Today we are sailing the Baltic Sea back to Stockholm. So a short entry with some observations. I enjoyed Stockholm very much. A nice city with lots to do and see. It was interesting to try some food that is very foreign to me. Surprised that I liked the herring! Helsinki was interesting but overall […]
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Do You Know Where Estonia Is?
Tallinn, Estonia Today we are visiting the country of Estonia. We don’t really know a whole lot about it and that is part of what makes it interesting. The town of Tallinn once consisted of two medieval towns, the upper called Toompea, was the seat of government and the lower was a Hanseatic trading center […]
Back in the USSR
St Petersburg Day 2 Today, we repeat our morning of yesterday. Our passport control process is much smoother today as they have now put you in their system and checked you against their known CIA associates. Still no smiles! Whereas yesterday the bus left an hour later then scheduled due to the customs line, today […]
From Russia With Love
St Petersburg Day 1 We wake up at oh 600 and as Robin Williams said in Good Morning Vietnam, the oh stands for oh my God it’s early! We have to eat, shower, and meet at the Theatre at 0700 for our tour today. We get our bus tickets and get off the ship and […]
Finns to the Left, Finns to the Right
Helsinki. We finally slept in a bit. We did not get up until 0945. We really like the inside cabins because they are pitch black at night. It really helps the sleep cycle,me specially with the amount of daylight here. Last night, I took a sunset picture at 10:00 P.M. We go to the Windjammer […]
CRUISE CONTROL
We wake up at 0700. One of us (Charlie) slept fairly well, while the other did not and reminds me of one of the seven dwarfs ( not saying which one). Coffee and breakfast is in order. Breakfast is good and then we shower and finish packing. We have the room until 1200 so we […]