Category: Travel

Helsinki, Finland

After two amazing full days in St. Petersburg, our next port of call was Helsinki, Finland.  A small city located on the coast of the Baltic Sea in a sparsely populated country but with very friendly people.   Founded at least around 1150 A.D. it was usually under Russian rule and/or Swedish rule.  My daughter and… Continue reading Helsinki, Finland

Stockholm, Sweden

I think by this point on our ten-day cruise, everyone on the boat was ready for a day at sea to relax, but it was not to be. The fourth stop was Stockholm, Sweden. We were greeted with partly cloudy skies and beautiful weather when we arrived in port. It was slightly warm in the… Continue reading Stockholm, Sweden

Saint Petersburg Day 2

The Spilled Blood church

After a very long first day, we had a bus tour of Saint Petersburg where we could stay on the bus and not have to do anything. Both my son and my daughter were asleep on the bus 10 minutes after we pulled away from the boat. I was not paying attention to whatever the… Continue reading Saint Petersburg Day 2