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I may try to find a picture of it online, if I find it, I will post a link!

My wife and I went to Singapore for a couple of weeks visit with our daughter who lives there. It was a very relaxing visit, with no time pressures and lots of things to see and do when we wanted to do something.

Our arrival was on the afternoon before the National Day celebration, which commemorates the island nation’s independence. This was the 42^nd birthday. We spent the day with our daughter and two grandsons that had been visiting her all summer, as well as many of her friends in the resort at Sentosa. We played in the surf at the beach, rode the street luge, went up in the Merlion that overlooks the sea, and ate. It was a nice day.

My daughter who lives in Singapore is coming back to the States for a month long visit in the middle of October. My wife and I are wanting to take a week of the time for a family trip to Florida. So we are investigating Disney vacation rentals that might be available for us during that time.

One of the Orlando vacation rentals we are considering is the Reunion Resort, which is a luxurious facility only minutes from the Disney parks and has, to the delight of my son in law, some wonderful golf courses on the site!

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I have always thought that a vacation to the Carolinas would be a great deal of fun. There is a lot of history that would appeal to my wife, and a lot of golf courses that would appeal to me. We have been looking into Hilton Head vacation rentals. The web site VLBO.com offers all sorts of options, but we are thinking of some affordable luxury in a two bedroom condo on Hilton Head Island, which is a large barrier island off the South Carolina coast. The condo is in a gated community with easy access after a day at the beach. Or the golf course.

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On our trip to Cozumel, my wife and I went to see the Mayan ruins at Tulum. That was the last occupied city of the Mayans. The structures there are over 1500 years old and are still used for rituals on special days of the year. We were impressed by some of the things we learned about the Mayan’s culture and advancements they possessed. One of the temples appeared to be leaning a bit, but it has been that way since it was built. Its walls were built to mark the angle of the axis of the earth! That was a long time before a lot of civilizations realized the earth is round.

Their understanding of astronomy and medicine and mathematics was amazing. The part of the city that is still intact is within a wall of cut stone. The area is about 250 yards long and 65 yards wide. There is a 30 cliff that overlooks a gorgeous view of the sea that serves as the protection of one side. We were told that 400 lived in the walled city. They were the priests, the queen, and other elites of society. Outside the walls was home to over 4000 hunters, gatherers and others who served the elites.

The way the elites maintained control of those outside the walls was with their learning and abilities to predict the beginning of rainy seasons, and the time of the birth of children and such. It struck me that mankind has not changed much, still the elites in their “walled cities” like to keep control and power by secrets that only they know!

Civilization!

My bride and I just returned from our cruise to Cozumel. We were celebrating our fortieth anniversary, so we wanted to be treated well. The Carnival crew on the Ecstasy were very accommodating and we had a wonderful time. We ate so much, as on any cruise. We even skipped both midnight buffets.

Our shore excursion was to see the Mayan ruins at Tulum. That was an eye opening experience as to the culture and advancements the Mayans had made. There was a bit of walking that might put others off, and the trip feom the ship to the site required a ferry ride of half an hour, plus a bus ride of forty five minutes. That made it so we had less than three hours to take in the attractions of the archeological stie.

I won the trivia challenge on the ship. It was really a goofy little test, but I guess I know more stupid things than the others who participated!