Category Archives: Europe, 2014

As we left Iceland the weather started to improve.  Unfortunately for us, our three days here were not the best, especially because we wanted to see the beautiful scenery (what we did see was very nice) of the countryside.  Though … Continue reading →

It wasn’t a nice day.  We awoke to rain this morning, but decided that since we’d come to Iceland to see nature, we’d do the best we could. It wasn’t too bad in the morning, though it was very windy, … Continue reading →

It wasn’t a long night, but we awoke not too tired this morning.  However it was cloudy and raining some.  At breakfast we talked to the B & B hosts about where we should visit today, and decided to travel the … Continue reading →

It was our final morning on the cruise ship.  We’d booked a tranfer/tour to the central train station in the morning, and we had a nice tour around the city.  We first stopped at the Vasa museum and since it … Continue reading →

By the end of today, both Enid and I were wishing that we were able to fly out sooner tomorrow than our scheduled flight.  I think we have both had enough of European cities for a while. The cruise in … Continue reading →

We had a very beautiful day in Tallinn.  It was sunny, about 15 C, and a gentle breeze.  We spent several hours walking around through the old walled city. There are seven cruise ships in port that we can count, … Continue reading →

It looked a bit more cloudy this morning, so we took our umbrellas with us on our last day in St. Petersburg.  However, it did not rain on us although the street was wet as we exited from the first … Continue reading →

We had an early morning start at 8 am; however clearing passport control and getting off the ship was very easy.  There were no long lines at this time of day, and we walked out with almost no wait. Albina … Continue reading →

The cruise company tells you many horror stories about clearing Russian immigration.  In our experience they are telling a lie, since it was a very easy process this morning.  We were out with some of the early tour groups, and … Continue reading →

Today was the first day we’ve arrived at a port in mid-morning, docking at about 10:30 am.  We were again amongst the first passengers to get off the ship, and took the second shuttle bus, for €10 into the centre … Continue reading →