Rich and Mike took off walking this rainy morning, so Pam and I went to the Concerto Dining room for a pancake breakfast. We met back up with the guys and headed out in the rain to catch the Tallinn Hop On Hop Off bus. It was pretty cold but we were prepared for it. The tour bus took us all around the city, both the old section and new part but you couldn't really see a whole lot due to all the trees. Just about the time we were wanting to get off the bus, it b...

What a gorgeous morning! Our ship changed time on us today, so we are now 8 hours ahead of Houston. We all were exhausted after our long bus trip back to the ship from Berlin yesterday. We encountered a very long line of other passengers waiting to board the ship, so by the time we finally got aboard, it was around 8:45 pm. We made a mad dash for the dining room to get our surf and turf, worth the wait! Since we were at sea today, we had breakfast and then went...

Our alarm went off at 5:30 am this morning so we could get ready for our excursion into Berlin. Our ship docked at the pier in Warnemunde, Germany early since Berlin is about 3 hours away by bus. We had booked a train but were told that we would be bussed instead. :(( Oh well. Usually the food buffet for breakfast doesn't open until 6:20 am, but it was hopping when we got there at 6:00--everything was available. We fueled up and met our group for our bus ride. ...

We had a very early "roll call" this morning, off for a tour of Gothenburg, Sweden. Our tour began with a drive through the city to an old church that was constructed to resemble a Viking ship's hull. It was built up on a hill so you could see a pretty good view from there. The church is called Masthuggskyrkan, do not ask me how to pronounce that! We got back on our bus and were supposed to go to the Botanical Gardens, but it was raining at that point, so our g...

It's a later start this morning as we didn't arrive into Oslo until 10:00 am. It's very overcast and rainy, so our touring may just be from the bus. Wouldn't you know, the rest of the week has a sunny forecast. :(( oh well--we are all prepared with umbrellas and rain gear, so off we go! Our first stop was at the site of the 1952 Olympic Ski jumping competition in Holmenkollen. As you would imagine, it's located up on a mountain and the view of the city from ther...