
women<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have been talking
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Four doors down
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The pigeons are
pecking at the cobblestones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking for what's
left of last night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A crow loudly
complains<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That not enough of
the sky is blue,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Too little of the
dawn is alight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The loudest sound is
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the restless<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shall start up soon
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I will go
strolling now <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a direction I’ve
not yet gone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I will bless the
clouds for their comfort<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The crow and the
bell for their songs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On an island in the river, I found a bench and admired the rolling water, the city reflected therein:</span></div>
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I climbed a hill to find a new perspective on Prague, its serenity and charm:</div>
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And, of course, I crossed its many bridges:<br />
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On one such crossing, I found these words just as the one rain I knew while there began to fall:</div>
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the Vltava</span></u></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beggars on the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Folk music below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seekers connect with
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tourists with themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An exaggerated
musician<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shares jokes with
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the swans parade<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From shore to shore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rainclouds roil,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Revelers on the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cover their cameras
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A greasy man<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Curses the beggar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The beggar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Curses back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The sky opens,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The tourists scatter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Like pretentious
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fills with rain.</span><br />
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I took in the river, the city, the bridges one last, longing time:</div>
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And then I headed back, where I could tell my love all about it, and try to convince her to go there with me...</div>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-76406329879505378272016-07-03T18:10:00.000-04:002016-07-03T18:10:17.389-04:00Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turnin'<br />
We went to a great concert last night: Dave Mason Band... and the Doobie Brothers... and Journey!!!<br />
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The following do not do justice to the experience, especially since they were taken with my phone, but for what it's worth, here are a few pictures and video clips to document this celebration of Kathy's birthday.<br />
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The show began with the Dave Mason band. They were fantastic, drawing on his solo career, his time in Traffic, and his stint playing with Jimi Hendrix. Would see him again!<br />
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Next up, the Doobie Brothers. They put out a fantastic energy, and so many great songs!<br />
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Journey finished out the night, with one crowd pleaser after another. And at one point, they had a group of military service folks out on stage (Fourth of July weekend) and Neil Schon played the National Anthem for them!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday, Kathy!</span></b><br />
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Our next and final destination was Bhutan, where all the houses were at least this cool.</div>
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And where the red on the lawn was actually drying chilies.</div>
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Our first stop, as we drove from Paro to Thimpu, was this centuries old chain link bridge.<br />
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Where the interiors of the buildings featured exquisite artwork.<br />
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The countryside in Bhutan is beautiful and pristine, and the air is incredibly clear.<br />
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The lobby of the Taj Tashi Hotel Thimpu.<br />
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We got upgraded to a suite there, which was easily the largest hotel room in which either of us had ever stayed.<br />
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And I wore the <i>gho</i>.<br />
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We enjoyed a performance of traditional dance and song.<br />
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We also enjoyed a wonderful meal in a glorious setting.<br />
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This was the view from our table.<br />
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Kathy really, really enjoyed our suite!<br />
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We had breakfast in another beautiful spot.<br />
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The outside of the hotel was stunningly beautiful and intricately painted.<br />
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We visited this stupa in Thimpu.<br />
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Where Bhutanese young and old walked about the stupa and spun the prayer wheels.<br />
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We visited this enormous statue of the Buddha (look carefully at the size of the people for a gauge of its size).<br />
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Inside, it was filled with gold and color.<br />
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And statues.<br />
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Next, we visited the takin (tah-keen) preserve. The takin is Bhutan's national animal.<br />
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There were also several varieties of deer on the preserve grounds.<br />
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Downtown Thimpu. The large structure is the parliament building.<br />
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The mountainsides were dotted with these white prayer flags, which were memorials to the departed.<br />
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The parliament building close up.<br />
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Samples of the artwork within.<br />
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The interior courtyard, complete with monks.<br />
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These children were having fun with a milk create at the farmer's market.</div>
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Then one of them came over to me wanting to have her picture taken. Too cute!<br />
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Around town, the buildings and landscaping were all fabulous.<br />
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In Bhutan, they have no street lights. In the very few intersections where they need traffic control, an officer handles it.<br />
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A typical street scene, with traditional clothing and monks.<br />
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More of the Bhutanese countryside.<br />
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We even caught a rainbow on our way into Paro.<br />
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Where we visited the national museum (no pictures allowed inside).<br />
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The valley where Paro, Bhutan's largest town, is located.<br />
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While wandering about in Paro, we chanced upon a cultural celebration that featured young Bhutanese in traditional dress performing traditional and some more modern songs and dances.<br />
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At the Zhiva Ling hotel, more traditional music.<br />
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And an awe-inspiring lobby!<br />
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Look closely, you can see Kathy a few flights up.</div>
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More dance and song.<br />
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The view from the balcony of our room.<br />
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The hotel grounds.<br />
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Tiger's Nest monastery, seen from a distance.<br />
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The beginning of the hike up to Tiger's Nest.<br />
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Our guide leads the way up.<br />
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Our guide, who it turns out is Captain America.<br />
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On our way up.<br />
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Seen along the way. I had to take lots of breaks, Tiger's Nest is a long way up!<br />
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Can you tell I was ready to fall down after hiking up almost 1,000 meters?<br />
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The path across from the ascending path to the monastery.<br />
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Buildings passed along the way.<br />
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And there it is, Tiger's Nest!<br />
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No photos are allowed within the monastery or its grounds, but please rest assured it was well worth the trek up. Fantastic buildings, beautiful temples, stunning views... and we were even blessed with holy water by a couple of Buddhist monks.<br />
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We passed this prayer wheel on the way down.<br />
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Upon our return, we relaxed in this tea room.<br />
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And then we had to leave. When flying from Paro to Kathmandu, one should sit on the right side of the plane. Then, you get to stare out at the Himalayas all the way.<br />
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We were literally blessed on this trip, but we were also blessed to be able to take it. A better way to celebrate my 50th than sharing this adventure with my wife, I cannot imagine!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-31596390590471146352016-01-23T21:05:00.002-05:002016-06-09T10:36:04.225-04:00Part III: Nepal: An Unexpected Jewel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We arrived in Kathmandu to discover its color and vibrancy almost instantly.</div>
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Our first stop was the Boudha Stupa, which had been significantly damaged by the earthquake last spring.<br />
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Across the street from the Stupa, we visited a Buddhist temple, where this large prayer wheel was in use at the entrance.</div>
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Inside, the temple was resplendent with gold and colorful decor.<br />
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It was here I had one of the most significant experiences of the entire trip. Because of these two monks.<br />
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Unsolicited by me, one of them waved me over, had me kneel, and then proceeded to bless me and the prayer beads I had purchased in a small shop in Lhasa - and which I have worn every day since. A truly spiritual and moving moment!<br />
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Boudha Stupa was actively undergoing repairs, largely due to a sizable cadre of volunteers.<br />
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We saw this sign and knew where we would have lunch.<br />
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During lunch, we were able to watch folks walking around the Stupa.<br />
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And children playing about upon the Stupa, or taking photographs of the crowd just like me.<br />
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Lots of arches like this in Kathmandu, and lots of wires like these, too.<br />
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A Hindu temple we could not enter but could admire.<br />
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Where monkeys apparently like to play.<br />
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Little temples like this were everywhere.<br />
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We saw several of these folks, who are supposed to be the equivalent of saints, but who sometimes simply sell weed to tourists.<br />
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A moment of contemplation caught on camera.<br />
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A riverside site where funerals are held.<br />
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Cremations in progress. This was difficult to watch, as we could hear the wailing of loved ones as the bodies burned.<br />
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Evidence of the earthquake was everywhere.<br />
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In this little courtyard, we were privileged to see the Kumari, or living goddess (no photos of here were allowed). It was surreal, truly,when she came to the window and looked out on us.<br />
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The most captivating aspect of Kathmandu was its people.<br />
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Though its architecture was fabulous, like this ancient palace.<br />
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And this statue with a couple of Americans standing in front of it.<br />
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The streets of Kathmandu were really alive, and they smelled great - like really good food and incense.<br />
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And no complaints about our breakfast spot.<br />
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Or the grand approach to the hotel's front door.<br />
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We spent our one morning in Nepal venturing out to visit a couple of villages in the Kathmandu valley.<br />
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Where evidence of the earthquake was at least as apparent as it had been in the city.<br />
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But life still goes on.<br />
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And traffic looked a bit different than it does back in the States.<br />
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Back in Kathmandu, we toured a bit more, admiring the architecture, the art, and the people.<br />
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Kathmandu was replete with images of the ancient and the modern mixed together.<br />
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Chilies hanging to dry.<br />
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Some American wondering who maintains all those wires!<br />
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After Beijing, we flew to Tibet, landing in Lhasa. On the way into town form the airport, we got our first look at Tibet. Beautiful.</div>
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Where our fellow guests included a Buddhist monk!</div>
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The room was wonderful.<br />
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As was our view.<br />
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We could even see the Potala Palace from our hotel!<br />
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We spent our first afternoon in Lhasa just acclimating to the altitude by wandering around, checking out local shops and the like.</div>
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Lhasa is a strange mix of the modern (Chinese construction) and the ancient (Tibetan tradition).<br />
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Though sometimes they meld well, as with this hotel we came across during our stroll about town.<br />
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We now want a Tibetan artist to paint and decorate our front door.<br />
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Altitude is a real issue in Tibet, where our hotel had oxygen tanks in the hallway and an "oxygen bar", a pressurized room where guests can go when the altitude gets to be too much. (I used it when I started getting a terrible headache.)</div>
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Again, the influence of modern China... (read the English on the bottom of the sign.)<br />
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The Potala Palace! Fantastic. Magnificent. And other lofty descriptors. And truly, a holy site. It felt like we were the only visitors there who were not on some sort of pilgrimage.<br />
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The Palace itself, at least the white washing, is kept up by volunteers whom we saw everywhere.<br />
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And there really were quite a few Tibetans in traditional garb who we believe had trekked in from rural villages.<br />
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Because it is a holy site, we could not take pictures while inside. This was true for most of the temples and monasteries we visited in Tibet. The view from this resting spot on the outside of the Palace was breathtaking, though.<br />
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As were the edifices wherever we went.<br />
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Prayer wheels abound in Tibet, and people use them religiously. No pun intended.<br />
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Traditional garb. That blue is turquoise.<br />
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The city center of Lhasa.</div>
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One of the most captivating aspects of Tibet were the faces of its people.</div>
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The brightly colored restaurants were really good, too; and thanks to our guide, I ate well. Kathy ate a lot of yak meat and butter tea.</div>
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Apparently, monks can be tourists, too.<br />
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Here we are approaching the Jokhang Temple in the center of Lhasa.<br />
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Where we found quite a few Tibetans actively and quite fervently engaged in prayer. Even if one or two were distracted by their phones...<br />
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Courtyard inside the Jokhang Temple grounds.<br />
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Upstairs, where we could get a closer look at the gold roofs.<br />
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And pose with the bells.<br />
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Kathy tried some street food.<br />
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And then we went to the Sera Monastery. Look at the detail on the entrance! Even more glorious than what we had seen in Beijing, and more colorful.<br />
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Monk on a cell phone!<br />
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A mandala. Yes, completely made of sand. (The glare is from the glass under which it was protected).<br />
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The artwork on the walls of Buddhist temples is impossible to describe. It is everywhere. It is intricate. It is colorful. It is often enormous. And it all tells a story...<br />
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Where I broke my rule about not eating in restaurants with a type of meat in the name. Even though this one was called Tibet Steak House, they still catered to a vegan really well!</div>
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We drove from Lhasa to Shigatse, where we admired the starkly beautiful countryside.<br />
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Which was dotted with monasteries.<br />
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And which featured no few yaks.<br />
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And rivers that ran green.<br />
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The Tibetans try to keep it looking like this:<br />
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A typical Tibetan farm house.</div>
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Where again this vegan ate remarkably well!<br />
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A street in Shgatse.<br />
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A woman selling jewelry in a street lined with artisans selling their wares. I could have spent all day there. (I also could have spent a great deal of money there. So much cool stuff!)<br />
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A monastery in Shigatse, where the white on the mountainside in the background is actually thousands of prayer flags!<br />
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More magnificent Tibetan Buddhist art.</div>
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On the monastery grounds.<br />
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Like this one statute on the corner of one building. (It is actually in the previous picture if you can pick it out.)<br />
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A lute.<br />
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A monk keeping the butter candles lit. (No worries - it's veggie butter.) The scents of butter candles and incense fill the buildings.<br />
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Monks with traditional butter tea. And a coke. (The butter tea was not vegan, so I never got to try it.)</div>
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Kathy, contemplating in a monastery courtyard.<br />
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Small monk. Big courtyard.<br />
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Shigatse Hotel. Nothing can do justice to how it felt to be in that room, with all the color and detail. Overwhelming does not adequately describe it.</div>
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And where I made a new friend.<br />
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We continued cross-country. Tibet is mostly rural, and mostly subsistence farming. Lots of field sand livestock.<br />
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And of course monasteries, too many of which were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.<br />
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Another traditional Tibetan house.</div>
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Tibetans of all ages were participating in the celebration.<br />
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The main courtyard was filled with Tibetans who had come in from the surrounding countryside to gather, celebrate, and receive blessings.</div>
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We toured the monastery, admiring its statues.</div>
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But the most moving moment was in a room where we were not able to take photographs. In there, on long lines of benches, were dozens of monks chanting from their prayer books, beating drums, and playing magnificent horns, two of which were well over ten feet long. Their sounds actually reverberated across the courtyard outside.</div>
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We stopped on our way to Tingri for our first view of Mount Everest, which is known locally as Qomo Langma (CHOH-moh LAHNG-mah), or Mother Earth.<br />
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Then we continued cross country.<br />
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Until we reached our hotel in Tingri, which had no heat in the rooms despite the freezing temperature (well below 32F at night). Thankfully, our room did have an electric blanket!<br />
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This is the lobby of that hotel.<br />
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We arose pre-dawn the next day.<br />
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Saw a spectacular moon.<br />
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Stopped in a mountain passes to watch the sun rise on Mount Everest, complete with a star over its peak.<br />
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We were at about 5200 meters (approx 17,000 ft.) there.<br />
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Then we went to Everest base camp (Tibet side), which was largely deserted at that time of year.<br />
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There was even a village nearby. I cannot imagine what it must be like to see that mountain every day.<br />
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We stopped in a small town for lunch afterward, where we met this woman.<br />
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Then, on the road again, we saw these wild goats scampering up and down mountainsides.<br />
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We visited a traditional Tibetan home, where people live upstairs.</div>
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And pets and livestock are kept downstairs, where our driver stayed clear of the guard dog.<br />
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Inside, such vibrant colors!</div>
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A quick visit to a local tea house.<br />
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Then on to Palkhor Monastery.<br />
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Where we saw many more prayer wheels.<br />
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And monks. Doing laundry.<br />
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Volunteers repairing a temple.<br />
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More magnificent statues.<br />
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Described by our guide.<br />
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Or just admired by me.<br />
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A young Tibetan in traditional clothes. So cute!</div>
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More of the Tibetan countryside.<br />
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Its green water.<br />
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A glacier.<br />
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A sacred lake.<br />
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Motorcycles are far more common transportation there than in the U.S.<br />
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So stunningly beautiful.<br />
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Panoramic. (Download this one so you can see it full size.)<br />
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And this dog! Its head is the size of Kathy's torso...<br />
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Alas, our time in Tibet had to end. If you get the chance, go.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-71632363298386953432016-01-23T21:00:00.000-05:002016-01-26T07:42:04.577-05:00Part I: China: The Long Wall & More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In 2015, I turned 50. I wanted to celebrate that. So I opted for the trip of a lifetime. China. Tibet. Nepal. Bhutan. And my amazing and beautiful wife. All together. Over the course of four blog posts, you will catch some glimpses into that journey, which began in October and finished in November of 2015. It has been a couple of months, I know, but here are some of the pictures, from which I hope you can get some sense of the constant wonder we experienced. It was a truly magnificent journey...</div>
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We began with a 14-hour flight from DC to Beijing, where we stayed at the New World Beijing Hotel.</div>
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The restaurant there was fabulous, and the Chef, whom I met, was happy to oblige a vegan. Very cool.<br />
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Our first outing was to the Temple of Heaven, which is located in an extensive park that is apparently a popular gathering place for retirees, many of whom were dancing in groups as we walked through.</div>
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Where folks gathered to play games, chat, or jam on traditional instruments.</div>
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In one instance, the musicians were joined by a man who felt the spirit moving him and added some vocal. Fabulous!</div>
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Here we are at the Temple of Heaven itself. A fantastic building constructed in the early 15th century. Think about that. Over 500 years old. And still beautiful.</div>
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Where we posed with Chairman Mao in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace..<br />
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Which was stunning.<br />
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Featuring centuries old throne rooms.<br />
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It was a warren of walled streets.<br />
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Filled with treasures like this ancient jade pottery.<br />
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The attention to detail on everything was almost overwhelming.</div>
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This is just a small piece of the detail in one corner of one of the covered walkways!</div>
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Dragon boats!<br />
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Everything was laid out so as to make me want to wander all day...<br />
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Next on our itinerary was the Great Wall. When we stopped to pick up our passes, we encountered a school group. My childhood field trip never went anywhere like that!<br />
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Looking up at one part of the mountain ranges along which the Great Wall runs.</div>
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The view from the top of the steps that lead up to the Wall where we were.<br />
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The Great Wall itself looked exactly the way I had hoped!<br />
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And it just went on forever.<br />
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We also visited the Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Emperors.<br />
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Where the buildings were roofed with dragons.<br />
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And the views were mystical.<br />
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We even got to see part of where the Beijing Olympics were held.<br />
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-40376671902803300502015-03-05T16:32:00.000-05:002015-03-05T16:32:06.813-05:00Spring on Perry Place<br />
And to think that our clocks Spring ahead in just a few days!<br />
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-48147636320875615572014-04-11T15:23:00.001-04:002014-04-11T15:23:42.646-04:00Cherry Blossoms, 2014<br />
This morning, I rose well before dawn and made my way via Metro to the Tidal Basin, where I shot the following. Not a bad way to start the day...<br />
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-65814478457698185342013-04-20T05:06:00.000-04:002014-04-19T19:37:24.594-04:00Botswana: A Preview<br />
Since it may be a while until I get the full set of posts from our Botswana trip completed, here are some pictures to hold you through:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra migration, as seen from Meno-a-Kwena.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dining "hall" at Meno-a-Kwena.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathing in the Boteti River, right below the camp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening view from our tent at Meno-a-Kwena.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lion cub relaxing at Makgadikgadi National Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants playing in the Boteti River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admiring the elephants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting serious about water play!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The joys of a mud bath...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vulture perching.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kudu at Makgadikgadi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vervet monkey posing in profile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A brown snake-eagle soars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marabou storks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San demonstrate their skills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petting a scorpion!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebras as seen from the Meno-a-Kwena water hide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black crake alongside the Boteti.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singing under the stars with one of the guides at Meno-a-Kwena.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wuhv, twoo wuhv...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady lion in the grass at Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing in the evening at Xakanaxa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young leopard on the ground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same leopard, later, in a sausage fruit tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on the water with Water, our guide, in a Makoro.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in the Okavango Delta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening view from our tent at Xakanaxa .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Buffalo at Moremi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Lechwe at Moremi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodland Kingfisher enjoying lunch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee break in Moremi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush snake discovered while climbing a tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whuuhhht?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young vervet monkeys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A prodigious yawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants approach at Moremi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Later, one of those elephants dining.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An elephant and a red lechwe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wattled crane.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great white egret at Moremi in the Delta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just out for a stroll...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of saddle-billed storks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chobe River as seen from Chobe Safari Lodge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephants wading in the Chobe River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasty reeds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach bums, a.k.a., baboons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water monitor lizard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Hour, Cape buffalo style.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hippos in the Chobe River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HUGE crocodile. (About 4 meters.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victoria Falls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very young lion cub sipping water at Chobe National Park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With mom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad, right before he charged our truck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you think they know we're here?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crowned cormorants drying off after a fishing expedition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish eagles on watch.</td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-87857048430372883382013-02-15T12:09:00.004-05:002013-02-15T12:09:59.808-05:00Judy & Jack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were recently fortunate enough to have some more visitors. This time, our friends Judy and Jack stopped by as they were touring Southern Africa. They are retired and seem to live from one travel adventure to the next. Kathy and I see them as role models. While they were here, the four of us drove out to <a href="http://www.malealea.com/">Malealea</a> (muh-LAY-uh-lay-uh) for the night. We had been to Malealea in the past, but it is one of our favorite places in Lesotho, and a great place to take guests. Peaceful, beautiful, and far from the madness, Malealea is a true retreat. The majesty of that area of Lesotho greeted us en route to our destination, as if to say that we were on our way to a wondrous place:</div>
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Judy and Jack are fantastic people. Easy-going and genuine, we really enjoyed their company. And I particularly liked that Judy takes as many pictures as I do! And my wife certainly knows how to entertain guests...</div>
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At Malealea, the backdrop is always stunning:</div>
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As are the views from the rooms:</div>
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Our first evening there, we went for a restorative walk through the picturesque countryside:</div>
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Here, you can see Jack, Judy and Kathy engaged in the full splendor of the setting (I recommend downloading and viewing on a large monitor):</div>
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Along the way, we saw these women walking home with their luggage (the roads being too rough and remote for regular taxi traffic). One asked for our help, so the four of us carried some of her luggage for her across the next few rises, before leaving them at a likely juncture, where we wished them well. (They were travelling too far for us to accompany them all the way. It never ceases to amaze me how far Basotho walk without giving it a second thought. I know much of it is necessity, but I am still impressed.)</div>
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The views out across the fields through which we passed, and the clouds that rested upon the horizon, were well worth the trip all on their own:</div>
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Back at the <a href="http://www.malealea.com/">Malealea Lodge</a>, where we spent the night, we relaxed at the coffee shop:</div>
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And admired the views it offered:</div>
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That evening, as with every evening at Malealea Lodge, there were live performances of Basotho songs, music and dance. This begins with a local school choir:</div>
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Not only did they sing beautifully, but I loved how much they seem to enjoy the songs. They really get into it:</div>
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Along with the profoundly peaceful mornings, I think this is my favorite part of going to Malealea. These guys are so good, and their performances have such great energy:</div>
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I'd love to learn to make the instruments. (And then to play and sing the songs.) This drum, for instance, is called a <i>fukupu</i> (foo-KOOH-poo):<br />
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It was great to be able to share all this with Judy and Jack, though it was somewhat bittersweet knowing that Kathy and I will will likely not be back at Malealea again before we leave. Still, what joyous adventures we have, Kathy and me, together and with our friends.</div>
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My family comes from the far off land of <a href="http://www.canada.ca/">Canada</a>. I tell you this so you have some inkling as to why my great uncle, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Burke">Stanley Burke</a>, sent to my father an old vinyl LP with traditional <a href="http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/">Newfoundland</a> folk songs on it. My father converted them to a digital format, and then he sent one along to me. I was quite taken with the ditty, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27s_The_B%27y">I's the B'y</a>, and so tracked down the lyrics and chords. I am now in the process of trying to learn them. I thought it might be fun to share that process. So here I am, still working on getting down all the chords and lyrics (this is the third take):</div>
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It's a fun tune, and I like that playing it somehow connects me to my family.<br />
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So I recently survived my forty-eighth birthday. This largely consisted of working from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. The end of my day was all calls on <a href="http://www.skype.com/en/">Skype</a>. As those of you who use Skype know, part of the display is the video image you are broadcasting - in this case, my face and the parts of our house that can be seen behind me. Well, as I was finishing up my final call, I saw in that display a small parade of folks walking by behind me. As I was on a call, I could do little but wonder...</div>
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It turns out that my amazing wife had organized a surprise party for me! I have never had a surprise party thrown for me before. On television, something always goes wrong with surprise parties. Not so with this one! It was nice and intimate. Besides the two of us, Kathy invited our friends Jim and Deborah, their daughter Ntsang, and our friend Eric. Jim is my guitar jamming buddy here, and his daughter is a musical prodigy. So we ate some delicious vegan strawberry-raspberry-peach shortcake that Kathy made, and we played and sang.</div>
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Here are Ntsang (playing my travel guitar) and me:</div>
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Deborah, Ntsang, me and Jim (from left to right):<br />
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It was a perfect evening, and Kathy knew it would be when she arranged it.<br />
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In <a href="http://franschhoek.org.za/">Franschhoek</a>, which is part of South Africa's wine lands, we stayed at the <a href="http://www.elephantlodge.com/">Elephant Lodge</a>. It was elegant and luxurious. And the service was extraordinary.</div>
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When the poolside sun got to be too much, this seating area was nearby (where we also had breakfast served to us each morning).<br />
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The lodge itself was situated on a hill overlooking the valley and its vineyards.<br />
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The town of Franschhoek was quaint and lovely, with all its artisan boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops.<br />
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The next day, we visited a private game reserve with the unlikely name of <a href="http://www.fairyglen.co.za/">Fairy Glen</a>. There, we were treated to rather close-up views of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Buffalo">Cape Buffalo</a>.<br />
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And <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion">lions</a>! We were in an open bed truck for much of our visit at Fairy Glen, and there was nothing but air between us and these lions which were, thanks to the heat, merely relaxing in the bush.<br />
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We also saw <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springbok">springbok</a>.<br />
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A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Thick-knee">spotted thick-knee</a> (I think).<br />
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Some lounging <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_eland">elands</a>.<br />
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Our guide, Denis, was great, even getting out of the truck at one point to tell us all about different types of dung. (As I recall, that chunk in his hand was from a rhino.)</div>
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And these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bontebok">bontebok</a> grazing.<br />
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A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeest">wildebeest</a> keeping a close eye on us.<br />
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And I must say, a wildebeest has unexpectedly intriguing eyes.<br />
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We saw quite a few <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra">zebra</a>, as well.<br />
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During a refreshment break, Pat and Kathy discovered this old stone church.<br />
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It was facing out on the valley where we were served watermelon to help us cool off during what was probably the hottest day of our entire trip.<br />
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But soon, we were back in the truck, looking for more wildlife.<br />
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Like this pair of wildebeest.<br />
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And this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbuck">waterbuck</a>.<br />
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And then the wildebeest and the waterbuck as they scoped each other out. Each eventually decided that the other posed no threat and went on its peaceful herbivore way.<br />
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I got quite a kick out of this young zebra taking a rather vigorous dust bath.<br />
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Then, we met the reserve's resident <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhino">rhinoceros</a> (rhinos), who were recovering victims of a <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/rhinos-hanging-on-after-brutal-attack-1.1201761#.UQTSLh0axmw">vicious poaching attack</a>. The poaching of rhinos for their horns, which are mostly sold in Asia, is a <a href="http://www.stoprhinopoaching.com/">huge and growing problem</a>. These two were incredibly lucky to survive, but they will still never be the same. Seeing them like this just broke our hearts.<br />
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While Denis told us their story. (If you ever want to hear someone speak passionately about rhino poaching and what should happen to its perpetrators, talk with a professional bush guide.)<br />
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How close were we to those rhinos? Pretty darn close. They may look small in this picture, but when you get that close to an animal that large, you can feel it.<br />
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Especially when they get up and start to move.<br />
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Next, we visited some young lions. The female, at least, seemed a bit warn out, perhaps from the heat.<br />
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Or maybe she was just loosening up her jaws because she thought we were lunch?<br />
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Regardless, she was a beautiful cat.<br />
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It is difficult to describe, but she and her equally relaxed friend were a presence we could physically feel.<br />
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Because they had recently torn down some of the reserve's perimeter fencing, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant">elephants</a> were temporarily housed in an enclosure. This was sad to see, even if only a temporary arrangement, but it did give us an opportunity to get really close to these magnificent animals.</div>
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Looking into their eyes, I felt as if I could see a profound depth to their souls.<br />
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But I digress. The next day, the three of us went into town to visit the <a href="http://www.museum.co.za/">Huguenot Museum</a>.<br />
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Then we went on a wine tour. Franschhoek has a <a href="http://winetram.co.za/">tram</a> that takes visitors around to a few of the local wineries, allowing for a very relaxed experience. Pat and Kathy got to taste some wonderful South African wine...</div>
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... and I got to taste some wonderful South African vistas. Here, from out front of the <a href="http://www.cabriere.co.za/">Haute Cabriere</a> winery.</div>
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In fact, from Haute Cabriere, I was able to look out across the valley at Elephant Lodge, where we were staying.</div>
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Before we boarded the tram and rode to our next stop, <a href="http://www.dieudonnevineyards.com/">Dieu Donne</a>.<br />
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Here, even I enjoyed a drink, albeit <a href="http://www.appletiser.com.au/aw/content/en/australia-red-grapetiser">Grapetiser</a>.<br />
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And we all enjoyed the view.<br />
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Next stop was <a href="http://www.chamonix.co.za/">Chamonix</a>.<br />
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Where we first visited <a href="http://www.grandeprovence.co.za/">Grand Provence</a>, which was spectacular from the very beginning.<br />
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Even the garden was a work of art.</div>
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As well as, of course, a tranquil spot for a tasting.<br />
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The final stop on our wine tour was <a href="http://www.ricketybridgewinery.com/">Rickety Bridge</a> winery.<br />
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Where mother and daughter shared a bonding moment.<br />
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For dinner, we returned to Dieu Donne, where we dined at <a href="http://www.franschhoek.co.za/roca-restaurant/">Roca Restaurant</a>.</div>
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The food was wonderful, though, even if I was apparently a bit skeptical at first. (Or maybe that was merely my "Why are you taking that shot?" look?)<br />
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What a fabulous way to spend our final evening together, enjoying fine dining and spectacular views of Franschhoek valley.<br />
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We all had such a perfect time there, and indeed throughout our trip. The whole visit was fantastic, with kudos to Kathy for planning the whole thing. We three truly had a first-rate and fabulous vacation. My only complaint is that had to end. <br />
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We three - Pat, Kathy and I - rose early in the morning and Kathy drove us to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a>, where we caught a flight on <a href="http://www.flymango.com/">Mango airlines</a> (their planes are painted mango orange). We picked up our rental car and drove into the city, finding our way to the <a href="http://www.veronalodge.co.za/index.htm">Verona Lodge</a>, where we three stayed during our time in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town">Cape Town</a> (and where Kathy had stayed nine years ago).</div>
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After checking in, we wandered just a few short blocks to a local restaurant that one of our hosts at Verona had recommended, a place called <a href="http://www.richardscapetown.co.za/">Richard's</a>.</div>
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We had a very satisfying meal, then went off in search of the starting point for our initial Cape Town excursion, the hop-on/hop-off bus tour run by <a href="http://www.citysightseeing.co.za/capeTown.html">City Sightseeing</a>. This was a great introduction to the city, and a wonderful way to learn about Cape Town's geography and history. While we were waiting to board the bus, I saw this wonderful old ship out in the harbor.</div>
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The tour took us to the <a href="http://www.waterfront.co.za/Pages/home.aspx">Victoria and Alfred Waterfront</a> district (the Waterfront), which features shopping and restaurants, but is right up against the "working" part of the harbor. The giant red figure is actually constructed from old <a href="http://www.coca-cola.com/za/pages/landing/index.html">Coca Cola</a> crates (which apparently make great giant-sized <a href="http://www.lego.com/">Legos</a>).</div>
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Saw this sign outside the <a href="http://www.aquarium.co.za/">aquarium</a>.<br />
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One of the great things about Cape Town is that if you cannot see the ocean, then you can see its other dominant feature, the mountains.</div>
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The bus took us through the heart of town, which was one of my favorite parts of the tour. Downtown Cape Town is vibrant and eclectic.</div>
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And the architecture is a grand mix of classic and modern.<br />
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We also went past the <a href="http://www.castleofgoodhope.co.za/">Castle of Good Hope</a>, constructed in the 17th century. Very cool.</div>
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In the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Parade_(Cape_Town)">Grand Parade</a>, I noticed this statue being forced to endure quite an indignity.<br />
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The bus took us up to the bottom of the cable car run that carries people to the summit of Table Mountain. We did not go up that first day (though we did another day), but the location provided an excellent opportunity to catch Pat and Kathy against the backdrop of Cape Town and its harbor.<br />
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We then wound our way down into <a href="http://campsbay.com/">Camps Bay</a>, which is apparently the hot spot to see and be seen. I do not know about that, but the surf was worth seeing.<br />
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As were the clouds that appeared to have been laid across the mountain range like a blanket.<br />
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And we simply had to stop in <a href="http://www.simonstown.com/">Simon's Town </a>to admire the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Penguin">African penguins</a>. There is nothing quite like seeing such creatures in their natural habitat.<br />
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And in case you were wondering, penguins are as adorable as you think they are.<br />
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Along with being a geographical feature, Cape Point is also a nature preserve with views so stunning we had to pose in front of them.<br />
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Here, Pat braves the rising tide to set foot in new waters.</div>
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At one stop during our investigation of the preserve, we caught sight of this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Sugarbird">Cape Sugarbird</a>. (One of the more unexpected wonders of Southern Africa has been its birds.)<br />
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When we arrived at Cape Point lighthouse, we rode the <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funicular">funicular </a>to the top.<br />
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But we eventually got the Point proper, which is the most southwestern point in Africa. There, some birds were enjoying the surf.<br />
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But <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostriches">ostriches</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon">baboons</a> were not the only wildlife we encountered at Cape Point, where - I must confess - I had not anticipated spotting any wildlife at all. In a field along the road we saw these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bontebok">bontebok</a>.<br />
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And then we saw bontebok and ostriches relaxing seaside together. (Look closely. That little periscope at the front of the picture is an ostrich keeping a look out.)<br />
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But perhaps my favorite animal encounter at Cape Point occurred when we arrived at a quiet little bay and decided to get out of the car to stretch our legs and wander about a bit. There, in a field between the car and the sea, were this family of bontebok.</div>
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They were grazing surprisingly close to us. There is no feeling like knowing that there is nothing between you and a beautiful, wild creature. There is no wall. There is no fence. You are just sharing its natural habitat. (I felt like a bit of an intruder, really.)<br />
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The bay itself was lovely.<br />
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And upon closer inspection it featured some fascinating birds: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Sacred_Ibis">African Sacred Ibis</a>.<br />
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The views driving up along the coast from Noordhoek to Cape Town were spectacular, including these near <a href="http://www.houtbay.org/">Hout Bay</a>.</div>
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We enjoyed the food as well as the setting.<br />
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During the short drive from Camps Bay to our lodging in Cape Town, we were treated to one of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen.<br />
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In the morning, we enjoyed breakfast in the tranquil back yard space at Verona Lodge.<br />
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Robben Island is most notable for its service as a prison island and is, in fact, where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> was held for 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment. Here, depicted in this photo mounted on a wall, are political prisoners arriving at Robben Island, where they could expect a harsh life of forced labor.<br />
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Educational tours are offered on Robben Island, which is now functioning as a museum and national preserve. Here, our guide is giving us a bit of the history of the place.<br />
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Before it was a prison, the island served as a leper colony. We passed a graveyard from that era on our tour.<br />
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One of the most remarkable locations on the tour is the quarry, where inmates endured their labor, but where they also met and talked in secret about their anti-apartheid cause, making plans for a better future.<br />
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Our guide was kind enough to let me out of the tour bus to take a picture of this sign, where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a> apparently posed for a picture when he visited Robben Island while serving as a U.S. Senator.<br />
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An unexpected bonus to our visit to Robben Island was the views it afforded us of Cape Town and Table Mountain.<br />
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And here we are, taking advantage of the backdrop.<br />
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The white man on the motorcycle here is the only former Robben Island prison guard to return to work there now that it is an historical site.<br />
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Here, as at Cape Point, we encountered wildlife unexpectedly (at least it was unexpected for me). This time, it was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springbok">springbok</a>. We learned that Springbok and other game were originally put on the island so prison guards could hunt them.</div>
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One of the many things I did not know about Robben Island was that it was fortified during World War II.</div>
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Predominantly, though, the island is known for its most famous inmate, Nelson Mandela. Here is one of the cells he occupied during his term there.<br />
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The prison yard itself was, as one might imagine, bleak.<br />
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One of the most fascinating parts of the tour focused on Robben Island's less famous inmates. In many of the old cells, there was an object of some significance to the individual who had occupied that cell, along with a picture of the inmate. For example, this stapler was important to <a href="http://mg.co.za/author/thami-mkhwanazi">Thami Mkhwanazi</a> because he used it to staple together pieces of paper for an informal newsletter he produced for his fellow prisoners.<br />
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Our guide for the prison portion of the tour was himself a former inmate, jailed on conspiracy charges by the former apartheid government of South Africa..<br />
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Just how deeply the racism permeated conditions at the prison was exemplified by this detailing of food rations.<br />
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On board the ferry that carried us to the island and back, we were shown videos documenting some of the history of apartheid and opposition to it. (The ferry ride was too rough for me to take any pictures.) Kathy and I talked about when we first became aware of apartheid, and how shocking it was that we were unaware of it for as long as we were. For myself, it was not until protests started on college campuses, insisting that those colleges and universities divest from South Africa, and popular musicians began speaking (and singing) out about it, that I began to pay attention. </div>
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As we docked back in the Waterfront area of Cape Town, several of us caught site of this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion">sea lion</a> basking in the afternoon sun.</div>
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And where Kathy and Pat were able to take their bearings.<br />
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That evening, we dined at <a href="http://addisincape.co.za/">Addis in Cape</a>, an Ethiopian restaurant in the heart of Cape Town. The decor was, as I understand it, traditional Ethiopian. That is, it featured low chairs and tables which served as a common eating surface, since Ethiopian cuisine is properly enjoyed communally.<br />
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The ambiance felt like something out of old Hollywood, which I loved.<br />
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The next day began again with breakfast in the lodge's well-favored back yard setting. Our hosts were wonderful, and the other guests we met were warm and friendly. There was a family from Germany and a young man from France, who apparently owns a vineyard there and was in South Africa to explore their wine making operations. He also provided Pat and Kathy with an opportunity to spend the morning chatting in French.</div>
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The view looking up from the bottom of the cable car ride made the top look so small. (It is not.)<br />
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The vistas afforded by the top of Table Mountain were spectacular, to say the least.<br />
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We humans were not the only ones enjoying them. These <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_hyrax">rock dassies</a> and lizards had found quite the spot to relax.<br />
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After all, we were bound for <a href="http://franschhoek.org.za/">Franschhoek</a>.<br />
<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776462020536211214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764284215940001125.post-34111730900005797492013-01-27T04:19:00.000-05:002013-01-27T04:19:42.981-05:00Mohoehali (Lesotho)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i>Mohoehali </i>(moh-HWAY-hah-dee) is the Sesotho word for mother-in-law. Pat, my mother-in-law, just visited us and we had a grand time. My only complaint is that it was over too soon. For the beginning of her trip, she stayed with us in Maseru and got to see a bit of what our lives here are like. Unfortunately, I had to work during those days while Pat and Kathy were off visiting volunteers. So I do not have any pictures of those moments.</div>
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However, there was one evening when a few of our friends from Peace Corps Lesotho and the European Union were able to join the three of us for an evening at the <a href="http://www.suninternational.com/destinations/casinos/lesothomountainkingdom/pages/default.aspx">Lesotho Sun</a>. Here, Pat is chatting with Laura (LAHW-ruh), who is <i>very</i> Italian, and Evelyn, who works at the Library of Congress back in Washington, D.C., and was visiting her husband (and Kathy's colleague), Eric. Pat and Laura were were quite possibly conversing in French, as they both speak it fluently.</div>
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Here is more of the group, including my lovely wife and Eric.<br />
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The reason we chose that spot was, as you can see, its view. At sunset, there are few better places to be to take in the colors.</div>
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After Pat had seen a little of Lesotho, the three of us headed for Cape Town, and then Franschhoek, which is in South Africa's wine country. The next two postings will hopefully give you some sense of how amazing that trip was.<br />
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One aspect of Basotho culture that is steeped particularly deeply in mystery is its traditional schools. Not all Basotho youth attend them, but many do. They are located in remote places, where traditional beliefs and customs are passed on away from the uninitiated. The main thing foreigners like me are told about them is not to go anywhere near them, as doing so could get you seriously hurt. Encroachments upon the schools' privacy are treated with violence, we are told. Noted. Do not go near them. Easy enough. I would not know where to look, anyway.<br />
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Then my friend <i>Ntate </i>Marabe asks me if I would like to visit one. What?!? I thought that was a really <i>bad</i> idea. Well, it seems it is a bad idea, and not just for foreigners. For anyone. Unless, it turns out, one has the proper permissions. <i>Ntate </i>Marabe said he could get those permissions. So, one day he came over to our house and we rode the taxi out to where he had seen some girls from a traditional school walking and singing. He asked a couple of local folks in a shop across from the taxi stop, got directions, and off we set, hiking through farmland toward the village where a traditional girls school was reported to be located.<br />
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We arrived in the village, where Ntate Marabe was able to identify the home of the woman who ran the school (their headmistress, as it were). He negotiated with her for a while, and then she agreed to grant us access to her students and their performances for the remainder of the afternoon in exchange for 150 Maloti (about $18). <br />
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This is where the students stay while attending the traditional school. The wall made of thatch actually identifies it so that all Basotho know to respect it and steer clear.<br />
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Here are the students. The one on the far right, in more modern clothing, is an instructor of sorts. The young woman next to her, in darker clothing, is the lead student (prefect, as it were). They carry those sticks with them everywhere, and they are coated with a special herb that protects them from witchcraft.</div>
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They wore masks on their heads that often serve as hats to protect them from the sun, or are worn as necklaces. The coloring of their skin, as I understand it, is due to the application of a mud-pack of sorts that serves as a sun screen.<br />
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Here I am, posing with the students in front of their "dorm".<br />
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Then <i>Ntate </i>Marabe doing the same. This was, as it turns out, a first for him, as well, and as such a pretty big deal for both of us and not just me.<br />
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And we, of course, posed with them.<br />
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Then us, relaxing with them.<br />
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Those two pictures, in particular, gave <i>Ntate </i>Marabe's sons a bit of a shock. Knowing as they did that no one was supposed to go near a traditional school, seeing their father sitting there with those students like that gave them quite a surprise. They thought it was great, though.<br />
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After preforming for us in the village, the students set off marching toward where <i>Ntate</i> Marabe and I needed to catch a taxi back into Maseru. We were allowed to walk with them, privileged to listen as they sang all the way.<br />
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Here, they are singing as we left the village where their school is located.</div>
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We all walked along the edges of the local farmers' fields, <i>Ntate </i>Marabe and I trailing behind them, mesmerized by the experience.</div>
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It is difficult to describe how out of time I felt, and how honored.<br />
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As we walked through the village near our taxi stop, I got to see firsthand how the proscription against getting near not only traditional schools, but their students, plays out among Basotho children. They were fascinated, but would dash off when we got too close.</div>
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At the roadside where <i>Ntate </i>Marabe and I were to catch our taxi (you can hear cars driving by), the students of the traditional girls school kindly performed one last song for us.</div>
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Every time I think about this particular experience, I am awed. To get such intimate access to such an amazing set of traditions which are usually so closely guarded feels truly special. And without my friend <i>Ntate </i>Marabe, it would not have been possible. For that, I am truly grateful. And the entire experience is made that much more meaningful because it was exceptional for <i>Ntate </i>Marabe, too. He likes to talk about it as much as I do, and I think he still finds it a bit difficult to believe that we actually did what we did, went where we went, and saw and heard so much that is so enigmatic. Personally, I have never come closer to feeling as if I was in a National Geographic special. Fantastic!<br />
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That, in case you are wondering, is the vegan yule log I made for our Christmas 2012 dinner. It was melt-in-your-mouth good. Just so you know. But I get ahead of myself. Much of Christmas is about family and friends. Our family, apart from each other, is a long way from Lesotho. But we do have friends here. A Peace Corps Volunteer here in Lesotho recently shared with me that her best friend here is a nun. Mine is one of our guards, <i>Ntate </i>Marabe (n-DAH-tay muh-RAH-bay, with the "r" rolled). One of the highlights of this past Christmas season was meeting his two sons, Mpho (m-PHOH) and Motseki (moh-TSEH-kee), when all three came to visit me at our house.<br />
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Also on my gratitude list was the a bit of an enterprise that Kathy and I undertook to help out another friend I have made here, <i>Ntate </i>Molefi (n-DAH-tay moh-LAY-fee). He is a street vendor, which is a much more common occupation here than back in the States. He set sup his "shop" (a few wooden palates piled with produce and snacks) near a foot bridge between our house and Kathy's office. So over time, I have gotten to know him. He is a truly hard-working guy, always out there, even when many of the other street vendors are not because of the weather or other reasons. And he is always friendly and willing to take time to help me with my Sesotho and teach me about what life is like for him in the "real" Maseru (as opposed to the sheltered existence of ex-pats like me). He is just a good guy. </div>
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We talk about his business, what he dreams for it and how he is working to get there. One of the problems he had was that his produce and other goods was subject to the elements - to the sun and the rain. He was saving up to buy a tent to cover them. Then I noticed that a store in our new mall sold tents like the one <i>Ntate </i>Molefi wanted. So I talked with Kathy, and we decided to get him one. We went to the store and identified two that seemed as if they would meet his needs. One was substantially less expensive than the other, so we got it and took it to <i>Ntate </i>Molefi. He was profoundly grateful, which almost made me feel guilty, as in less than a month in the U.S I can spend at Starbucks what that tent cost. But I also felt really good about it. </div>
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Kathy and I helped him set it up. Unfortunately, it was in about 20 pieces with "insert section A into corner connector B" instructions and would have been really, really difficult, if not impossible, for one person to set up and take down by himself every day. One of the things Kathy and I talk about here is that in international development work many failures come about because what is done or provided actually ends up creating more problems than it solves. (After all, the only immutable law is the Law of Unintended Consequences.) I felt like we had just encountered a small scale example of that phenomenon.. Thankfully, my wife is both gracious and supportive, so when I suggested we go back to the store and look at the other tent, she agreed. It turned out to be much better and easier to assemble. So we bought that one and took it to <i>Ntate </i>Molefi, with whom I am standing here just after we finished erecting that tent.</div>
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We also prepared a Christmas feast in our home, to which we invited an eclectic mix of folks whom we knew to be around and without any place else to go for Christmas. So I began referring to us as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(TV_special)">Island of Misfit Toys</a>. But it was a grand meal and a good way to spend Christmas dinner.</div>
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After Christmas, Kathy and I decided to get away by returning to <a href="http://maliba-lodge.com/">Maliba Lodge</a> for a couple of nights. It really is a tranquil place. The main lodge looks out over the guest lodges where we stayed.</div>
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And the view from the deck at the main lodge just never gets old.<br />
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The party then moved to the happy couple's home, where tents had been erected and lavishly decorated for the occasion.<br />
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Songs were sung and speeches were given, including one by my wife. And much food was eaten. But for me, the highlight of the day came when I got to shake the hand of the man in the right hand side of this picture, which was taken from my seat (just so you know how close I was).<br />
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You see, that man is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letsie_III_of_Lesotho">King Letsie III</a>, the King of Lesotho. So now, thanks to Kathy, I have shaken hands with a king. This is incontrovertible evidence that marrying Kathy has made me much, much cooler than I was before.<br />
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