First we took a bus to the town of Porvoo. It's a pretty little town with an interesting little medieval area. We saw the Lutheran Church than bought a cup of coffee and a piece of cranberry cake at aRead more
First we took a bus to the town of Porvoo. It's a pretty little town with an interesting little medieval area. We saw the Lutheran Church than bought a cup of coffee and a piece of cranberry cake at aRead more
Here are some notes concerning the pictures that we took on May 10. At 8:30:20 AM I took a picture of the Winter Palace from the main plaza of the city. This was the place square 1000 peasants wereRead more
We met our guide Svetlana at 7:15 am as soon as we could get off the ship. Even so, we were the last of six participants in our independent excursion to St. Petersburg. We thought passport controlRead more
We are in Tallinn, Estonia. I got up early to take photographs from the top deck. We met our guide Alice at the end of the pier, and she immediately took us to the Alexander Nevski cathedral. ThereRead more
Today is a Sea day. We had a late, lazy breakfast in the World Cafe, went to a lecture on imperial Russia, a port talk on Tallinn, a reception for repeating Viking customers, a long conversation withRead more
After a waffle breakfast at Mamsen's we took a bus into Rostock with our guide Durten. One couple was late so we had to wait for them once we exited the bus. However, as soon as they arrived, theyRead more
This morning we took a bus tour as an introduction to Copenhagen. The street beside the ship was very busy and narrow so we had to be careful in crossing. We saw the waterfront, with its fort andRead more
We are entering the port of Aalborg, Denmark this morning. Our excursions were delayed because high winds prevented our mooring on time. When we got off the ship there were 50 mph gusts. The town ofRead more