MG Car Club of South Australia
The ship has 13 Guest decks
and was designed by legendary
Architect Bjorn Storbraaten. The
architectural theme is music inspired with innovative new restaurants and entertainment venues.
One of the outstanding features is a
World Stage which has a two story,
270 degree high definition LED
Screen that wraps around audiences giving to them
an amazing sight and sound experience. Imagine a raging fire on the
screen wrapped all around you with
the sound technology that is possible
today.
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ur edition this month features an
editorial about Holland America
Shipping Line’s new ship and another
Parisian Walk taking you up to the hill
Community of Montmarte.
The big news is Holland America Line
launched their new ship MS
Koningsdam, a a mid size ship carrying 2,650 guests and weighing 99,500
Gross tons.
Continuing the travel theme, we would
like to take you on a 90 minute Walk
to Montmartre.
You can always see Montmarte high
on a hill in the distance. The walk begins at the base of the sandstone
butte (hill) where old theatres and
dance halls once existed and as depicted by painters from Renoir to Picasso. It continues steeply uphill to
the original village, along streets
which still capture the atmosphere left
by artists like Van Gogh. You then
wind downhill to end at Place
Blanche. The Moulin Rouge cabaret
is near here.
Her Majesty Queen
Maxima
of
the
Netherlands
launched the vessel
from Rotterdam on
May 20, 2016. She
serves as Godmother
to
the
Koningsdam. Holland America Line have a rich Dutch
heritage and fly the Dutch flag. The
company began in Holland more than
143 years ago. The security on board
for the launch was major and enormous screens were placed around the
ship for all the passengers to enjoy
the festivities!
Montmarte and art are inseparable.
This has been the case for 200 years.
By the end of the 19th century the
area was a haven for artists, writers,
poets and their followers. Many of the
artists and writers have left the area
but the night life remains, although of
a seedier character. Strangely the
Butte still has a physical charm and a
village atmosphere remains especially
around the old village square the
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