Ok, so we have been home for a week and a half, and yes I got so tired I am sick. My body has been doing weird things, but I won't bore anyone with the details.
Our trip was wonderful. It was a little cool and rainy, but beautiful.
First we flew to Copenhagen, Denmark. We rented a car and took Larry & Shelley out to the island of Mon to see the place where the Mortensens came from. They had never been there. Luckily we were able to find the church where Peder Mortensen and Helena Pedersen were married.
The next day we got on the Crown Princess and spent that day and the next at sea. Then we arrived in Stockholm, Sweden a distance of 671.6 nautical miles (1 nautical miles = 1.15 miles). In Stockholm we visited a viking museum where a ship called the VASA is on display. It sank on its maiden voyage in the harbor of Stockholm while everyone watched. It lay on the ocean bottom for 333 years. They raised it and restored it and now it can be seen in their museum
The next day we went to Helsinki, Finland. There we visited the market square and shopped. Then it was off to St. Petersburg, Russia. I really enjoyed Russia, but felt a little disappointed in the people. I thought they would be happy that the Soviet Union had collasped. They have been under the RULER for so long I don't think they know how to feel or think for themselves. They seem to think it might be good if things were the way they used to be. They really don't care!! Catherine's Palace was awesome, but all I could think while I was there is that those people had so much abundance they were bored, so they had to buy something from some other country so they felt important. We also went to the Russian Ballet. I enjoyed it and Dad had a nap.
Next we went to Tallinn, Estonia. I had hardly heard of the place before. It was under Soviet Union rule, but now they rule themselves. After that we went to Gdynia and Gdansk, Poland. This was the best surprise on the trip. I don't know what I thought of Polish people, but they were great. Beautiful girls!! and all the people seemed very upbeat, and happy. After that we were at sea for another day. Then we went to Oslo, Norway. There we learned more about the Vikings and their culture.
After that we went back to Copenhagen. Our total distance at sea, 2,374.2 Nautical Miles. That afternoon we went to the Church where the original Christus is on display. That night we saw the original Tivoli. It is an amusement park in Copenhagen. The next morning we flew home. We were up about 20 hours on the flight home.
All in all it was a great trip. The first time on a cruise that we had a balcony off our room. It was fun to be able to just open our sliding glass door and step out on the balcony. I wish we had that on our cruises to Alaska. It would be worth the extra money.
The trip was great, but like all trips it sure is good to be home.
3 comments:
Oh, I'm so jealous, but you already know that. But I don't think you mentioned eating shvarma in Russia? I thought I specifically told you to eat some shvarma. I'm so glad that you had a great time, and glad that you are home safe.
So the Chief took a nap throught the Russian ballet huh? Nice. And how about that Tivoli? That's crazy. I didn't know the name had such a history and came from Denmark! Did Dad tell them they ought to tear it down and build a gas station?!!? HA!!! Well, I am thoroughly impressed and LOVE your photos and all of your tales about your trip. Very impressed that you knew about land miles vs nautical miles. Even I learned something. I though it was 1.1 but didn't know about the extra .05
...that's pretty good and its alot of miles at sea that you travelled. I think that's a big adjustment going from the Lubbock climate to the Baltic sea air. So that plus all the usual travel stress probably has you a little under the weather. I think that's only a smidge of the photos and stories though...I want more! And I think that's great about the Three Sisters Hotel. Crazy huh?
Well, glad to see that you're home safe. See you soon!
Ha Ha I finally looked at your post and I won't even tell anyone that I had to help you make your slide show... oops guess I just did. You know what my favorite thing always is about your vacation photos? It's the looks on you and Dad's faces. It is so classic and has been the same since we were little kids. Dad always has the big "Hey Look at Where I Am Chief grin" and you always have the. "Would he just take the stupid picture, does he even know how to work the camera look".
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