Category: Travel

We said goodbye to about 1/2 the people in our tour and we are to gain new people tomorrow for our continued trip to Russia.  Bags out at 6:15. Breakfast is at 6:30, bus leaves at 7 am sharp! First stop is St Petersburg. It’ll be a long day...

Tallinn is a beautiful city just across the Gulf of Finland. The history of Tallinn is much like that of all Eastern European countries. The Russians, the Nazis and again the Russians prior to their independence.  Here are some pictures…….. It was a quick trip. On the ferry back...

We are in the ferry to yet another country. #6 of 8 for his trip.  We are going to Estonia. Although it wasn’t part of the original plan, we wanted to stay in Helsinki, but because most Fins are out in the countryside we decided to go on the...

The Helsinki Cathedral (Lutheran)…. Martin Luther ​ Most churches have Hebrew written above the doors here (Norway, Sweden, and Finland). The organ being played in the church; preparing for a wedding.  Finland church organ This was a sculpture that I really didn’t understand. ...

The ferry to Helsinki was great. Much like a typical cruise ship, but not a fancy ship. For example, there was entertainment but not as grand, much smaller in scale.  They had a Grande Buffet.  We boarded at 4:45 in Stockholm and arrived in Helsinki around 9:30 am.  Here...

Under Stockholm bridges and through canals.  The weather is perfect, bright and sunny the way a summer should be. Your included a locke, I’ve never been through a locke system before so it was interesting. The difference in water levels is about 1 meter.  A few of the other...

Yes, this is the second city hall that we visited. This city hall hands out the other Nobel prizes on December 10th of every year.   I don’t know if any city halls in the US decorated so lavishly.  ​...

Just a few pictures of Stockholm. More to come later. ...

Got in late afternoon and decided to go on a walk while the rest of the group went out to another town for dinner. Ours was a leisurely walk through Old Town Stockholm.  Recycling is a big deal in Scandinavia. So much so that Copenhagen is building a new...