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Cover for Latest Trip to HawaiiNov 30, 2010
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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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Flying over the Mekong Delta as we left Ho Chi Mihn City for home.Nov 19, 2010
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There were only thirteen of us in the group, so it was a wonderful two-week tour. Since there were so few us, we were able to do a lot of things that the large groups can't do. I was surprised at the hospitality of most of the Vietnam people. I hadn't known what to expect. We were actually invited into a home where the son had been killed by the Americans. Fortunately, I was able to leave with a very good feeling about the country. I am just so sorry so many men and women didn't leave that way.Nov 19, 2010
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We gathered one more time for our farewell dinner. There was only one man who wasn't embarrassed to dance, so at least I got a couple of dances in.Nov 19, 2010
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This is the famous Majestic Hotel in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh, as it is called now.Nov 19, 2010
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Well, obviously, I wasn't really using the urinal. However, what was surprising was that for the women to get to their bathroom, they had to pass through the men's part! Now that's odd!Nov 19, 2010
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Old verses the new!Nov 19, 2010
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Pushing off to go to the market.Nov 19, 2010
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All of the huts were on stilts.Nov 19, 2010
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This was pretty much the typical scene all along the river.Nov 19, 2010
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I'm smiling but it is sooooo hot and humid!Nov 19, 2010
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The next day, we drove to the Mekong Delta. There we took a boat ride on the Mekong.Nov 19, 2010
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Parts of this tunnel network has been enlarged and upgraded and this entrance takes you down into the medical center.Nov 19, 2010
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On this tour, they took our group into the forest and asked us if we could spot the entrance to a tunnel. Eventually I was the one who found it, but it was very hard. Then they asked if we would like to try to get into one. Well, I couldn't get one leg in!Nov 19, 2010
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There were trapdoors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens - all underground. This soldier is showing how the Vietcong would pop up and kill American soldiers. This was a good example of how horrible it must have been for our GI's.Nov 19, 2010
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After a wonderful night at the hotel in Saigon, we leave to explore the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were the Vietcong's underground tunnel system that at one time stretched as far as the Cambodian border. Several of the parts of the tunnels were several stories deep.Nov 19, 2010
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This blind lady was part of the Buddhist group.Nov 19, 2010
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This was another group praying. Notice the helmet sitting there!Nov 19, 2010
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When we arrived, several people were there saying their Buddhist prayers. It was the first time I had seen this so it was quite interesting.Nov 19, 2010
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We have finally made it to Saigon and go to this beautiful park in the center of the city. This is the bridge going into the park.Nov 19, 2010
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I thought she was so attractive with her beautiful clothing. They get very few tourists here, if any, but she was gracious about me taking her photo.Nov 19, 2010
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Even the children were beautifully dressed.Nov 19, 2010
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Even through the rain, you could see that was a very unusual village. In the first place, the clothes were so different, probably because it was so cold there.Nov 19, 2010
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After a very long drive, we came to this village in the north, just yards from the Chinese border. By the time we got there, it was pouring rain.Nov 19, 2010
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We were supposed to go to Hue the next day, but because of the worst floods in two hundred years, we had to alter the plans. So we headed north.Nov 19, 2010
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Now THIS was creepy!Nov 19, 2010
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The better to see you with, my dear.Nov 19, 2010
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I had no idea what this was.Nov 19, 2010
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I felt sorry for this little monkey because the metal around his neck was so tight.Nov 19, 2010
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The cook....hoping he had washed his hands.Nov 19, 2010
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Time for lunch, hopefully not pig!Nov 19, 2010
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This little piggy has already been to the market!Nov 19, 2010
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This little piggy went to market.............Nov 19, 2010
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I was pretty sure the animal pulling this dad and son was ready to have a baby.Nov 19, 2010
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Hats, bikes and rice fields.....so picturesque.Nov 19, 2010
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After leaving Halong Bay, we returned to Hanoi stopping along the way to see farmers and water buffalo working in the rice fields.Nov 18, 2010
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The countryside along the way was so beautiful.Nov 18, 2010
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After visiting the caves, we had lunch on the boat. I think the guy next to me had too many of these drinks after lunch.Nov 18, 2010
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We are getting off of the boat to visit some caves full of stalactites and stalagmites, and this was how we got on and off. A little shaky!Nov 18, 2010
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Several families stopped alongside our boat to try to sell us shells.Nov 18, 2010
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So, here we are trying to look like we are on the Titanic! = )Nov 18, 2010
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I love this photo because it shows a Vietnamese woman riding her bike and also shows the boats in the bay.Nov 18, 2010
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This is the beautiful view looking at the bay from the hotel.Nov 18, 2010
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The next day we headed to Halong Bay going through the Thai Binh province, a beautiful, traditional area off of the main tourist path. That evening we stopped at this beautiful hotel in Halong Bay.Nov 18, 2010
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We passed these guys on their rafts.Nov 18, 2010
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The grotto has breath-taking scenery and rock formations that jut out into the rice paddies.Nov 18, 2010
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I'm getting ready to take an exciting paddle boat trip through Tam Coc Grotto.Nov 18, 2010
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This is one of the sweet families that told us goodbye when we left. We left food and other goodies for them.Nov 18, 2010
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Here we have...........the toilet.Nov 18, 2010
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These are a couple of boys from the village. I'm always amazed at how they can sit like this for such a long time.Nov 18, 2010
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I loved getting to see all of the children.Nov 18, 2010
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We went to a village to see the traditional straw huts.Nov 18, 2010
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This was a monk from the Buddhist temple in town. I was surprised to see him with a portable phone.Nov 18, 2010
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Somebody in the group gave this girl some licorice. She wasn't crazy about it!Nov 18, 2010
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Here are two cutie-patooties that followed me around.Nov 18, 2010
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Now we are at one of the market villages where many of the Thai Minority people live and work. This sweet lady seemed pleased that I wanted her photograph.Nov 18, 2010
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This bathroom was an experience. When you took a shower, the whole bathroom was flooded. It even ran into the other room! = ) I guess it happened all of the time.Nov 18, 2010
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This was the bed in my room. It took forever trying to figure out how to put the mosquito net up. Boy, I sure was glad to have it because with the windows open, tons of mosquitos came in.Nov 18, 2010
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This was our hotel for the night.Nov 18, 2010
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This young girl stopped so we could get a picture of her carrying the rice.Nov 18, 2010
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Outside of the village, we again saw many women picking up the rice.Nov 18, 2010
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The people of the village fixed lunch for us. It was quite delicious even though I wasn't quite sure what some of the dishes were.Nov 18, 2010
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This is a stilt house in Mai Chau. The cotton cloths are woven by the women of the village. They were so beautiful that I had a hard time deciding which ones I wanted to buy.Nov 18, 2010
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As I watched these women work, I had to wonder if they had any back trouble. They do this for hours.Nov 18, 2010
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Seeing men working the rice paddies was a common sight.Nov 18, 2010
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The next day we started on a tour of the countryside.Nov 18, 2010
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We also saw the cot, shoes and cell where John McCain was held for over five years.Nov 18, 2010
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I'm in one of the cells used for the prisoners. This must have been so awful.Nov 18, 2010
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This is Hanoi Hilton. It is where they kept America prisoners during the Vietnam War.Nov 18, 2010
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The next stop was pretty sad.Nov 18, 2010
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I tried doing some of the tai chi with them. They laughed pretty hard. When I had to leave, they waved goodbye to me.Nov 18, 2010
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We stopped at a park and I watched these people doing their morning tai chi.Nov 18, 2010
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This woman was hauling all of this with bare feet! And it was so hot!Nov 18, 2010
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All of our bikes are lined up like little ducks.Nov 18, 2010
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There were so many women carrying these heavy loads.Nov 18, 2010
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I've mentioned this before, but you seem to see a coke sign or products somewhere in every country you visit.Nov 18, 2010
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As you can see, there are a lot of bikes.Nov 18, 2010
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This was the first view I had after stepping out of the hotel.Nov 18, 2010
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We had overnight to rest up from jet lag, and then we got a tour of the city on these bikes.Nov 18, 2010
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Landing in Hanoi.Nov 18, 2010
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Cover photo for vietnamNov 18, 2010
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We finish our Yangtze River trip by walking around this interesting market town. It was a fun way to end our trip.Nov 17, 2010
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This photo is showing how the fishermen use the cormorants at night. They have their little lanterns hanging on the back of the raft.Nov 17, 2010
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Oh wow! I got to see the birds close up.Nov 17, 2010
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The town of Yangshuo is where we left the boat. Yangshuo is the producer of China's most famous inventions - tea and silk. Interesting!Nov 17, 2010
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These are the first cormorants I've seen. Their necks are leashed, and they wait on the raft until it's their time to go fishing. When they have caught the fish, they jump back on the raft and give the fish to the fisherman. Because their necks are leashed, they can't swallow the fish.Nov 17, 2010
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We are leaving the Guilin area and heading to the market town of Yangshuo.Nov 17, 2010
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This was one of my favorite photo, but, unfortunately, it came back with this light red line through it. But you can still see how beautiful and magnificent the scenery is.Nov 17, 2010
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It's easy to see why this is one of China's supreme tourist sights. You can't see from the photo, but behind the palms are the rice fields.Nov 17, 2010
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Just beautiful!Nov 17, 2010
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This is absolutely amazing!Nov 17, 2010
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So often through the years I would see these beautiful Chinese paintings with these pointy hills on them. I wondered if they were real. They are. We are now heading to Guilin where I got to see this magnificent and stunning scenery!Nov 17, 2010
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We passed a day boat going back to Beijing.Nov 17, 2010
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We are back on our bigger boat. This is one of the really sweet ladies I got to meet on the trip.Nov 17, 2010
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A common sight was seeing these washerwomen squatting along the shore.Nov 17, 2010
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This kid is trying to sell us stuff.Nov 17, 2010
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Lots of fishing going on both from shore and from these little rafts.Nov 17, 2010
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We saw lots of kids swimming in the river.Nov 17, 2010
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He was hauling the fish he had caught back to his town.Nov 17, 2010
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Apparently clothing is optional!Nov 17, 2010
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It's time to go home. Even the baby followed.........ahhhhhhhh!Nov 17, 2010
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Here is one taking a swim.Nov 17, 2010
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We saw lots of buffalo ambling down to the banks for a dip.Nov 17, 2010
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This was a sampan on the other side of the river, and this kid was hauling food up to his little town.Nov 17, 2010
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This is what our sampan looked like. Notice the plank on the left side of the boat. That is how we got on and off!Nov 17, 2010
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After finally coming to the Li River, we were able to get off and walk around and enjoy the scenery and all of the limestone peaks.Nov 17, 2010
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We passed several other sampans going the other direction.Nov 17, 2010
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We are going up the Da'ning River through the Lesser Three Gorges. These are the boat hands getting us through it.Nov 17, 2010
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Now we have transferred to a little sampan. This is the Wu Gorge and a larger boat couldn't make it through here.Nov 17, 2010
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Bathroom break!Nov 17, 2010
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Maybe you want a little cooked snake with your lunch?Nov 17, 2010
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This was our guide peeling.......well, you probably don't want to know.Nov 17, 2010
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One of the girls on our boat fixing the meal.Nov 17, 2010
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It's about lunch time. This shot shows how they cook at the back of the boats.Nov 17, 2010
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We've worked our way into the lock. That's a working boat next to us.Nov 17, 2010
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Now we are at the Gezhou Dam and have to go through the lock.Nov 17, 2010
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Unfortunately, building the dam came with some major problems. The dam covers a lot of historic sites, and has caused 1.24 million people to lose their homes under rising water. New cities are being built above the downtown areas.Nov 17, 2010
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The dam is being built for flood control, irrigation and electricity.Nov 17, 2010
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We have come to Sandouping village to see the site of the new Three Gorges Dam project. It is known as the biggest hydropower-complex in the world.Nov 17, 2010
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Since this wasn't a large cruise ship, the cabins were really small, but very cozy.Nov 17, 2010
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Our first sunset on the Yangtze.Nov 17, 2010
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The waters of the Yangtze originate at the "top of the world" on the Tibet Plateau. It flows for 3,900 miles through China and empties into the South China Sea.Nov 17, 2010
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Here we are starting out on our cruise. The Yangtze River is the third largest in the world, after the Amazon and the Nile.Nov 17, 2010
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Okay.......not EVERY ONE was working so hard!Nov 17, 2010
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They were working up a sweat getting all of this stuff on the boat.Nov 17, 2010
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My next adventure is cruising down the Yangtze River. This is when they were loading the boat with our food.Nov 17, 2010
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Yangtze RiverNov 17, 2010
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