Day 72 of 111. Agra, India Not very far from the Taj Mahal is the Agra Fort, the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638. We heard of the Fort at Agra in the Sherlock Holmes story, The Sign of Four. This fort (better described as a walled city) is where…

Day 71 of 111. Agra, India Our guide says that there are two groups of people, those who have seen the Taj Mahal and those who have not. We are now part of the group who have seen and been impressed by this monument to love. This is one of those surreal events. Our group…

Day 71 of 111. Delhi, India We had a wonderful breakfast at the Oberoi Hotel near Delhi (Gurgaon) and then boarded the buses for the four hour trip to Agra. I really enjoyed the exotic uniforms of the staff at the hotel. The first part of the trip was again through Delhi and we had…

Day 70 of 111. Colombo, Sri Lanka to Delhi, India Because of construction at the Sri Lanka Airport, all flights had to leave before 8:00 a.m. For us, this translated into breakfast at 1:30 a.m. We left the ship at 2:30 a.m. We really did not see much of Sri Lanka because it was very…

Day 68 of 111. Sea Day in the Bengal Sea After so many ports of call and amazing adventures, a few sea days came as a welcomed change. The water is deep so the ocean is a calm ultramarine blue. The air temperature is warm, but the breeze keeps the air comfortable. We have been…

Day 66 of 111. Port Kelang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia We arrived in Kuala Lumpur with no concept of what to expect. Turns out that Kuala Lumpur is a very modern and vibrant city. The country is officially a Muslim nation but takes great care to accept other religions. Our first stop, was the Batu Caves,…

Day 65 of 111. Singapore, Singapore Luckily, our excursion for the second day in Singapore did not begin early. Ron slept well after the heat of Cambodia and we had a nice breakfast before we left for some views of Singapore. The first stop was to a Taoist Temple built in 1821. It was built…

Day 64 of 111. Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia Ron is on his last day of his overland excursion. They had a boat tour to the floating village at Tonle Sap Lake. During the rainy season, the water level can rise by 30 feet. The striped post is used to measure the water level. When the…

Day 64 of 111. Siam Reap, Cambodia During Ron’s excursion to see Angkor Wat, they took a picture in front of a silk cotton tree at Angkor Thom. We think this tree appeared in the movie, Laura Croft, Tomb Raider. The tree itself is not very useful. The cotton is too light to be used…

Day 63 of 111. Sea Day for Paul en route to Singapore. While Ron is traveling in Cambodia, Paul had a hands-on cooking class with Hong Kong chef, Jowett Yu. He has an Asian Fusion restaurant in Hong Kong, but his culinary background includes French techniques in culinary school, cooking in Australia, and home cooking…