Scandinavia 2018

When we finally got up this morning around 9 we said to each other, “I can’t wait to go home. […]

We’re on our own now. No one to sound the ship chimes and tell us what to do next and

Well, I did it: went to sea in a small, heaving boat on one of the most dangerous ocean coast

I’ve figured out how to make that funny ø character. The Norwegian’s on board pronounce Tromsø and “Trom-so” with a

Well, we did it – we crossed the Arctic Circle! We’re now officially in the land of the Midnight Sun.

This is a different way of cruising: rather than sailing all night and touring on land most of the day,

Today is scenery day: fjords by ship, bus and ferry plus a bus ride through what is said to be

A travel day to begin the second part of our Scandinavian adventures. Air from Stockholm to Oslo and on to

Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden was quite a king. He brought Sweden from obscurity to a leading power in

Helsinki lacks curb appeal. Our early morning (8 AM – that’s early for laze about retirees) revealed a city with

Today we relived our visit to St. Petersburg 17 years ago, a trip that included not only with Valeria but

Today was Valeria Day, the day we got to see our dear friend Valereia Klimova who lived with us for