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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.
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It was nice to see land after that long flight.
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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.
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Our bags had to be packed and put out in the hall.
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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.
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One more plum for the road!
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My girl loves to sing.
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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.
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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.
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Once we pass this lighthouse, we will once again be in the Baltic Sea.
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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.
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Sweet photo.
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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.
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These housing units seemed a lot better, although I heard many families lived together in one unit.
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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.
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I felt somewhat sorry for this child. I wish she could have been outside playing with her friends.
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Even the little ones were out playing music.
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You could tell by his face that they were playing a sad piece of music. I wondered what it was.
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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.
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Many of the locals were out enjoying the day.
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A lot of medieval plays were being enacted along the square.
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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.
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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.
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These building were also along the town square.
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Such beautiful architecture.
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I loved the decorations on this building.
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It was also a nice place to sit and relax.
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We were all thirsty so we found this stand that sold Coke.
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Erica tried on these boots, but they didn't fit. Too bad because everything there was quite inexpensive.
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After our phone calls, we found this great market.
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It took a a little while to figure out how to use the phone.
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Time to call home.
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We were there when all of the flower boxes were full of blooms.
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I thought this lamp was so decorative and picturesque.
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This is just one of the beautiful fountains we saw in the square.
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We are still in the same area, but I wanted to get a photo of these buildings.
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You can see the spire of the Town Hall in the background along with the colorful buildings.
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Just having a little bit of fun in front of the sign.
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This is the arch that leads into the town of Gdansk.
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McDonald's restaurant is even in Poland!
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We saw this sign as we left the ship for our sightseeing.
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There were several tugs along side of us as we headed to the pier
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Gdansk, Poland is where the beginning of World War II began.
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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.
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It's a few hours later, and we are back on the ship having an afternoon snack.
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This was the actual McDonalds in the town.
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Fortunately, before we finished touring around the town, the rain stopped and we got dried out.
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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.
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Here we are in this 11th century town and we see a McDonalds umbrella!
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Another "gingerbread-looking" building.
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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.
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We made it to this Russian antique shop. I looked for old books and Adam looked at the coins.
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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.
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We are headed to the Town Hall Square that has been there since the 11th century.
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Some of the buildings looked like they were from a fairy tale.
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This is the tower called Tall Hermann. Pretty soon you won't be able to see it at all.
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We are in the oldest part of the town. The buildings are so bright.
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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.
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It has started raining, and you can see Erica peeking out from a building.
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This a government building in the center of the city.
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We have finally left the ship and are headed into the city of Tallinn.
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We have finally been tied up to the pier.
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These cranes are so huge.
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This is the pilot boat that came in with us.
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Here we are watching the ship get closer to the port.
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We have left St. Petersburg and have made our way to Tallinn, Estonia.
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The band played on as we boarded the ship.
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Erica had her picture taken with the same girl.
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Adam with one of the dancers.
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The music with these dances was great.
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He is dancing the Russian peasant dance.
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Now the dancing has begun.
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This was the orchestra.
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That evening we were taken to see a Russian performance.
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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.
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This is the gilded coach used by Catherine the Great. It was unbelievable!
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These magnificent chandeliers were everywhere.
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These are the main steps that go up into the museum.
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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.
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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.
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Adam and Erica in front of the church.
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This shows a close-up of the spires. So amazing!
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This place is so beautiful from every side.
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This canal goes by the Church of our Saviour.
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This canal goes by the Church of our Saviour.
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There are boat trips you can take through the canals.
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Adam decided to buy this car when we were there! Nah! Not really!
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This is a closer view of the church. I loved the blue.
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The church in the background is called the Monastery Church of St. Petersburg.
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This is the very strange, dark bathroom they had there.
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This was Erica looking up as she headed down to the basement.
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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.
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Adam is peaking through at Erica as we head to the basement.
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This board gave you a lot of information about him.
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This is a photo of Rasputin and his family.
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Adam is walking into one of the rooms.
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We are in the house of Rasputin. He was known as the Siberian mystic heealer.
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A group of Russian women waiting for a trolley.
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I thought this window was photogenic.
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There are so many canals here in St. Petersburg. Like Venice, in a way.
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We bought several things from this nice girl.
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Lots of stacking dolls, also called Matrushka dolls. I bought one that was of Bill Clinton. Really funny.
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We found a market we could visit.
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We couldn't figure out the name of the movie that was showing. Gee...I wonder why!
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It seemed that this was the way most people got around.
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We noticed there were many large plazas like this but with very few people in them.
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We decided to walk around and get a feel for the city.
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There was a small band there to welcome us.
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It was daylight by the time we arrived in port
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We still have some canals to go down before we arrive.
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I got up early so I could watch us come into the port of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Our dress-up night photo taken by the ship's photographer.
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Both of them look so good.
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It's dress up night and Erica is wearing a dress she got in Israel.
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I took this picture of Erica from the other side of the swimming pool.
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I went up to the top deck to get this picture of her way down there.
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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.
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There was an abundance of flowers at the market.
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This lady made these beautiful dolls, so both Erica and bought one.
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Erica didn't seem to like what she saw cooking there.
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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, though
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There were a lot of nice, handmade things to buy.....and we did.
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We didn't have that long in Helsinki, so we headed over to the famous market place.
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We couldn't resist taking this funny picture.
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We've left Sweden, and now we are getting ready to tie up at the pier in Finland.
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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.
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These were Russian kids here in Stockholm trying to make a little money.
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This man was playing something like a flute.
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I hope he finishes what he is doing before the ice cream starts to drip!
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In Old Town there were a lot of musicians and dancers. This was one of them.
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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.
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Strolling down the pedestrian walkway to the Old Town.
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Adam and I just waited outside and watched people.
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Erica found a clothes store she wanted to check out.
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Next to the Hard Rock was a McDonalds.
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I got this picture of them inside the Hard Rock.
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But first it's our stop at the Hard Rock Cafe.
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We've stopped in Stockholm, Sweden, and are walking along the street going toward Old Town.
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It doesn't matter what Erica wears she always looks so adorable.
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It was such a peaceful evening laying out in our beach chairs and watching the sun go down.
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Just another beautiful evening on board ship.
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Our last view of Copenhagen as we head to our next port.
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We all loved being here in Copenhagen. It's just so quaint and pretty.
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We walked back over by the canal to look at all of the boats.
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These were jellyfish right beside the boat.
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Waving before they got off the boat.
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After going through the canals, we went out into more open water. That is our cruise ship we are passing.
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My two cuties.
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Here we are starting our boat tour.
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This is the word for toilet! Seems appropriate! = )
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After watching the boats for awhile, we decided we wanted to take a ride on one of them.
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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.
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Look how close these boats are to the side of the bridge!
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We have gone over to the main part of town.
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This guard was biting his lip trying not to laugh.
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I had fun taking this picture. The red coat inside the guard house is used when it rains.
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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.
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Each guard has a two hour duty.
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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.
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We were still in Copenhagen the next day so we headed over to Amalienborg Palace, home of Danish Royal family.
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One of the pleasures of being on a cruise is relaxing on the deck.
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My kids made the trip so much fun.
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I just had to get some pictures of Erica out by the pool. She is just so cute.
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We made our way back to the ship and Erica had time to write some cards home.
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Tivoli Gardens is both an amusement park and a garden where a lot of people stroll during the day.
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We stopped a bit by these bicycles before we visited Tivoli Gardens.
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Erica looked so cute walking through town. She got lots of looks from the guys.
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Near Town Hall is the beautiful Palace Hotel.
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Copenhagen is such a beautiful city.
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I LOVE these buildings!
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This is the spire on top of the town hall.
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One of the first things you notice about Copenhagen are the unusual buildings.
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This is the town hall in the center of Copenhagen.
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This is The Little Mermaid, the symbol of Copenhagen.
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Our next port is Copenhagen.
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Time to read a little before nite-nite time.
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After our delicious dinner, we went out on the deck to watch the sun set.
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I took this one of her on the staircase.
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My beautiful girl all dressed up for dinner.
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Do you think this is a good hairdo for dinner?
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Mom.....stop!
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We are back on the ship and Erica has just woken up from a nap.
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Notice how dirty her boobs are. I wonder how they got so dirty! = )
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Most Europeans are used to sculptures like this. It is so part of their culture.
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Most of the sculptures were pretty erotic. We had to try hard not to get one in the background.
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This fountain was the first sculpture we saw.
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The next day we went to the Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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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!
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The summer view of the ski jump.
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This shows where the spectators sat.
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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!
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This is our "been to the ski jump" photo.
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From this angle it doesn't look so high and not very scary.
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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.
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I have such silly but fun kids!
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We've headed way up the mountain to the Holmenkollen Ski jump, and this is the museum next to it.
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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!
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Our first tourist spot was at the Viking Museum.
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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.
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They sure look Norwegian!
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For a couple of hours, we just walked around town looking at everything.
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This is our ship in the port of Oslo, Norway.
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Our first port is.............yes, Norway!
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Lobster, no less! Wow!
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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!
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This photo was taken from one of the reading spots aboard ship.
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Toward evening, the weather cleared and it was smooth sailing.
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It's not "watch" your step, it's "mind" your step!
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The following day was a day at sea, and it was so rough. Fortunately, none of us got sick.
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Yum...baked Alaska the first night!
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Adam is in heaven.
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We soon found out that you get a lot of food!
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The dining room was so festive.
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AS we were getting ready for dinner, Adam, being so tall, broke the light!
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Our first sunset on board the ship.
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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! )
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Our captain getting the ship ready to leave.
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We went out on deck so we could watch the ship leave the port.
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One of the first places we went was the dining room. Nice!
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Erica found it!
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We found our deck, now we just have to find our cabin.
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This was our first view of the ship's foyer. Beautiful!
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They took our photo as we boarded the ship.
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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.
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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.
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In no time, it was at the shoreline. They hold almost 400 passengers and 60 cars.
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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.
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We finally arrived at the seaside town of Dover.
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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! =()
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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.
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We were there for quite awhile enjoying the food and music.
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We were there for quite awhile enjoying the food and music.
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We rested at the hotel for awhile then headed to the London Hard Rock Cafe.
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Adam with the big "Ali."
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Erica with Indiana Jones.
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Mel Gibson.....well, I USED to think he was "hot."
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The next day we went to Madame Tussauds, a very popular tourist spot.
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We are back at the train station waiting for the train back to London.
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Erica decided to get some video of Windsor before we left.
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After spending several hours touring the castle, we decided to go get something to eat.
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The Queen's Guards are also here at Windsor Castle.
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We are in the central area of the castle. The place is amazing.
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We are finally at Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world.
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After our fun train ride, we had to walk up to the town to get to the castle.
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It took us about an hour to get there.
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It wasn't hard at all finding our train.
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We went to Victoria Station for a train ride to Windsor Castle.
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This is Shepherd's Pie. It wasn't that bad but we had to wait over an hour for it.
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We decided to have a traditional English meal, so we picked out this pub for dinner.
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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!
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There were so many people hanging around Trafalgar Square.
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We decided to take a bus to see more sights around London.
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There are so many beautiful cathedrals in London.
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The wait was worth it. The changing of the guard was awesome.
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He doesn't bite, right?
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We were able to see the horse guards up close.
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We are waiting for the changing of the guard.
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That is Buckingham Palace in the background.
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We made it over to Buckingham Palace in time to see the horse guards.
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This is Big Ben, the famous clock in London.
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That's Parliament in the background.
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We are ready to start sightseeing, but Adam looks a little tired.
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We made it....we made it! My funny kids!
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Our hotel was typical of the older London hotels, but it was really nice.
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After a wild taxi ride, we made it to our hotel. The doorman looks a little short next to Adam!
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Sunrise as we approach London.
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My cute kids....Adam and Erica.
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We are ready to head to London for our trip.
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Cover for "Baltic and Kids"
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