LEARNING MORE ABOUT JACUZZI - AND ABOUT AUSTRALIANS
Yesterday was JACUZZI day ! While the tropical rain was pouring down for some time outside we decided to jump into one of our ship's many Jacuzzi Pools. The one we chose is arranged somewhat like a Roman bath with columns, tiles, etc. And the warm water and the jet streams were wonderful. The only thing I have against water is that it is so wet :-)
And why is this special hot pool called a jacuzzi? It takes its name from its inventor Candido Jacuzzi ( 1903-86 ). He was born in a small village in north-east of Italy. When he was a child he emigrated with his parents and 6 elder brothers to California. Here the family started to produce parts to airplanes. And when Candido later got a son, who at the age of 15 months got serious back problems, Candido invented the special pool with jet streams - to be installed in a normal bathroom. It became a world success. So this is the background of the Jacuzzi Pools.
From our new Australian dinner friends Noeleen and Lindsay from Newcastle we also learned more about their country and especially about famous Australians. Such as Paul Hogan, born 1939, from the famous films Crocodile Dundee - he is still very active and very popular. Such as Barry Humphries ( "Dame Edna" ), born 1934 - also still very active. Such as Rolf Harris, born 1930 - the singer with "Jake the Peg" - the man with the extra leg. He also painted an official painting of Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. Later things went very badly for him, as he was convicted for child abuse and went to prison until this year :-( And finally as Olivia Newton-John, born 1948, and actually from Newcastle like our friends. She became famous with the comidy musical Grease in 1978. She has in recent years been fighting with breast cancer.
So we fortunately continue to be on a permanent learning curve - also here on the high seas!
And why is this special hot pool called a jacuzzi? It takes its name from its inventor Candido Jacuzzi ( 1903-86 ). He was born in a small village in north-east of Italy. When he was a child he emigrated with his parents and 6 elder brothers to California. Here the family started to produce parts to airplanes. And when Candido later got a son, who at the age of 15 months got serious back problems, Candido invented the special pool with jet streams - to be installed in a normal bathroom. It became a world success. So this is the background of the Jacuzzi Pools.
From our new Australian dinner friends Noeleen and Lindsay from Newcastle we also learned more about their country and especially about famous Australians. Such as Paul Hogan, born 1939, from the famous films Crocodile Dundee - he is still very active and very popular. Such as Barry Humphries ( "Dame Edna" ), born 1934 - also still very active. Such as Rolf Harris, born 1930 - the singer with "Jake the Peg" - the man with the extra leg. He also painted an official painting of Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. Later things went very badly for him, as he was convicted for child abuse and went to prison until this year :-( And finally as Olivia Newton-John, born 1948, and actually from Newcastle like our friends. She became famous with the comidy musical Grease in 1978. She has in recent years been fighting with breast cancer.
So we fortunately continue to be on a permanent learning curve - also here on the high seas!
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