Upon the Baltic
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September 6, 2008 For the first time, our ship docked right in the city, so we could look out our balcony and see the ancient walls of the city. And everything was walking distance from the boat.
(And on the left, you can see the results of 10 days of eating meals on the Crown Princess.) |
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The emphasis is on ships and sculpture, and some unique architecture. |
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A huge variety of ships were seen in the harbor. |
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And a large variety of sculptures were on display all over the city. |
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I believe the above statue is by an artist Gustav Vigeland. |
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On our tram, returning from the Vigelandespark, we met a woman with a huge amount of packages. We helped her off the bus, carrying 2 heavy bags, and she led us to the wonderful flea market. Countless “treasures” and not a tourist in sight. |
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Henrik
Ibsen stands before |
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As we said “goodbye” to our final port-of-call, we knew our fabulous trip was about to be over.
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But the voyage out
of (We didn’t see this coming in, since it was dark and early in the morning.) |
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September 7, 2008
We docked in
Then we rushed to a
train to the airport, to catch a 9:00 AM flight, back to
What an amazing 2 weeks, which we will never forget.
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