My Dear Friends, My Noble Guests, Thank You For Traveling Along With Me

1. Initial construction of the Berlin Wall

 Began on August 13, 1961. 

It was torn down beginning
 From November 9th, 1989.

2. German people in South Bavaria, Germany

Rosy Germans with cheeks so red

Robust Russians with their majestic head

Its time to thank you for being my guests

I welcome you both for weekly rest

3.  Such Stalwart, Smiling Girls**** Taught Nazis
the Meaning of Total  War.
Now aren't the Russians robust, with head held high

Smooth skinned Lankans with pearly teeth 

Sun and sand, in Seychelles* one can meet 

Land of sun and swaying palms you are 

May your visits to this blog be showered 

4. Equatorial country.
All in moderation
And Air itself moisturizes and massage us.
Sri Lankan belle's welcome with a smile.

5. Kissing sun and swaying palms
Come to Seychelles and sing a psalm
Praising God for all he has given
Gifts untold on earth he has weaven

Ancient land where Mother Mary tread  

I have read and heard it often said

Welcome to Ethiopia to walk that way

Thank you Jebelo** my heart does say

6. Lake Tana***** in Ethiopia

And Canada beckons to see Denmark Bay***

Come to Iran the land of golden days

Thank you Iran, Thank you Denmark, 

Here I stop and get me parked

7. In Red me shown, Do come to me
 Denmark, please do see

8. Draped in Sunshine is Gilan Village
 in the mountains south of Tehran, Iran.
 

Goodbye folks, its time to play a soulful tune

For Tis time to bid you sleep tight soon


Wake up, wake up, wake up Dears
One more guest has walked in here

9. Thailand dear, teaching
 the world to smile

Lo! a babe  amidst us, darling of the East,
Welcome the child, but please do not tease


Thailand is often called the land of smiles******
Where one views, rice fields, for miles and miles

10.  Green is my field, and  wet is the earth
      Yonder is the sky, and night is nigh

Sorry for interrupting your enchanting dreams
Back to bed for  now complete is your team


The Good Lord has gifted us a rainbow of friends

Bow to thank Him, for how lovingly He tends

11. Thank You Lord For Everything

On our knees and eyes raised high                                 
With mumbling words and a thankful sigh 


Thank You, Thank You, Thank You,  Lord 
For keeping us in Your palm, Oh God! 


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Some Interesting  Tit Bits, Who Want Some More

* Seychelles officially the Republic of Seychelles is an Archipelago of 115 islands

in the Indian Ocean, north east of the island of Madagascar. Largest island of 
Seychelles is Mahe with an area of 155 sq km.  
Arab traders were the first to visit uninhabited Seychelles. Portuguese Admiral
Vasco da Gama was the first European to visit Seychelles in 1502. 
It got its Independence from the United Kingdom on 29th June, 1976. 
Its capital city is Victoria. 

Its economy is highly developed with a HDI rank (2007) of 57. 

The ethnic people of Seychelles are the Creoles, who account for 87% of its population
The Creoles are of mixed Asian or African and European descent (Wikipedia).


** Jebelo is like a son to me  ( He is an Ethiopian and a student of my husband) 

     Though 7 Samundar par is he

( A phrase used in Hindi language to show the 

distance in between, literally means across 7 seas ) 

According to  Wikipedia, The Ancient Seven Seas,  i.e., before

the fifteenth century, of the world were:

Red
Black 

Indian
Adriatic
Caspian 

Persian Gulf
Mediterranean


***Although Denmark is in Europe, but Denmark Bay is in Canada.


**** Russian women did heavy work even in peacetime. Hitler told German 
        women their place was in the nursery. War in Russia changed his mind.
        These Russian girls lent a hand in digging a canal

*****Lake Tana, sometimes called "Dembiya" is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. The lake is located in the north-western Ethiopian highlands, and is 70 kilometres long and 60 kilometres wide. Its 3,600 square kilometre surface is dotted with over 30 islands, many of which are home to ancient monasteries and churches. 
       Tana Qirqos  is an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River. It is considered a holy island, and only monks of the Ethiopian Church live there.

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12. Welcome to Paradise Beach

     Hotel near Negombo beach. 

Sri Lanka

On the island of Tana Qirqos is a rock where it is believed Egypt (Wikipedia).


******Thailand's official name was Siam :( Sayam)  until June 23, 1939 when it was changed to Thailand. The name Siam has been identified with the Sanskrit ,Śyâma (श्याम, meaning "dark" or "brown")  Buddhism, is practiced by around 95% of all Thais (Wikipedia).

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