Sunday, 12 April 2026

Cape Town


Lego shop!!!


Coffee time ...

At the cruise terminal and did lots of shopping at the Victoria and Alfred complex. Met many Brookson cousins and had a jolly lunch!!


Thursday, 9 April 2026

Durban - South Africa

 Took quite a time to clear immigration. We then went on a coach tour to see Durban, and the outlying areas and uMhalnga, where we had tea at the Oyster Box Hotel.





Durban Skyline


Sunday, 5 April 2026

Easter Egg Competition on QM2

 Being Easter Sunday we voted for the best ones ....


31 was very good ...





Mauritius on Easter

Today we went on a 4 hour tour, mostly to rum establishments!! There is quite a production of rum, as there is much sugar cane on the island.


Sugar cane train

Old Colonial house (where we had more rum)

Seam engine made in Glasgow 1860




Rum!!



Sunday, 29 March 2026

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Good to see the Selangor Club and St. Mary's Church where I was christened some years ago ... 


Cenotaph


Selangor Club and St. Mary's Church

Royal Palace

Petronas Towers


Saturday, 28 March 2026

Friday, 27 March 2026

Day One Singapore

We went on a City Tour to the Orchid Gardens (I remember Humphrey Burkill who ran it, he worked with my father). Then we went to Chinatown. In the evening we went to the Gala Dinner for the round-the-worlders.


Orchid Garden

Merlion

Chinatown


Gala Dinner