Finally, as the Ritz-Carlton Luminara docks in Hong Kong, China, I thought the following documentary videos were worthy of sharing. Above, the world's largest radio telescope, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telscope (FAST), also called Sky Eye.  Remember the Puerto Rico version which was used in the film,  Contact ?  That was 1000 feet in diameter.  FAST is 1640 feet wide. Shanghai 65,000 drone show to open the year 2026.    Also,  the advancements made in China . China just shocked the world with what it’s building. While other nations invest trillions in wars and weapons, China is using that same power to build the future through innovation, construction, and technology. From colossal bridges that connect entire provinces to high-speed railways crossing mountains and undersea tunnels stretching for miles, these are the China megaprojects that are redefining what it means to build a modern nation. In just two decades, China has become the w...

This is Day 3 of our Ritz-Carlton cruise.  Happy New Year! Lunch yesterday was in the Beach House.  Salad and soup with Bloody Mary and beer. Lamb chops and salmon. Shaved ice. Ended with a cappuccino. Maybe they have this every afternoon, but there was an incredible late afternoon snack:  caviar, raw oysters, pasta and hamburger, All that with a New Zealand Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc and Nikka vodka.  Then came "drinks" of Gazpacho and Vichyssoise.  Never these before as cocktails. Dinner was in the fanciest restaurant  on the ship, Azur.  I was still filled from the caviar snack, so only had soup, salad and mushrooms, with an Australian Shiraz and German Riesling. Glass of Sauternes at the end. This was New Year's Eve, but we just went to sleep and skipped all the festivities.  Only walked 2330 steps. During the COVID Pandemic, my Thursday postings were devoted to this disease, as compiled by Worldometers.  As this is the final day of 2025,...