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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Manila

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018Leave a comment

Good-by Manila.

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Rich McClear

A lot of crew members were sad to sail out of Manila after their family reunions, but Manila gave us a great send off.  There was a brass band with twirlers and majorettes.  They played while we lined the promenade … Continue reading Good-by Manila.

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Manila Odds and Ends.

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Rich McClear

This page has some photos that just don’t fit anywhere else.  The pics below are of our welcome. The next three I call “signs of faith.” Finally here are some miscellaneous shots.   In Manila the pollution is bad enough that … Continue reading Manila Odds and Ends.

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Douglas MacArthur Had Dessert Here – The Manila Hotel

March 9, 2018February 27, 2021 Rich McClear

I love hotels of a certain era.  The ones built by railway and steamship companies as way points in the Orient Express or wharf side outposts of empire.  We’ve stayed in several, usually at a time when it was a … Continue reading Douglas MacArthur Had Dessert Here – The Manila Hotel

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Rescued by a Buggy Whip — Intramuros Manila.

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 Rich McClear

The Intramuros is the “old” walled city of Manila.  I put the word “old” in quotes because much of this part of the city was flattened when the Americans retook Manila from the Japanese in 1945.  Some modern historians have … Continue reading Rescued by a Buggy Whip — Intramuros Manila.

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Gustave Eiffel in Manila?

March 7, 2018 Rich McClear

Gustave Eiffel had a major hand in the iconic landmarks in two world cities.  He designed the support structure for the Statue of Liberty.  He also designed a number of pre-fab iron buildings in Arica Chile including a church, customs … Continue reading Gustave Eiffel in Manila?

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Defensive Driver — Manila

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Rich McClear

The Captain’s announcement was not encouraging.  “The temperature tomorrow in Manila will be, wait for it, 95 degrees Fahrenheit, that’s 35 degrees Celsius.”  With 88% humidity it was just plain hot.  Suzi does not function well in high heat and … Continue reading Defensive Driver — Manila

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Three More Days, Two More Days, One more Day TODAY!!

March 5, 2018 Rich McClear

I wonder how my grandfather, who was a steward on White Star Line at the turn of the 20th century, would have reacted to relations between crew and passengers on this cruise.  While he clearly liked some of the persons … Continue reading Three More Days, Two More Days, One more Day TODAY!!

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