Hamburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki.
Phew!!
Four more very interesting days
to kick off the Baltic season. We had a low key day in Hamburg due to
the drizzle but the downtown core situated on canals was very nice and
we ate at a restaurant on the water which was quite tasty. It was actually ON the water. I had a
completely ridiculous moment getting back to the ship when my cab driver
stopped at the entrance to the tunnel to the ISLAND I had to get to and
told me to “use my feet” to get through the tunnel with all my luggage.
The tunnel was CLOSED on the weekends. Welcome baaaack!!! Anyways, the
new theater and the renovations look great...oops...I should have taken
some pictures but I was too distracted by...all together now...Europe.
Blah blah blah enough already Adriana! Ok I will now on refer to it as
the Baltic for a change of pace.
Olso was so peaceful, yet domineering. The city hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year was
magnificent. We went to a resistance museum that was fascinating...I was
not aware of just how far reaching the Nazi empire had spread at it’s height. They were horrible everywhere.
Tivoli gardens in Copenhagen were not horrible, just adorable and so charming.
Helsinki was I think my favorite, but the weather happened to be
particularly stunning that day so it may have had an effect on my
opinion. The fruit flower food and art market there was unreal! The air smelled of lilacs and strawberries. Not kidding.
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| Our ship exiting dry dock (that's where I had to get to WALKING though a tunnel with my luggage. yup.) |
OSLO
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| City Hall exterior carvings |
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| fascinating resistance museum |
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| Back to City Hall |
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| A modern portrait of the King and Queen |
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| These paintings and murals were out of this world |
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| These rooms were amazing...do you see the rising phoenix shadowed within the mural? |
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| Just thinking...I'm quite enjoying the Baltic |
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| of course had to do my character Frieda Flamer from Grand Hotel |
TIVOLI GARDENS, Copenhagen
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| that's one odd duck |
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| This peacock REALLY wanted to show off |
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| I found the Spirillo Popsicle I had with my mom when she took me to Europe!! | | |
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HELSINKI
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| These looked really Ukrainian |
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| How do you like my new do? |
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| This market was FABULOUS |
Next stop....RUSSIA!!!
