(It holds the Guinness World record for the longest and highest gondola - the Whistler Blackcomb Peak2Peak gondola - at almost 4.5km long. It was a weird feeling seeing and touching snow in mid-June. This grand view, connecting both mountain tops, must be a stunner during winter. We chose the glass-bottom gondola, which gave us a different feeling from that high up, even seeing a black bear roaming about - how do those bikers avoid them? On the way down, we decided to take the open-top ski-chairlifts for 2 - and it was the highlight of this scenic ride for us, with cool wind in the hair - very nice!)
('We ate like kings' ..this phrase is none more apt than when you are in a cruise ship. There was an all-day café with cookies and ice-cream, there were 5 versions of egg-benedict for breakfast and 3-course sit-down western dining every night. But none can compare with our final night dining at the Tuscan Grille. Alessandro, the funny waiter, and Thai student Suphawan, kept bringing out one Italian dish after dish, until we had to stop - just to have enough space for their awesome, melt-on-tongue tiramisu. The steaks were cooked perfectly - it was truly a gastronomic 5-course Italian meal : starters, soup, antipasta, pasta, main+sides, dessert. And all for U$28 per head - my goodness, burp!)
(Being our 1st multi-night cruise, what were the highlights for us inside the ship? Well, 2 stood out for us. First, the golf-putting competition was different and kinda fun - I had to pit my putting skills against 18 other men on a slightly rocking boat. And I got a medal for coming in third on day#1 - nice. Second was the onboard entertainment at the 500-seat theatre by this group who re-created the Jersey Boys songs of Frankie Valli. They were pretty impressive, and brought back our memories of the proper Jersey Boys show at Marina Bay Sands theatre. No casino onboard? Of course. But we came out of it scoring negative points, especially that stupid, infuriating coin-game!)
