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DAY 7 Stockholm–Overnight Cruise to Helsinki, Finland

Morning at leisure. Why not join an excursion to Uppsala? Later, board your ship for Globus Local Favorite the overnight BALTIC SEA CRUISE to Finland, and enjoy a traditional Smörgåsbord dinner. Photo: https://sweden.nordicvisitor.com/travel-deals/city-breaks-short-weekend/...
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Day 6 Stockholm

Stockholm, scene of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium, is settled on 14 islands between Lake Mälar and the Baltic Sea. Sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Royal Palace; Riddarholm Church, and a walk through the OLD TOWN. Also visit the blue and gold chambers in the CITY HALL, where the...
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DAY 5 Oslo–Karlstad, Sweden–Stockholm

Trace the King’s Road, an ancient trade link between the northern capitals connecting Oslo, Stockholm, Turku, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg. Cross the Swedish border to scenic Värmland, beautifully described in Selma Lagerlöf’s Gösta Berlings Saga, on the way to Karlstad on Lake Vänern. Pass the ancient garrison town of...
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Day 4 Oslo 

Norway’s capital is a study in farsighted urban planning, seeking growth in harmony with nature. Your Local Guide will take you to the National Theater, Parliament, and the Royal Palace. Stroll through magnificent FROGNER PARK, with Gustav Vigeland’s 200-plus extraordinary bronze and granite sculptures, and visit the modern CITY...
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DAY 3 Copenhagen–Gothenburg, Sweden–Oslo, Norway

From Elsinore beneath Hamlet’s Kronborg Castle, board your FERRY for Helsingborg. Then, drive to Gothenburg, Sweden’s thriving second-largest city. Admire its beautiful parks, botanical gardens, and well-kept canals during your orientation tour. Highlight is a visit to Globus Local Favorite Gothenburg’s famous indoor FOOD MARKET to taste local snacks...
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Day 2 Copenhagen 

Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Church of Our Savior and the Stock Exchange on the way to Christiansborg Palace, where you visit the elegant ROYAL RECEPTION ROOMS. Drive past the National Museum and the Royal Theater, and stop for pictures of Amalienborg Palace with its lovely...
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House sitting

It’s great to know we can travel without worrying about our house. Not only do we have cameras everywhere (we can check the notices we get), the security of ADT,  but we also have people staying at our house enjoying Florida for the summer.  Florida summers are too hot...
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Memorial Day -2017

It may have started ‘Four score and seven years ago….’ but Abraham Lincoln continued ‘It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated...
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Train…..

So I went to a concert Friday night.  It was Train, Natasha Bedingfield, and O.A.R.  I have to admit I really didn’t know Natasha Bedingfield other than “Pocketful of Sunshine” and O.A.R. Clueless!  But after Friday, I am a fan of Natasha and O.A.R along with Train.  Was a...
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