A Quiz, and a Prize!

In the spirit of the holiday season I have decided to construct a quiz with a real prize.   Of course it is about travel.  You may even find an answer or two in one or more of my  prior blogs.  Or maybe not.

First of all I would like to thank the many travel vendors who present webinars to me, as a  Virtuoso travel professional.  The depth of information we get in an hour or less, accompanied by exquisite photographs,   has increased my desire to globetrot and see some of the astounding places they represent.  I am often able to attend two or three a week and since things change rapidly in the wonderful world of travel, I am kept up to date.

Iolani Palace in Honolulu, the only royal palace in the current US, a beautiful yet bittersweet place to visit.  US business interests essentially staged a coup to overthrow the royal family.  A must-see, I think,  in Hawaii.

Since of course I cannot present photos of these places I am just going to scatter some pix that I have taken over the past few years  of some favorite things  (this time, not my adorable dog,  Ranger, who I used previously.)

1. What church will astound you with its interior of gold?  Hint, this place is high on my bucket list.  I hope to visit here in the next couple of years.  Name of the church and city please.  Let me know if you want to visit also.

      2.   What city has two of the most  architecturally unusual buildings in the world.  Hint, these are not  buildings from antiquity.  They are modern.  They will take your breath away.    If you want to see them in person rather than in photos,  call me.  

How thrilled I was to step into  the Victoria and Albert Museum  and see this installation which I immediately knew was from my favorite hometown artist, Dale Chihuly!

       3. Where will you find ancient cave paintings made by a people who today might be models and basketball players?   And you can visit them!  Just ask me how!

      4. Where are there conical homes with stone roofs which used to be taken apart to fool tax assessors into thinking the home was not finished?  

      5. In what city can you visit a building, now a museum, that was inhabited until not too long ago, whose first inhabitants were  Phoenicians?  This is a great place, packed with history.

A stylish pedicab in Tallin, Estonia

      6. In what country can you be transported on two non-motorized types of transportation,  one beginning with a K and the other ending in a K.  I want the country and the two types of transportation.   And, I can send you on a trip to this country with the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, as she revisits one of them.

      7.  What archaeological site in the eastern hemisphere has been said to cause controvery in the archaeology world which thought that agriculture, which begat settlements,  was the first cornerstone in the foundation of religion?  

Ok I think this is enough!   Just go ahead and leave your answers in the comments section, click below to leave your name and comment.  The first person who gets all of the answers right will win something that I actually will have to pay for…no keychains for you!

Now for my commercial.  Just because the name of our company is Specialty Cruise & Villas doesn’t mean that is all we do!  Our membership in Virtuoso has allowed us to expand to enable you to visit some of the most  fascinating places in the world, even those not on a river or near the ocean.  I would love to help you  fulfill your most passionate travel dreams.   We can nearly always do this with our worldwide contacts.  Can’t take you to the moon yet, but maybe soon!    Call me at 425-454-1250 or 888-857-7379.

One more thing:  King Tut is leaving Seattle January 6.  This exhibit is spellbinding and this is the last stop in the US.  I can help you arrange this, including VIP tickets,  but you must act quickly.