December 28,1999 - January 2, 2000 Millennium Cruise; Catalina Island, San Diego, San Francisco (Part 1)
Catalina Island- We walked around the main street and took a look at the various shops. The island was very beautiful. Rhapsody of the Seas ship tour- the ship was very new and beautiful. Later on we ordered room service since we were very hungry and Marina had cheesecake! We continued to tour the ship. We went through the Bingo lounge and to the beautiful two story dinning room. We had a great dinner (Italian night) and a delicious dessert. The waiter sang for us their version of O sole mio.
Marina Senderov, Ron Senderov
December 28,1999 - January 2, 2000 Millennium Cruise; Catalina Island, San Diego, San Francisco (Part 2)
Marina had a love connection drink. Then we participated in the crazy Quest game where teams have to get the cruise director various items and make fools of them. Then, there 50's dancing contest and a hula hoop contest. The next day we went to the art auction and Ron appears very sleepy. In the evening we were invited for repeat customers captain party. They offered us very yummy treats. It is December 31, 1999 and we had an amazing dinner. They also gave us Venetian masks. The old man that was with us at dinner came with one of the best jokes. He said that the couple that ate with us the night before did not come for dinner this evening because the "Went to jam in the windjammer" (They were gay).
Marina Senderov, Ron Senderov
December 28,1999 - January 2, 2000 Millennium Cruise; Catalina Island, Sam Diego, San Francisco (Part 3)
We went back to our room and the cruise line had delivered a plate of delicious petit fours, champagne, and a statue globe to commemorate the millennium cruise. We went to see the show Andrew Lloyd musical with the dancer. We are right next to the Golden Gate Bridge, and can see downtown San Francisco. They had an unbelievable firework show. How often is there a change of millennia? Afterwards we wend to the grand midnight buffet. They had seafood, and many desserts. The next day we had a great brunch. The cruise was once in a lifetime experience. We also stopped at San Diego, but there was not much to see. In San Francisco we went to Ghirardelli Square and Marina had for the first time hot chocolate with marshmallows, she never had that amazing combo before.
Marina Senderov, Ron Senderov
August 20 2000 - August 26 2000 Voyager ( Part 1 ) Ocho Rio, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; Labadee Haiti
We met Babula & Deductar (Solomon & Paulina Bravo Marina's grandparents at Miami international airport for a Caribbean cruise. This cruise was special because we went on Voyager of the seas, which at that time was the largest cruise ship. The ship was enormous! The first thing we did is have lunch. Then, Ron saw a small boat next to the ship and told deductar that he sees a very famous and distinguished Russian ship called "Novikov Preaboy". Deductar and Babula enjoyed the joke and enjoyed the food as well. We toured the ship and Babula was very interested in the various mannequins and their costumes. We saw La Scala theatre and continued to the ship's Promenade. The Promenade is represents the ship's hub since most of the daily action was there. They had various shops and restaurants. We continued to the three-story dining room which looks very much like the Titanic's dinning room especially the staircase. We looked at the various lounges and went back to our rooms. We got ready for the first formal night and enjoy the Captain's cocktail party.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 20 2000 - August 26 2000 Voyager ( Part 2 ) Ocho Rio, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; Labadee Haiti
This day we went to Dunn Falls in Jamaica and we were surprised since we did not expect it to rain. It was pouring and we all got very wet. During our tour in Dunn Falls, Babula saw a donkey that had a large hat, a very colorful blanket on its back, and sunglasses. The donkey was so magnificent that Babula decided to get closer to the donkey because she was so amazed with his costume. I think that donkey was very amazed and excited from Babula and within seconds he grew "an extra leg" :-) I told Marina to tell Babula to move away from that donkey right away unless she wants something very "unnatural" to happen. We went back to the ship and got ready for dinner and the Captain's cocktail party. At the Captain's cocktail party, Ron & Marina showed off with some amazing dancing! After the party we looked at the casino and continued to the dining room for dinner to celebrated Deductar Birthday. The next day we had more food and saw our waiter dance the Macarena. We went to the Newlywed game and later on they had a carnival in the Promenade.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 20 2000 - August 26 2000 Voyager ( Part 3 ) Ocho Rio, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; Labadee Haiti
We enjoyed watching the carnival and Babula and Deductar were watching it from the balcony. Later, we decided to go to the swimming pool to watch the belly flop contest, it was very humid. The contenders tried to impress us. Finally, Ron went to the art auction and had a snack.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 20 2000 - August 26 2000 Voyager ( Part 4 ) Ocho Rio, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; Labadee Haiti
Babula and Deductar are enjoying the music at the swimming pool. During the cruise Babula was making hew jewelry, she could not relax. We went back to the room and as usual we had another creature made from the towel. At night we enjoyed the Midnight Buffet, and Deductar and Babula enjoyed it very much and took a photo with the Master Chef. They were fascinated with the verity of food and the ices sculptures. You can see on their faces the amazement and astonishment. We went back to the room and we had a "Monkey". The next day we saw a napkin and towel demonstration as well as an ice carving demonstration. We also saw a fruit and vegetable carving show. Finally, we went to the photo gallery to see our photos. Voyager of the seas was the first ship that had an ice rink. We enjoyed this cruise very much and it was very special because we shared it with Babula and Deductar
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 26 2000 - September 3 2000 Voyager ( Part 5 ) Ocho Rio, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; Labadee Haiti
It is embarkation day and Babula showed us the jewelry she made for the donkey's butt. Marina and Ron made a song for this (Zhopa Zhopa). Babula was not pleased and said that our parent and kids would view this video and we should be ashamed for singing and recording these bad words. We arrived back home and Babula and Deductar are relaxing in the patio. Marina is about 7 weeks pregnant and Babula does not know about this; however, Deductar was sworn to secrecy and promised not to share the good news. Then, Babula does her "Lizunchik" show. Basically, she says that Marina is kissing Ron all the time, non-stop, but there is no baby! She really wanted to have a great grandchild right away. The next day, Marina took Babula and Deductar to Michaels. Babula enjoyed that store very very much. It was probably the highlight of her trip. The next day we took them to Solvang. I am sure they enjoyed this Beautiful Danish town. We had lunch at one of the bakeries.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 26 2000 - September 3 2000 ( Part 1 ) Getty Museum
We took Babula and Deductar to Getty Museum and they had a great time.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
August 26 2000 - September 3 2000 ( Part 2 ) Getty Museum
We went to Solvang and Marina is trying out various hats. Babula was very interested in the various dolls. We went to the various shops and had a nice time. On a different day we went to the Getty Museum. We took the tram and toured the museum. We walked around the various gardens got tired. We decided to rest and we had lunch.
Paulina Bravo, Solomon Bravo, Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov
December 23 2000 Larisa Bravo Visit (Part 1)
Larisa Bravo came to visit us and we all went to Las Vegas. Ron stopped to pick up Marina from work (The Ligature), which is located in Vernon, CA about an hour away from Tarzana (WE used to live in Tarzana). We went to Paris hotel which a new hotel at the time. Also, Rita Raiz went with us to Las Vegas. We saw an amazing bakery called Le'Notre. We walked a little in the strip and saw Babula's and Deductar's "friends" who were distributing small magazine with naked women in it. Then, we went to the Venetian hotel and saw the gondola rides. Finally, we decided to sample some mouth-watering desserts.
Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov, Larisa Bravo, Rita Raiz
December 23 2000 Larisa Bravo Visit (Part 2)
The next morning we went to the Mirage and looked at their gorgeous aquarium. The hotel has a tropical theme. We continued to Caesar Palace and walked in their mall. Larisa is enjoying all the casinos and claims that she is not confused with all the various casinos. This was her first visit to Las Vegas. Finally, we decided to go to the Bellagio.
Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov, Larisa Bravo, Rita Raiz
December 23 2000 Larisa Bravo Visit (Part 3)
We continued to tour the Bellagio. Afterwards, we went outside and Larisa asked Marina to say Arc De Triomphe with a French accent. We went back to Caesar palace and saw a free show (Atlantic). We went for lunch at the Cheese Cake Factory, and we gave Larisa a very special gift (Tickets to FX show at MGM). In the evening we went to the Hilton see Star Track exhibition. On the last day of the trip went to Mandalay Bay and had Sunday Brunch. Larisa enjoyed this meal very much.
Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov, Larisa Bravo
December 23 2000 Larisa Bravo Visit (Part 4)
We are enjoying are brunch at the Mandalay Bay. Larisa is impressed with the tremendous verity of food. Then, a random man came and put his arm around her. I guess he wanted to pose with her for the video shoot. Then, we saw a statue of Lenin, which was headless! Our next stop was the Luxor. Finally, we walked around and saw N.Y. N.Y. and the Excalibur.
Ron Senderov, Marina Senderov, Larisa Bravo