Whispering Around The World 2019

[DCCruiser57]

Some pics from DW’s Banjul tour.

[mysty]

Great photos by your DW DCC!  Thanks for posting them!

[mysty]

We are in Dakar, Senegal.  From the sail in.....

 

 

 

[Silver Spectre]

51 minutes ago, mysty said:

We are in Dakar, Senegal.  From the sail in.....

 

 

 

Nice sunrise Mysty

[mysty]

Spectacular evening on Goree Island last night!

 

The meal.....

 

 

 

 

The venue.....

 

 

 

 

And as we were on the ferry back to the ship....FIREWORKS!  Amazing!  Job extremely well done SS!  Thank You!

[turtlemichael]

An unusual angle for passengers on (or not on) Whisper. Waiting for the ship to dock at Dakar after its bunker.

[mysty]

Very interesting perspective Turtle!  Thanks for posting it!  🙂

[turtlemichael]

Tracy's pic of the splendid dinner at the Fort on Goree Island. We all had fun and great picture, Tracy!

 

[Stumblefoot]

Beautiful pic Turtle!

[mysty]

Today we were in Casablanca, Morocco.  We did the "Casablanca and Grand Mosque" tour and enjoyed it.  Highlight was the awe-inspiring Hassan II Mosque.  The Mosque is the second-largest mosque in the Islamic world. This magnificent building is both overwhelming in its grandeur and exquisite in its detail. 

 

Some photos.....

 

 

 

 

 

We also visited the Mahkama du Pacha in the Quartier des Habous.  It formerly housed the reception halls for the Pasha of Casablanca as well as the Muslim courthouse.  It's currently used for district government administration.  

 

Some gorgeous detail from the building.....

 

[Unibok]

Wow, such beautiful architectural detail, mysty. Breathtaking.

 

If remember right, this World Cruise was billed as the Tale of Tales, with each segment highlighting different writers. I think you mentioned Pico Iyer and the Lion guy early on, but was there one for each segment? If so, how were the others?

[Daveywavey70]

Absolutely beautiful M. You're getting closer now!

[mysty]

5 hours ago, Unibok said:

Wow, such beautiful architectural detail, mysty. Breathtaking.

 

If remember right, this World Cruise was billed as the Tale of Tales, with each segment highlighting different writers. I think you mentioned Pico Iyer and the Lion guy early on, but was there one for each segment? If so, how were the others?

Yes there was a new author for every segment.  Here is the line up.....

HAROLD KODA
Joining Segment 3- Sydney to Bali Departing February 2, 2019

LAKSMI PAMUNTJAK
Joining Segment 4 – Bali to Tokyo Departing February 16, 2019

STEVE McCURRY
Joining Segment 5 – Tokyo to Singapore Departing March 2, 2019

JEREMIAH TOWER
Joining Segment 6 – Singapore to Mombasa Departing March 18, 2019

PAUL THEROUX
Joining Segment 7 – Mombasa to Cape Town Departing April 3, 2019

SOPHY ROBERTS
Joining Segment 8 – Cape Town to Lisbon Departing April 17, 2019

TAHIR SHAH
Joining Segment 9 – Lisbon to London Departing May 11, 2019

Each was interesting!  Some were very good presenters and all were good entertainment!

 

[Stumblefoot]

2 hours ago, mysty said:

JEREMIAH TOWER

Lovely pictures!  Was Jeremiah Tower the chef many credit with creating California Cuisine?  If so, I sure hope he created a special meal or three for the passengers to enjoy.

[mysty]

4 hours ago, Stumblefoot said:

Lovely pictures!  Was Jeremiah Tower the chef many credit with creating California Cuisine?  If so, I sure hope he created a special meal or three for the passengers to enjoy.

Yes, I think he is credited by many for California Cuisine.  As far as I know there was no actual cooking done.

[spinnaker2]

22 hours ago, mysty said:

Today we were in Casablanca, Morocco.  We did the "Casablanca and Grand Mosque" tour and enjoyed it.  Highlight was the awe-inspiring Hassan II Mosque.  The Mosque is the second-largest mosque in the Islamic world. This magnificent building is both overwhelming in its grandeur and exquisite in its detail. 

 

Some photos.....

 

 

 

 

 

We also visited the Mahkama du Pacha in the Quartier des Habous.  It formerly housed the reception halls for the Pasha of Casablanca as well as the Muslim courthouse.  It's currently used for district government administration.  

 

Some gorgeous detail from the building.....

 

gorgeous photos 

[Unibok]

17 hours ago, mysty said:

Yes there was a new author for every segment.  Here is the line up.....

HAROLD KODA
Joining Segment 3- Sydney to Bali Departing February 2, 2019

LAKSMI PAMUNTJAK
Joining Segment 4 – Bali to Tokyo Departing February 16, 2019

STEVE McCURRY
Joining Segment 5 – Tokyo to Singapore Departing March 2, 2019

JEREMIAH TOWER
Joining Segment 6 – Singapore to Mombasa Departing March 18, 2019

PAUL THEROUX
Joining Segment 7 – Mombasa to Cape Town Departing April 3, 2019

SOPHY ROBERTS
Joining Segment 8 – Cape Town to Lisbon Departing April 17, 2019

TAHIR SHAH
Joining Segment 9 – Lisbon to London Departing May 11, 2019

Each was interesting!  Some were very good presenters and all were good entertainment!

 

 

Thank you for taking the time to write these out, mysty. What a great line-up. I'm so glad to hear it was an enjoyable and enriching program. 

 

edited to add: I would have wanted to attend all of these, but especially Steve McCurry.

Edited May 8, 2019 by Unibok

[mysty]

Photos from our sail up the Guadalquivir River.....

 

 

 

 

 

And a para-sailor.....

 

[cece50]

5 hours ago, mysty said:

Photos from our sail up the Guadalquivir River.....

 

 

 

 

 

And a para-sailor.....

 

What an absoute treat to sail into Seville.  I just love that city.  Was going up river always on the itinerary or was this a last minute decision?  

[Daveywavey70]

Give my new friends a wave that just graduated from Universitad D Sevilla. I can personally vouch that they are extremely persistent dancers! 

[mysty]

2 hours ago, cece50 said:

What an absoute treat to sail into Seville.  I just love that city.  Was going up river always on the itinerary or was this a last minute decision?  

It was always on the itinerary.  🙂  And it was magical!

[cece50]

10 minutes ago, mysty said:

It was always on the itinerary.  🙂  And it was magical!

How wonderful!   So few ships sail into Seville, so I can imagine it was very special. Mysty,  your travelogue has been most enjoyable....What a treat  “sailing the world with you.”  I will be very interested in your reports from Lisbon to London.   We will be right behind you on Seabourn Ovation as we make our way from Lisbon to Amsterdam, starting on May 15...with a sail up the Thames included.  Continued Happy Sailing. 

[mysty]

Today we are in Sevilla.  Myster and I did a walk about after taking the shuttle bus to the drop off on La Rabida (between the Casino de la Exposicion and the Palacio San Telmo).  Some photos.....

 

The wall around the Palacio San Telmo.....

 

 

Hotel Alfonso XIII...

 

 

Real Alcazar.....

 

 

Catedral y Giralda.....

 

 

 

Miscellaneous.....

 

 

[spinnaker2]

Spectacular Seville!

[mysty]

I made an OOOPS with my photo posting.  We did not tour Real Alcazar.  The outside photo should have been.....