We woke up and had room service breakfast so we could enjoy the picturesque inlets and calm bays of the 60 mile long fjord going to Oslo. We passed through the Drobak channel, which is famous among Norwegians as the place they sank a big German warship at the start of WW II. The fjord is so deep that huge ships pass over the sunken warship with plentry of room to spare. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were looking forward to wandering around Scandinavia’s...

Happy birthday Les! Xo Today we were picked up at 11:30 to go to the ship to start our 11 day Baltic cruise. I spent a 1/2 hour repacking. I had forgotten a couple of toiletries :( so I went out to see if I clould pick them up before getting on the ship while Vic completed his arduous 2 hour repacking process. I walked a short distance and finally found a place at the train terminal. We got on the bus and proceeded to the terminal. The bus driver dropped us o...

This is our first full day in Copenhagen. We had a good overview of the city on the Hop On Hop Off bus tour yesterday and today we wanted to explore more in depth. We did a self guided walking tour (courtesy of Rick Steves -travel guide author). On our way to our starting point at Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) we saw the weather girls on the corner of a building. There are 2 girls that indicate the weather. If they are on a bike it’s fair, it’s fair wea...

Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, is our port of embarkation for our Baltic Sea cruise, which begins on April 29. We arrived early so we could explore the city. Denmark, nestled between the Baltic and North Sea is the smallest of the Scandinavian countries and the birthplace of author Hans Christian Andersen. In the 16th century, it was the largest and ruled all of Norway and the three southern provinces of Sweden. We arrived at around 1:00 and went to buy our ...

I have to apologize. I gave incorrect information about Iceland winning the gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Iceland didn’t win the medal - Canada did. However the Canadian team was made up of all Icelandic descent players except for one. I told you I couldn’t understand these people talking! Today we decided to get down & dirty with Reykjavik. So we set out at about 8:00 am & made our way to the Harpa Opera house and took in...