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Sailing Into NYC Harbor-@4:30 am . Spectacular View. Our smokestack just cleared the Verranzano Narrows Bridge by a few feet! After six sea days, it is great to see first land, on this special July crossing of The Atlantic.

Sailing Into NYC Harbor-@4:30 am . Spectacular View. Our smokestack just cleared the Verranzano Narrows Bridge by a few feet! After six sea days, it is great to see first land, on this special July crossing of The Atlantic.

Sailing across The Pond - The Atlantic Ocean, on the shortest bridge between New York and Europe - The Queen Mary2.  It is not a Cruise but a Voyage, nor a cruise ship,  rather A Liner, the last of the great ocean-going liners.

Sailing across The Pond - The Atlantic Ocean, on the shortest bridge between New York and Europe - The Queen Mary2.  It is not a Cruise but a Voyage, nor a cruise ship,  rather A Liner, the last of the great ocean-going liners.

The Queen Mary 2 comes to Hamburg every year.  For her tenth jubilee she got a special celebration. I took lots of videos, and posted them for my my friends on Facebook, but this one pretty much sums up the crowds enthusiastic response  as the flagship sails away down The Elbe River to open waters in the North Atlantic...

The Queen Mary 2 comes to Hamburg every year.  For her tenth jubilee she got a special celebration. I took lots of videos, and posted them for my my friends on Facebook, but this one pretty much sums up the crowds enthusiastic response  as the flagship sails away down The Elbe River to open waters in the North Atlantic...

July 2010 was the last visit I made to these amazing Viking waters. It still has the  alure and charm.Glad to be back.

With a little imagination, the shipping container becomes a cheap, reliable building block that can be used to build  this chic little cruise terminal.

With a little imagination, the shipping container becomes a cheap, reliable building block that can be used to build  this chic little cruise terminal.

Sailing down The Elbe River this morning, docked in Hamburg.  The last time I was here was in August 2009, two weeks into my 5 year  "World Tour"-here's a picture from back then-

Sailing down The Elbe River this morning, docked in Hamburg.  The last time I was here was in August 2009, two weeks into my 5 year  "World Tour"-here's a picture from back then-

Last time I was at sea during a World Cup, was 2010 on the Costa Atlantica ,  and Spain won. The place was electric. The Germans wer e more well behaved and after the win cheered a bit and left single file. Ironically the ship was dead tonight because they were replaying the match on tv. Twice as nice. July 2010 Copenhagen-And I Say To Myself 31- Jul- 2010-- by  Ed Reif» It's A Wonderful World in the Frank Capra movie called Denmark. I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?" They really saying, "I love you!" Hair Today Gone Tomorrow The follicularly-challanged You know what happens every time a bell rings....an angel gets its wings. You know what happens to your hair, as you accrue more T.O.E., Time On Earth, Every good hour on the planet you have, you lose one. Shaving your head perfectly bald,  then, is a bit of fake-it-till-you-make-it- until Oslo-You Know Where It's @ 29- Jul- 2010-- by  Ed Reif» Imagine Whirled Peas I didn't wa...