Brisbane to Helsinki
12 июля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a 24 hour flight starting from Brisbane on the 11/7/24, we arrived in Helsinki after a short transit in Doha. I was able to capture a beautiful sunrise from the plane as we made our descent. ForЧитать далее
Finland: Helsinki
13 июля 2024 г., Финляндия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
None of us slept too well the night before and we were all awake quite early. Our walking tour didn't start till about 10.30 so we thought we would head out and start exploring Helsinki. It appearedЧитать далее
Finland: Helsinki
13 июля 2024 г., Финляндия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After the tour finished we headed back to the markets to have lunch where we had tried some salmon, some sort of white fish and a deep fried small fish that could be eaten whole - it was very tasty.Читать далее
Finland: Helsinki
14 июля 2024 г., Финляндия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we decided to take the ferry over to Suomenlinna Fort. Before reaching the harbour, we stopped for a quick few snaps in Senate square since there weren't very many people around. After a quickЧитать далее
Helsinki to Tallin
15 июля 2024 г., Эстония ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A ferry 2 hour ferry ride from Helsinki saw us arrive in Tallin - capital city of Estonia. We were able to catch a bus and then wheel our way to our 'boutique' hotel a short way away from the mainЧитать далее
Estonia: Tallin
16 июля 2024 г., Эстония ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We started our full day in Tallin old town early to beat the inevitable flood of tourists later on and this meant that we had most of the sights largely to ourselves. We were able to locate the threeЧитать далее
Estonia: Tallin
16 июля 2024 г., Эстония ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
With our ongoing exploration, we achieved enlightenment with faceless monks, walked along the base of mighty walls that once repelled invaders and explored little side alleys that held beautifulЧитать далее
Estonia: Tallin
16 июля 2024 г., Эстония ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Lastly, we visited "Fat Margaret" - a fortified tower at the entrance to the old town and St Olaf's church which seemed almost austere compared to other medieval churches. It was also one of the fewЧитать далее
Tallin to Stockholm
17 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we bid farewell to Estonia to make our way to Stockholm Sweden. Before our flight, we ventured once again into the old town in the morning and took some shots with the 'locals.' After a veryЧитать далее
Sweden: Stockholm
18 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
For our first full day in Stockholm, we decided to visit the Vasa museum. Our plan was to initially take a bus/train but it all seemed a bit too hard so we decided to walk instead. It was a cloudyЧитать далее
Sweden: Stockholm
18 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After exploring Vasa, we made our way to the old town (Gamla Stan) for our Viking tour.
There was time for a bit of play fighting with some fake swords before we were on our way. Apprarently theЧитать далее
Sweden: Vaxholm
19 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we made our way to the Vaxholm where we were going to explore part of the Swedish archipeligo by Kayak. Unfortunately there aren't very many photos due to the risk of capsizing and our guide wasЧитать далее
ПутешественникI recognise that walk in Vauxholm! Looks like fun on the water!
Stockholm to Copenhagen
20 июля 2024 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today we would make our way to Copenhagen by train. We started by having our included breakfast with the best view. We had left it a little late to get to the train station (unusual for me) and got onЧитать далее
Denmark: Copenhagen
21 июля 2024 г., Дания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We started our day with a Segway tour of Copenhagen. We had retained our skills learnt from a tour in Uluru and it wasn't long before we got our legs again.
It was a brilliant way to see the city asЧитать далее
Denmark: Copenhagen
21 июля 2024 г., Дания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
When we concluded our tour we decided to explore a little more and went into the palace church and the Royal Library Garden where we sat in the shade (it was a hot day) and cooled down a little. KirkЧитать далее
Denmark: Copenhagen
21 июля 2024 г., Дания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We concluded our first day with a 5 course degustation at Host restaurant on the recommendation of a colleague. It was delicious. Plant addicts note the lush greenery inside (all real). Highlight wasЧитать далее
Denmark: Copenhagen
22 июля 2024 г., Дания ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
It was a bit of a lazy day today as it was raining and we were all a little bit tired.
We decided at one point to brave the rain and head to Torvehallerne which was in around the same area as Host.Читать далее
Copenhagen to Oslo
23 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Onwards to Oslo today! We bid farewell to our very comfortable AirBNB and boarded our flight at Copenhagen Airport. Notably, this airport was absolutely filthy. Got some beautiful views flying out ofЧитать далее
Norway: Oslo to Bergen
24 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
It was an early start to catch the 6.30 am train to make our way to Bergen.
This was supposed to be one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world so of course we had to do it in first class.Читать далее
Norway
24 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We reached our location after a 6.5 hour journey. We killed a bit of time with some exploration and then checked into our accmodation. Kirk celebrated with a little dance during dinner.
Norway: Bergen
25 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today, we made the decision to investigate Bryggen, which was the former wharf of Bergen and was established by the Hanseatic League.
The structures were aesthetically pleasing, but that was theЧитать далее
Norway: Bergen
25 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The beauitiful weather of the morning gradually shifted to clouds and then light showers by the afternoon. We took the Funicular up to the lookout and then took a leisurely walk down the mountain,Читать далее
Norway: Bergen to Aurland
26 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today we made our way out of Bergen towards the first of the Fjords we would be exploring.
It wasn't too bad a drive and we passed some stunning scenery along the way. It was difficult to take clearЧитать далее
Norway: Bergen to Aurland
26 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We rounded the rest of the day with a walk towards the local 'beach' which had no one but the usual beautiful views. Also checked out the church across the street that was still open at ~ 8 pm. SmallЧитать далее
Norway: Flam
27 июля 2024 г., Норвегия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Our activity today was to catch the Flamsbana to Myrdal but instead of taking it back we elected to use the zipline and bike the way back for a different perspective. Kirk had a few reservations aboutЧитать далее
ПутешественникEnjoy your travels and keep posting photos!