| Last additions - Baltic and Kids |
So the sun sets on a wonderful, fun and memorable trip with my two kids. It couldn't have been any better, and we will always cherish these great memories we had together.Nov 22, 2010
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It was nice to see land after that long flight.Nov 22, 2010
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The following morning we left the ship, took the drive back to London, on to the airport, and are now flying home. Adam lucked out with three seats to sleep on.Nov 22, 2010
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Our bags had to be packed and put out in the hall.Nov 22, 2010
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As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." This was our last night to watch the sunset from the ship.Nov 22, 2010
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One more plum for the road!Nov 22, 2010
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My girl loves to sing.Nov 22, 2010
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This sure caused some excitement. We came across this empty boat, but no one knew what had happened to the people that were in it. The ship made a huge circle looking for anyone that might be floating in the sea, but no one was found.Nov 22, 2010
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We had a day at sea before we reached Dover. I got this photo of Erica looking at the map that showed the route we had taken.Nov 22, 2010
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Once we pass this lighthouse, we will once again be in the Baltic Sea.Nov 22, 2010
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There were a lot of waves from people as the ship went out. These guys were doing some fishing and swimming.Nov 22, 2010
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Sweet photo.Nov 22, 2010
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The ship is heading out the other side of the channel. There were a lot of these old boats laying around.Nov 22, 2010
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These housing units seemed a lot better, although I heard many families lived together in one unit.Nov 22, 2010
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On the way back to the ship, we saw a lot of buildings like this that were still in pretty sad shape. It was hard to believe that people were actually living in them.Nov 22, 2010
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I felt somewhat sorry for this child. I wish she could have been outside playing with her friends.Nov 22, 2010
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Even the little ones were out playing music.Nov 22, 2010
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You could tell by his face that they were playing a sad piece of music. I wondered what it was.Nov 22, 2010
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We came across these musicians and listened to them for awhile. They were excellent. When they played, you knew you were in Poland.Nov 22, 2010
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Many of the locals were out enjoying the day.Nov 22, 2010
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A lot of medieval plays were being enacted along the square.Nov 22, 2010
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This street was almost destroyed during the war, but now most of it has been restored back to it's original state and look.Nov 22, 2010
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This was the prison and torture house built in the 14th century. In the beginning it was a defensive tower, but when it lost it's importance as a protector of the city, it became the prison. The Torture Tower had many rooms they used just for torturing.Nov 22, 2010
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These building were also along the town square.Nov 22, 2010
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Such beautiful architecture.Nov 22, 2010
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I loved the decorations on this building.Nov 22, 2010
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It was also a nice place to sit and relax.Nov 22, 2010
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We were all thirsty so we found this stand that sold Coke.Nov 22, 2010
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Erica tried on these boots, but they didn't fit. Too bad because everything there was quite inexpensive.Nov 22, 2010
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After our phone calls, we found this great market.Nov 22, 2010
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It took a a little while to figure out how to use the phone.Nov 22, 2010
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Time to call home.Nov 22, 2010
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We were there when all of the flower boxes were full of blooms.Nov 22, 2010
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I thought this lamp was so decorative and picturesque.Nov 22, 2010
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This is just one of the beautiful fountains we saw in the square.Nov 22, 2010
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We are still in the same area, but I wanted to get a photo of these buildings.Nov 22, 2010
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You can see the spire of the Town Hall in the background along with the colorful buildings.Nov 22, 2010
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Just having a little bit of fun in front of the sign.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the arch that leads into the town of Gdansk.Nov 22, 2010
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McDonald's restaurant is even in Poland!Nov 22, 2010
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We saw this sign as we left the ship for our sightseeing.Nov 22, 2010
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There were several tugs along side of us as we headed to the pierNov 22, 2010
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Gdansk, Poland is where the beginning of World War II began.Nov 22, 2010
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Overnight we have sailed to the port of Gdansk, a major international transportation hub situated in the central part of the Southern Baltic coast.Nov 22, 2010
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It's a few hours later, and we are back on the ship having an afternoon snack.Nov 22, 2010
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This was the actual McDonalds in the town.Nov 22, 2010
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Fortunately, before we finished touring around the town, the rain stopped and we got dried out.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the Town Square where all of the markets had been set up before the storm came through. A few brave people, probably tourists, stayed around to have lunch.Nov 22, 2010
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Here we are in this 11th century town and we see a McDonalds umbrella!Nov 22, 2010
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Another "gingerbread-looking" building.Nov 22, 2010
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Wow........those steps were steep! As you can see we had been poured on, but we were still having so much fun.Nov 22, 2010
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We made it to this Russian antique shop. I looked for old books and Adam looked at the coins.Nov 22, 2010
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This cute little building was our shelter for awhile from the rain. Turns out there were a lot of Estonian things for sale.Nov 22, 2010
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We are headed to the Town Hall Square that has been there since the 11th century.Nov 22, 2010
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Some of the buildings looked like they were from a fairy tale.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the tower called Tall Hermann. Pretty soon you won't be able to see it at all.Nov 22, 2010
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We are in the oldest part of the town. The buildings are so bright.Nov 22, 2010
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Tallinn is surprisingly beautiful and is one of the Baltic's greatest surprises. It is proud of being one of Northern Europe's best preserved medieval towns.Nov 22, 2010
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It has started raining, and you can see Erica peeking out from a building.Nov 22, 2010
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This a government building in the center of the city.Nov 22, 2010
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We have finally left the ship and are headed into the city of Tallinn.Nov 22, 2010
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We have finally been tied up to the pier.Nov 22, 2010
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These cranes are so huge.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the pilot boat that came in with us.Nov 22, 2010
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Here we are watching the ship get closer to the port.Nov 22, 2010
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We have left St. Petersburg and have made our way to Tallinn, Estonia.Nov 22, 2010
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The band played on as we boarded the ship.Nov 22, 2010
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Erica had her picture taken with the same girl.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam with one of the dancers.Nov 22, 2010
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The music with these dances was great.Nov 22, 2010
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He is dancing the Russian peasant dance.Nov 22, 2010
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Now the dancing has begun.Nov 22, 2010
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This was the orchestra.Nov 22, 2010
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That evening we were taken to see a Russian performance.Nov 22, 2010
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I'm standing on the stairs getting ready to go into one of the great art exhibits. It would take days to go through the whole thing.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the gilded coach used by Catherine the Great. It was unbelievable!Nov 22, 2010
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These magnificent chandeliers were everywhere.Nov 22, 2010
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These are the main steps that go up into the museum.Nov 22, 2010
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This is The Hermitage. Formerly, it was the home of tsars, but now it is a museum that holds some of the finest art collections in the world.Nov 22, 2010
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I am sitting on another side of the church. No matter where you stand or sit, the church is still gorgeous.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam and Erica in front of the church.Nov 22, 2010
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This shows a close-up of the spires. So amazing!Nov 22, 2010
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This place is so beautiful from every side.Nov 22, 2010
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This canal goes by the Church of our Saviour.Nov 22, 2010
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This canal goes by the Church of our Saviour.Nov 22, 2010
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There are boat trips you can take through the canals.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam decided to buy this car when we were there! Nah! Not really!Nov 22, 2010
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This is a closer view of the church. I loved the blue.Nov 22, 2010
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The church in the background is called the Monastery Church of St. Petersburg.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the very strange, dark bathroom they had there.Nov 22, 2010
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This was Erica looking up as she headed down to the basement.Nov 22, 2010
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It was creepy down in the basement. There was a table with a wax Rasputin sitting at the head of it. It was also pretty dark in there making it more creepy.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam is peaking through at Erica as we head to the basement.Nov 22, 2010
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This board gave you a lot of information about him.Nov 22, 2010
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This is a photo of Rasputin and his family.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam is walking into one of the rooms.Nov 22, 2010
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We are in the house of Rasputin. He was known as the Siberian mystic heealer.Nov 22, 2010
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A group of Russian women waiting for a trolley.Nov 22, 2010
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I thought this window was photogenic.Nov 22, 2010
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There are so many canals here in St. Petersburg. Like Venice, in a way.Nov 22, 2010
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We bought several things from this nice girl.Nov 22, 2010
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Lots of stacking dolls, also called Matrushka dolls. I bought one that was of Bill Clinton. Really funny.Nov 22, 2010
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We found a market we could visit.Nov 22, 2010
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We couldn't figure out the name of the movie that was showing. Gee...I wonder why!Nov 22, 2010
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It seemed that this was the way most people got around.Nov 22, 2010
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We noticed there were many large plazas like this but with very few people in them.Nov 22, 2010
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We decided to walk around and get a feel for the city.Nov 22, 2010
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There was a small band there to welcome us.Nov 22, 2010
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It was daylight by the time we arrived in portNov 22, 2010
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We still have some canals to go down before we arrive.Nov 22, 2010
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I got up early so I could watch us come into the port of St. Petersburg, Russia.Nov 22, 2010
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Our dress-up night photo taken by the ship's photographer.Nov 22, 2010
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Both of them look so good.Nov 22, 2010
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It's dress up night and Erica is wearing a dress she got in Israel.Nov 22, 2010
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I took this picture of Erica from the other side of the swimming pool.Nov 22, 2010
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I went up to the top deck to get this picture of her way down there.Nov 22, 2010
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Even though it was just a short time in Helsinki, we had a great time. Here Erica is video taping some of the other boats in the harbor.Nov 22, 2010
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There was an abundance of flowers at the market.Nov 22, 2010
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This lady made these beautiful dolls, so both Erica and bought one.Nov 22, 2010
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Erica didn't seem to like what she saw cooking there.Nov 22, 2010
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I bought a real fur hat from this man. Unfortunately, it never gets cold enough here in Tulsa to ever get to wear it much. It's a nice souvenir, thoughNov 22, 2010
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There were a lot of nice, handmade things to buy.....and we did.Nov 22, 2010
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We didn't have that long in Helsinki, so we headed over to the famous market place.Nov 22, 2010
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We couldn't resist taking this funny picture.Nov 22, 2010
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We've left Sweden, and now we are getting ready to tie up at the pier in Finland.Nov 22, 2010
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We have walked our feet off today, and have a long walk back to the ship, unless we can figure out the bus system.Nov 22, 2010
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These were Russian kids here in Stockholm trying to make a little money.Nov 22, 2010
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This man was playing something like a flute.Nov 22, 2010
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I hope he finishes what he is doing before the ice cream starts to drip!Nov 22, 2010
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In Old Town there were a lot of musicians and dancers. This was one of them.Nov 22, 2010
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They are just acting like they are drinking the water. I told them not to get any of it in their mouth because they might pick up some heebie-jeebie germs.Nov 22, 2010
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Strolling down the pedestrian walkway to the Old Town.Nov 22, 2010
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Adam and I just waited outside and watched people.Nov 22, 2010
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Erica found a clothes store she wanted to check out.Nov 22, 2010
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Next to the Hard Rock was a McDonalds.Nov 22, 2010
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I got this picture of them inside the Hard Rock.Nov 22, 2010
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But first it's our stop at the Hard Rock Cafe.Nov 22, 2010
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We've stopped in Stockholm, Sweden, and are walking along the street going toward Old Town.Nov 22, 2010
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It doesn't matter what Erica wears she always looks so adorable.Nov 22, 2010
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It was such a peaceful evening laying out in our beach chairs and watching the sun go down.Nov 22, 2010
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Just another beautiful evening on board ship.Nov 22, 2010
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Our last view of Copenhagen as we head to our next port.Nov 22, 2010
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We all loved being here in Copenhagen. It's just so quaint and pretty.Nov 22, 2010
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We walked back over by the canal to look at all of the boats.Nov 22, 2010
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These were jellyfish right beside the boat.Nov 22, 2010
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Waving before they got off the boat.Nov 22, 2010
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After going through the canals, we went out into more open water. That is our cruise ship we are passing.Nov 22, 2010
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My two cuties.Nov 22, 2010
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Here we are starting our boat tour.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the word for toilet! Seems appropriate! = )Nov 22, 2010
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After watching the boats for awhile, we decided we wanted to take a ride on one of them.Nov 22, 2010
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The boat didn't look this big when it started out from under the bridge. That's a lot of people.Nov 22, 2010
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Look how close these boats are to the side of the bridge!Nov 22, 2010
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We have gone over to the main part of town.Nov 22, 2010
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This guard was biting his lip trying not to laugh.Nov 22, 2010
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I had fun taking this picture. The red coat inside the guard house is used when it rains.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the changing of the guard, but one of them couldn't quit laughing. I guess they aren't as strict as the guards have to be in London.Nov 22, 2010
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Each guard has a two hour duty.Nov 22, 2010
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The Royal Guard is an elite force of the Danish army, and their main responsibility is to protect the Queen of Denmark.Nov 22, 2010
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We were still in Copenhagen the next day so we headed over to Amalienborg Palace, home of Danish Royal family.Nov 22, 2010
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One of the pleasures of being on a cruise is relaxing on the deck.Nov 22, 2010
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My kids made the trip so much fun.Nov 22, 2010
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I just had to get some pictures of Erica out by the pool. She is just so cute.Nov 22, 2010
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We made our way back to the ship and Erica had time to write some cards home.Nov 22, 2010
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Tivoli Gardens is both an amusement park and a garden where a lot of people stroll during the day.Nov 22, 2010
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We stopped a bit by these bicycles before we visited Tivoli Gardens.Nov 22, 2010
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Erica looked so cute walking through town. She got lots of looks from the guys.Nov 22, 2010
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Near Town Hall is the beautiful Palace Hotel.Nov 22, 2010
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Copenhagen is such a beautiful city.Nov 22, 2010
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I LOVE these buildings!Nov 22, 2010
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This is the spire on top of the town hall.Nov 22, 2010
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One of the first things you notice about Copenhagen are the unusual buildings.Nov 22, 2010
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This is the town hall in the center of Copenhagen.Nov 22, 2010
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This is The Little Mermaid, the symbol of Copenhagen.Nov 22, 2010
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Our next port is Copenhagen.Nov 22, 2010
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Time to read a little before nite-nite time.Nov 22, 2010
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After our delicious dinner, we went out on the deck to watch the sun set.Nov 22, 2010
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I took this one of her on the staircase.Nov 22, 2010
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My beautiful girl all dressed up for dinner.Nov 22, 2010
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Do you think this is a good hairdo for dinner?Nov 22, 2010
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Mom.....stop!Nov 22, 2010
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We are back on the ship and Erica has just woken up from a nap.Nov 22, 2010
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Notice how dirty her boobs are. I wonder how they got so dirty! = )Nov 22, 2010
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Most Europeans are used to sculptures like this. It is so part of their culture.Nov 22, 2010
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Most of the sculptures were pretty erotic. We had to try hard not to get one in the background.Nov 22, 2010
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This fountain was the first sculpture we saw.Nov 22, 2010
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The next day we went to the Vigeland Sculpture Park.Nov 22, 2010
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This is one of Norway's infamous trolls like the ones used in fairy tales. I just had to buy a couple...small ones!Nov 22, 2010
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The summer view of the ski jump.Nov 22, 2010
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This shows where the spectators sat.Nov 22, 2010
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Now it's starting to look a little scary....no, a LOT scary! I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to ski jump!Nov 22, 2010
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This is our "been to the ski jump" photo.Nov 22, 2010
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From this angle it doesn't look so high and not very scary.Nov 22, 2010
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This is our first view of the ski jump. It was used in the 1952 Winter Olympics, but is still used each winter by the Norwegians, who have a passion for skiing.Nov 22, 2010
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I have such silly but fun kids!Nov 22, 2010
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We've headed way up the mountain to the Holmenkollen Ski jump, and this is the museum next to it.Nov 22, 2010
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This is a photo of the Oseberg ship. It is the most famous Viking ship that is still completely whole. Pretty amazing!Nov 22, 2010
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Our first tourist spot was at the Viking Museum.Nov 22, 2010
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Most people we saw didn't dress like this. She had on a folk costume and was on her way to the restaurant where she worked.Nov 22, 2010
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They sure look Norwegian!Nov 22, 2010
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For a couple of hours, we just walked around town looking at everything.Nov 21, 2010
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This is our ship in the port of Oslo, Norway.Nov 21, 2010
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Our first port is.............yes, Norway!Nov 21, 2010
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Lobster, no less! Wow!Nov 21, 2010
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That evening we decided to take advantage of being able to eat in your cabin. This is just Adam's food!Nov 21, 2010
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This photo was taken from one of the reading spots aboard ship.Nov 21, 2010
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Toward evening, the weather cleared and it was smooth sailing.Nov 21, 2010
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It's not "watch" your step, it's "mind" your step!Nov 21, 2010
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The following day was a day at sea, and it was so rough. Fortunately, none of us got sick.Nov 21, 2010
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Yum...baked Alaska the first night!Nov 21, 2010
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Adam is in heaven.Nov 21, 2010
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We soon found out that you get a lot of food!Nov 21, 2010
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The dining room was so festive.Nov 21, 2010
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AS we were getting ready for dinner, Adam, being so tall, broke the light!Nov 21, 2010
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Our first sunset on board the ship.Nov 21, 2010
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About an hour out, we had to get ready for the life boat drill. Of course, this gave my son a chance to CHOKE his mother! )Nov 21, 2010
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Our captain getting the ship ready to leave.Nov 21, 2010
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We went out on deck so we could watch the ship leave the port.Nov 21, 2010
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One of the first places we went was the dining room. Nice!Nov 21, 2010
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Erica found it!Nov 21, 2010
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We found our deck, now we just have to find our cabin.Nov 21, 2010
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This was our first view of the ship's foyer. Beautiful!Nov 21, 2010
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They took our photo as we boarded the ship.Nov 21, 2010
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I loved this photo for three things: the boat, the White Cliffs of Dover, and the castle up on the hill.Nov 21, 2010
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Wow.....they really move fast. Several years ago, I was on one of these with my mom and sister. It was tremendous fun, but I'll have to admit that I got very seasick by the end of the trip.Nov 21, 2010
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In no time, it was at the shoreline. They hold almost 400 passengers and 60 cars.Nov 21, 2010
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We were fascinated by the hovercraft leaving for France. This is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high pressure air. In this photo, it is just beginning to turn around.Nov 21, 2010
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We finally arrived at the seaside town of Dover.Nov 21, 2010
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It was a fairly long ride, but we enjoyed seeing the English countryside, and watching cars driving on the WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD! =()Nov 21, 2010
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After three great days in London, we got on the bus and headed soutn for Dover where we would board our cruise ship.Nov 21, 2010
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We were there for quite awhile enjoying the food and music.Nov 21, 2010
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We were there for quite awhile enjoying the food and music.Nov 21, 2010
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We rested at the hotel for awhile then headed to the London Hard Rock Cafe.Nov 21, 2010
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Adam with the big "Ali."Nov 21, 2010
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Erica with Indiana Jones.Nov 20, 2010
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Mel Gibson.....well, I USED to think he was "hot."Nov 20, 2010
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The next day we went to Madame Tussauds, a very popular tourist spot.Nov 19, 2010
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We are back at the train station waiting for the train back to London.Nov 19, 2010
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Erica decided to get some video of Windsor before we left.Nov 19, 2010
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After spending several hours touring the castle, we decided to go get something to eat.Nov 19, 2010
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The Queen's Guards are also here at Windsor Castle.Nov 19, 2010
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We are in the central area of the castle. The place is amazing.Nov 19, 2010
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We are finally at Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world.Nov 19, 2010
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After our fun train ride, we had to walk up to the town to get to the castle.Nov 19, 2010
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It took us about an hour to get there.Nov 19, 2010
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It wasn't hard at all finding our train.Nov 19, 2010
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We went to Victoria Station for a train ride to Windsor Castle.Nov 19, 2010
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This is Shepherd's Pie. It wasn't that bad but we had to wait over an hour for it.Nov 19, 2010
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We decided to have a traditional English meal, so we picked out this pub for dinner.Nov 19, 2010
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We should have ridden the bus from the beginning. It was so much fun, and a lot easier on our feet!Nov 19, 2010
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There were so many people hanging around Trafalgar Square.Nov 19, 2010
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We decided to take a bus to see more sights around London.Nov 19, 2010
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There are so many beautiful cathedrals in London.Nov 19, 2010
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The wait was worth it. The changing of the guard was awesome.Nov 19, 2010
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He doesn't bite, right?Nov 19, 2010
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We were able to see the horse guards up close.Nov 19, 2010
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We are waiting for the changing of the guard.Nov 19, 2010
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That is Buckingham Palace in the background.Nov 19, 2010
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We made it over to Buckingham Palace in time to see the horse guards.Nov 19, 2010
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This is Big Ben, the famous clock in London.Nov 19, 2010
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That's Parliament in the background.Nov 19, 2010
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We are ready to start sightseeing, but Adam looks a little tired.Nov 19, 2010
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We made it....we made it! My funny kids!Nov 19, 2010
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Our hotel was typical of the older London hotels, but it was really nice.Nov 19, 2010
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After a wild taxi ride, we made it to our hotel. The doorman looks a little short next to Adam!Nov 19, 2010
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Sunrise as we approach London.Nov 19, 2010
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My cute kids....Adam and Erica.Nov 19, 2010
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We are ready to head to London for our trip.Nov 19, 2010
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Cover for "Baltic and Kids"Nov 19, 2010
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