"LIVE" - Ovation of the Seas (April 9-26, 2018), Bill & Marie's slow boat to China

[PCWalton1]

Having a little breakfast at Windjammer

 

 

 

 

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[PCWalton1]

I guess I skipped a posting on dinner last night. We went to Chops for steaks and were not disappointed.

 

 

 

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[PCWalton1]

Not quite as scary from this angle:

 

Still, don't think I would have ventured near the edge either.

 

I don't care what angle you take, I was not going out there. ;p

[critterchick]

I’m just discovering this thread and following along. I hope you continue to have a brilliant time!

[PCWalton1]

I’m just discovering this thread and following along. I hope you continue to have a brilliant time!

 

Thanks Jean, so far so good. Tomorrow spending the day in George Town, Malaysia

[Aussie FF]

That's a nice photo of our cruising friends Ken & Jenny in the Concierge Lounge.

We have quite a few friends on your cruise.

 

Aussie Frequent Floaters

[suzyluvs2cruise]

Hi Bill and Marie. Just found this thread. Great photos and commentary. Agree about Singapore. Amazing city. See both of you tomorrow for the Georgetown tour. Glad We're joining you.

 

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[Tigerlily75]

Love the photos from Maxwell Hawker Centre, I sat at those very same orange tables and ate the same chicken rice. Even if Singapore had nothing else to offer I d come back just for that!

 

And now I'm extra excited for this review, since I just today booked an 18 day transpacific on Ovation.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

[PCWalton1]

Hi Bill and Marie. Just found this thread. Great photos and commentary. Agree about Singapore. Amazing city. See both of you tomorrow for the Georgetown tour. Glad We're joining you.

 

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Going to be hot tomorrow but fun. Ready for a noodle breakfast? [emoji3]

 

 

Love the photos from Maxwell Hawker Centre, I sat at those very same orange tables and ate the same chicken rice. Even if Singapore had nothing else to offer I d come back just for that!

 

And now I'm extra excited for this review, since I just today booked an 18 day transpacific on Ovation.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

 

Congrats, that should be a great cruise.

 

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[PCWalton1]

For dinner tonight we tried Wonderland for the first time. Great experience thanks to our server Tharsini. I tried to take a few pictures but some of the time we had already dove in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[PCWalton1]

After dinner we hurried over to 270 just before they let the standby guests in for the Pixels show.

 

 

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[BillOh]

Thank you for the welcome. Too bad our stay is barely 24 hours.

 

Here's Ovation and Mariner.

 

 

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Thanks for the bonus shot of Mariner. I think John and Laura are on that one now, couple days after you were next to her. I've been following her re-positioning, looking forward to her return to Florida next year.

[BecciBoo]

Hey Bill, could you try the shower again with the water on? Discretely of course!;p

[JaniceB]

Your cabin looks very nice. Thanks for the food pictures!

[PCWalton1]

Hey Bill, could you try the shower again with the water on? Discretely of course!;p

Water only? No models? [emoji23] Will do

 

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[PCWalton1]

Today (Wednesday) was our first ever trip to George Town, Penang Malaysia. Despite temperatures in the 90s and humidity also in the 90s we managed to see all the sites we planned. We started the day will a stop to enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is our guide Mark Ng giving us a history lesson

 

[PCWalton1]

 

 

Our chef?

 

 

 

 

After eating we took a drive across town to the Kek Lok Si Temple. The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang facing the sea and commanding an impressive view, and is one of the best known temples on the island.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[xpcdoojk]

Your posts remind me that I have seen enough Roman and Greek ruins, and Pagoda’s for a lifetime.

 

JC

[PCWalton1]

Your posts remind me that I have seen enough Roman and Greek ruins, and Pagoda’s for a lifetime.

 

JC

 

No body is twisting your arm.

[MrsPhoenix91]

Your posts remind me that I have seen enough Roman and Greek ruins, and Pagoda’s for a lifetime.

 

JC

 

 

Rude much :rolleyes::rolleyes:?

[MrsPhoenix91]

PCWalton1, thank you for sharing your review and detailed pictures with us of a part of the world that I personally do not get to see on the regular!

[xpcdoojk]

Rude much :rolleyes::rolleyes:?

 

I apologize. I didn’t mean to be rude. Pagoda’s are lovely, but like the Colleseum in Rome of the Parthenon in Athens, they all start to look a lot alike after you have seen several. It was not a put down of the trip report or of Buddhism etc.

 

JC

[PCWalton1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The was what you could ride part way up the mountain, or in our case down the mountain,

 

 

 

[PCWalton1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Biker19]

I apologize. I didn’t mean to be rude. Pagoda’s are lovely, but like the Colleseum in Rome of the Parthenon in Athens, they all start to look a lot alike after you have seen several. It was not a put down of the trip report or of Buddhism etc.

I lived in Cairo for three years and drove to Alexandria every couple of months. The road takes you by the Giza pyramids. Most other travelers were aghast when I mentioned that after a while the pyramids were just a pile of rocks to me.:cool: