Sunday afternoon on Quark Ultramarine
June 21 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Vestre Burgerbukta
Monday on Quark Ultramarine
June 22 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Alkhornet - last excursion of the cruise was a two hour hike
Goodbye Svalbard
June 23 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We had about an hour in Longyearbyen before heading to the airport to wait for our delayed flight. Bummed they didn’t drive us by the Global Seed Vault but a fellow passenger pointed out we couldRead more
An afternoon in Helsinki (part 1)
June 24 in Finland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Dragged my luggage on a train and then about 10 minutes to a tram and then another few minutes in the rain to the ferry terminal where I stored it in two lockers. Then headed off to have lunch at theRead more
An afternoon in Helsinki (part 2)
June 24 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
More hop on hop off bus then a 1.5 hour harbour cruise
Viking XPRS to Tallinn
June 24 in Finland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I booked the 9:15 pm sailing to Tallinn but also a cabin so I slept (off and on) onboard and disembarked at 6:45 am (the ferry got to Tallinn around 11:45 pm).
Coffee time in Tallinn
June 25 in Estonia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Countries in the region have their own version of cinnamon buns and often cardamom ones. Here the cinnamon one is called kaneeli.
Tallinn Zoo
June 26 in Estonia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The zoo was pretty big and I got tired of walking so I missed a few exhibits. I also only saw the tiger once and never the leopard so I was bummed about that because it’s a cool exhibit withRead more
A taste of Tallinn
June 27 in Estonia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After struggling to get my luggage into a storage locker at the ferry terminal and breakfast at the hotel, I took the hop on hop off bus. Unfortunately it’s only about once an hour so not reallyRead more
Viking Cinderella - Tallinn to Helsinki
June 27 in Estonia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I’m on this ferry overnight to Stockholm. It stops in Helsinki first with a short stop at Mariehamn (which apparently allows it to sell duty free goods).
Viking Cinderella - Tallinn to Helsinki (part 2)
June 27, Gulf of Finland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
There is as a kids section in board with activities for all ages. Since I missed pulling out of Helsinki on the ferry to Tallinn, I decided to head to the top deck to check it out on the way in.
Viking Cinderella - Helsinki to Stockholm
June 28 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I don’t have photos of most of this because I used the sauna and hot tubs and then went to bed. So basically here’s my breakfast! Breakfast was so early, I went back to my cabin and took a nap.Read more
Stockholm - Day One
June 28 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
I arrived at my hotel about 11:30 am and was able to get early check in at noon. After resting a bit, I went out looking for a snack. I wasn’t really up to major sightseeing so I head to theRead more
Stockholm - Day Two - Skansen
June 29 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a horribly hot trip to Italy, Spain and France one summer, I vowed to never travel in the northern hemisphere in summer unless it was the Arctic. Somehow I thought Nordic/Scandinavian/BalticRead more
Stockholm - Day Two - Baltic Sea Science Center
June 29 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I thought this was the Skansen Aquarium but it looks like the place I went to next was (but oddly it was mostly land animals).
Stockholm - Day Two - Skansen Aquarium
June 29 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I did really well at the guess the skull exhibit. The part where I was allowed in with the sakis felt odd (and I had to be really careful to not slip and fall on wet rocks) but cool too. (I’m reallyRead more
Stockholm - Day Two - the rest
June 29 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
It’s so hot here that my phone was overheating so I don’t have many photos. I did most of the Hop On Hop Off Bus tour but only got photos of the place they do the Nobel Prize ceremonies. I hadRead more
Stockholm - Day Two - Skansen - Lemurs
June 29 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I paid extra to do this part because I couldn’t resist free-roaming lemurs!
Stockholm - Day Three
June 30 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Hop on hop off bus, Vasa Museum and hop on hop off boat and bus again.
On my way home - Stockholm to Copenhagen
July 1 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I’ve been struggling this entire trip to have a big breakfast. Today I had five spread over five hours. (This post has three.)
On my way home - Copenhagen layover
July 1 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Looking forward to sleeping in my own bed. Here’s hoping the cold I have plus jet lag let me sleep through fireworks. Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
Homebound - last leg
July 1 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Posting this as we fly over Greenland. The worst thing about travel is the actual travel. 8+ hour flight as part of a 14 hour 40 minute journey (not counting before the first flight and after theRead more
