A Lot Of Listening To Do

Thanks, Ben... Now I feel obligated to listen to my Christmas CDs.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

ORIGINAL VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
It may be your last
Next year we may all be living in the past
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Pop that champagne cork
Next year we may all be living in New York
No good times like the olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us no more
But at least we all will be together
If the Lord allows
From now on, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

JUDY GARLAND VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
Next year all our troubles will be miles away
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us once more
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

FRANK SINATRA VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now



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Location:32nd St N,Arlington,United States

Palau

Flying high in front of the Capitol Building of Koror State is a symbol of new beginnings for the people of Koror as they grow and evolve democratically while working alongside our traditional leaders for a well balanced and an open government.

On the ocean of blue as the background tells a story of our greater resource, the vast ocean around us. The golden crescent moon symbolizes the new government evolving and growing with the six stars in unity. The six stars represent the six hamlets of Koror State. The larger star in the middle dividing six stars in half, demonstrates the union of the NgaraMeketii and RubekulKeldeu. The two separate leaders that once were separate, now united as one Body of Traditional Leaders of Koror. In the center of the circle is the traditional meetinghouse called "Bai". Bai will always remind us that we are sheltered in our heritage, resting on the strong stone platform, with our ten traditional leaders as our strong foundation.


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Bangkok to Manila to Palau (???)

Gotta be crazy to make this trip...about a 3 hour flight to Manila and then a 10 hour layover during which we brave the traffic for an outside meal. Mistake... we find upon return not only more traffic but a long line just to get into airport. (turns out the disgraced ex -president is trying to escape the country.) Despite 4 variant listings of our departure time and 5 security checkpoints we make our flight. After a little more than a 2 hour flight we arrive at our Palau hotel(?) at 4 am. And the hubbie wants to have business breakfast!! Would attach pics of the hotel but I'm afraid they'd be censored.


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The Metropole Hotel

This may be one of the loveliest hotels in the world, a "...5 star historic luxury hotel built in 1901 in the French colonial style. It is located at 15 Ngo Quyen Street in Hanoi, Vietnam. The hotel has a rich history and a century long tradition of welcoming ambassadors, writers, heads of state and entrepreneurs including Charlie Chaplin, Jane Fonda, George H. W. Bush, François Mitterrand, Isabelle de Valvert, Jacques Chirac, etc. Sofitel Metropole has been chosen to be the Best hotel in Vietnam."



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Location:Hanoi

Hanoi Jane

Giant bouquet! Police escort with a whisk through customs! My kind of arrival in Hanoi as Kim and I join Jim for his farewell mission to Vietnam. What a difference 40 years makes. Door-to-door in 24 hours.

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