August 26, 2025

Kyoto Day 3 - Culture Submersion - FUN DAY!!

Three girls on their way to Tea!

What a fun morning we had!  We went to an authentic tea house in Gion, the older section of Kyoto. We all got dressed in Kimonos complete with hair, socks and shoes. The staff are amazing and efficient & like ninjas with bobby-pins. They whipped our hair into updo's in no time! They also pulled, lifted, folded and tucked us neatly into those Kimonos with several fabric belts. Once we were all dressed, we went into a sliding screen Tea Room and met our hostess. She did brief introductions and asked us a bunch of, get to know you questions. The 5 of us Seniors were in with 6 other - 3 young couples - who all kneeled on the floor, while the 5 of us had mini chairs, to sit in! The tea service was very interesting and took about an hour. Then we could go out into the gardens and take photos. We had a lot of fun coming up with unique poses to highlight our inner geisha's!

Photo Fun in the gardens of Tea House.

STANDING STRONG IN THE STREETS OF KYOTO!!

L to R - Bosco, Me, Sherrie, Sarah & Bob

SINGAPORE - MARQUEE DANCE CLUB

By PAT PATRICK • June 21, 2026
Bosco and I went back to the Marina Bay Sands, Marquee Night Club for Dancing on Friday night. We got to the club around 11pm and they stayed open till 5 a.m! There was a little bit of a cue to get into the club, but I had bought our entry tickets online prior, so we went through quickly.

SINGAPORE - MBS SKYTOP PARK @ NIGHT

By Pat Patrick • June 21, 2026
What a gorgeous night this turned out to be. Great company and amazing views with yummy food. Life is Good!

SINGAPORE - High atop in the MBS Sky Park

By Pat Patrick • June 21, 2026
After walking through the Luxury Mall of MBS we went through the tunnel, under the street to the Hotel Towers . The lobby is very much like a Vegas Casino. Tower 1 is where the observation deck & Le Noir Cocktail Bar is at the front of the Ship and the french restaurant Ce La Vi is located behind these closer to Tower 2. Then comes the infinite edged swimming pool and end the aft section of the Ship is the italian restaurant & bar Lavo . We went up to the 57th floor and requested a walk in reservation at Lavo around 6 pm and we got lucky and were seated out on the terrace by 6:30 pm. We were there for sunset and both light shows, with prime viewing spots. They didn't rush us out at all and we enjoyed a yummy meal! When we left around 8:30 there was a crazy long cue waiting for tables, we got so lucky!