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Scandinavia Day Twelve: A Morning In Helsinki Finland: Churches, Sports And The Arts.
I awoke early aboard the ferry on the Baltic Sea hoping to watch the sun rise over the ocean but was disappointed to find rain falling falling from a cloudy sky. Breakfast wasn’t served until 7:30 a.m so I spent some time editing photographs and catching up on Facebook and a blog post. After breakfast,…
Stockholm To Helsinki. A Rainy Morning Walk In Stockholm And Then Crossing the Baltic Sea
I was up early my last day in Stockholm, hoping to spend my last morning in Djurgarden Island. I wanted to walk through the famous wooded parks and visit some of the many museums. Unfortunately heavy rain changed my plans. I did get to see a lot of the island including the Rosendal Palace and…
Stockholm Sweden: Part Two. More Water And A Visit To Royalty.
For any new readers, I am recollecting my recent visit to Scandinavia, and left off when we boarded a ferry from near City Hall in Stockholm for a pleasant one hour boat ride to famous Drottningholm Palace. We left the old building and churches of old town Stockholm and passed the stately City Hall Building. …
Scandinavia Day Ten. Stockholm, Sweden: “The City That Floats On Water”
I was up early on my first full day in Stockholm, but not early enough to beat the early rising Nordic sun. It was already shinning when I headed out for a morning walk. I made my way down to the water, which isn’t hard in this city made up of fourteen islands. I…
Scandinavia Day Nine. On The Road Again, A Pleasant Drive To Stockholm.
There wasn’t any time to sleep in on this trip and I was up before the early rising sun again to take a walk through the lovely streets of Oslo one last time. I walked to the harbor and enjoyed the beauty of the waters of the North Sea that stretched so far inland….
Oslo Norway: Part Three. Norsk Folkemuseum A Visit To Norway’s past.
After I left the group in Oslo Harbor I boarded a ferry to the Bygdoy peninsula, where we visited the Viking Boat Museum earlier in the day. This time I headed to the Folkemuseum. I enjoy learning about the history and culture of the country’s I visit so I thought this would be a good place…
Scandinavia Day Eight. . Oslo. Norway Part Two: A Tour Of The City And A Legacy Of Peace.
After leaving the Vigeland Sculpture Garden on our second in Oslo we toured the cities revitalized harbor and it’s many new building, including the slick and modern new Opera House. The harbor is connected to the North Sea by a long fjord and there are many marinas and docks along the waterfront. Here is a…
Scandinavia Day Eight. Oslo Norway, A Lovely City On A Fjord. So Much To See In So Little Time.
After our long day on the bus I was up early in Oslo hoping to see some of residential parts of the city before my group’s tour of the city. Unfortunately the weather was co-operating as i watched a heavy storm move in form the south and bring with it some torrential rains. The storm…
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