Day 2 of our Osaka Expo went well.  Again, we were able to win the lottery for a motor scooter each.  Photos and videos. Sakura? Stopped by to watch a Japanese horse dance. We drove by these pavilions. We got entrance to the United Arab Emirates pavilion Very, very boring pavilion. We caught an escalator to the Grand Ring.  The photo to the left is a night view.  A complete circle would be a 2.6 mile walk. The Grand Ring is the symbol of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and expresses the concept of “Unity in Diversity.”   It is constructed using a fusion of modern construction methods and traditional   Nuki   joints, such as those used in the construction of Japanese shrines and temples. The mobile scooter enabled us to again drive by all the pavilions.  Even then, we were exhausted, so left the expo in the later afternoon, and stopped by for an early dinner at a soba restaurant in our building called Kasane. An absolutely excellent meal. ...

The Seabourn Odyssey is today celebrating Easter in the same time zone as Honolulu.  The ship is around a 1000 miles south of the equator, while Honolulu is 1472 miles north.  Interestingly enough, we were cruising north from Cairns all the way to Samoa, but began moving slightly south to American Samoa, and will be at sea for three days on our way even further south to French Polynesia.  When we get to Papeete in a week, we will be 1212 miles from the equator.  We will then be west of Honolulu, latitude-wise, 2740 miles from Honolulu, and will cruise northward toward Lahaina, Maui. I can articulate about Easter, but have only done this a dozen times, so will write this Sunday on  Polynesian Gods . But, of course, their are  water deities  all throughout the world, although many watch rivers and lakes. Congo has 14 of them. Egypt has 11.  Did you know Osiris was originally a god of water? Greece has 52, including Poseidon, Olympian god and king of...