2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/cjbishop/rss.xml Welcome to our website which you can use to track our upcoming world tour - literally around the world in 48 days! After leaving Melbourne we fly to Singapore for two nights then to the UK, spending time with Kate and Nathan. Then it's onto Paris followed by Barcelona where we board the 91,000 ton "Millennium" for a 12 night Mediterranean cruise stopping at Nice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Athens, Santorini, Dubrovnik and Venice. We depart the cruise in Venice and fly to the US staying in NYC and Las Vegas before returning home. The "Our Map" section will show you the dates and places for our stop overs. So tune in periodically to follow the "Griswolds" around the world and view our updated photos. Please feel free to post your messages in our "Message Board" section. Regards to all, Jenny and Chris. http://www.getjealous.com/cjbishop http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=214936&go=cjbishop A late diary note but thought we would include a few shots from onboard the ship.... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=214936&go=cjbishop Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=212140&go=cjbishop Hello to everyone - we arrived home from Las Vegas via Los Angeles tired but happy to be home safe. The flight was quite good this time round but pretty gruelling. But we are fortunate to have had the journey of a lifetime and we feel very good about the way we handled it (only one glitch in Venice). We met many nice people and established new friendships with people from all over the globe. To t... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=212140&go=cjbishop Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=211917&go=cjbishop Sorry, forgot to let you know the answer to the quiz back in NYC - the building at the downtown end of Times Square (where Broadway and 7th Avenue divide) is the old "New York Times" building. It is closed and has no tenants. The significance of the rental income is that it is derived SOLEY from advertising - yes, each billboard brings in around $50,000 USD per month. I can vouch that it is empty ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=211917&go=cjbishop Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=211898&go=cjbishop Thursday 26/10/06 - words cannot describe this show. It was beyond description - a world class performance by one of the world's best female singers. The image shows the entrance to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas - the Colosseum is also beyond description (seats 4,000 people). If you are into magnificent stage shows and possibly travelling to Las Vegas, then Celine Dion is a must see.... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=211898&go=cjbishop Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=210834&go=cjbishop Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs - we arrived in Vegas very late Monday night from NYC via Chicago - absolutely beat so we hit the sack - it was equivalent to 1.00am from where we had come from. Tuesday we started the usual cruising around that I am sure everyone does when they are in Vegas - Caesars Palace, the Venetian, Wynn, MGM Grand, Bellagio etc - the newer casinos all have fantastic shopping malls and ou... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=210834&go=cjbishop Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208967&go=cjbishop Saturday/Sunday - Saturday night in Times Square is a real blast with wall-to-wall people - in fact any night in Time Square is a blast. After our hectic time in NYC we had a quiet Saturday night after a stroll around the Square. Sunday - we decided to do the Downtown loop of the hop-on/off again this time stopping at a few different places to when we did it last Thursday. First stop was the Empi... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208967&go=cjbishop Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208582&go=cjbishop Friday - the weather in NYC turned very inclement late Friday however we braved the cold and windy conditions to complete the second day of our hop-on/off excursion by completing the Uptown tour which included Central Park, Harlem and the areas around the top of Manhattan Island. Friday night in Times Square was frantic so we settled for a meal for the second night at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208582&go=cjbishop Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208149&go=cjbishop Wednesday - after the Venice luggage debacle and our long flight, we hit NYC late afternoon. By the time we completed the taxi ride "race" from JFK to our hotel on W 48th Street (in the heart of the theatre district), we freshened up to go down into Time Square only to decide to call it a very long day and hit the sack. The time was equivalent to around 2.00am in our European time zone so we thoug... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208149&go=cjbishop Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208141&go=cjbishop We sailed into Venice last Tuesday to the wonderful sights of Venice viewing St. Mark's Square from the 10th deck - unbelievable!. After we pulled in, we took the water shuttle into Venice and went for a Gondola journey around the canals with Donna and Leslie from Washington State, USA - very enjoyable in the company of two lovely new friends. In the afternoon we located our hotel and went to the ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=208141&go=cjbishop Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=205791&go=cjbishop Sunday - hi from Dubrovnik. A very beautiful part of the world with the old and new cities meeting each other in a contrasting way. The old city walls are very beautiful and combined with the old buildings, makes for a very picturesque city. The weather has been absolutely perfect with rain only when leaving London for Heathrow and the first night in Paris - we are still putting on sunscreen. The ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=205791&go=cjbishop Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT