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December 7, 2022 – Stockholm, Sweden
Arrived in Stockholm yesterday. It’s a beautiful, cool city established as a trading post in the thirteenth century, built on 14 islands connected by 50 bridges. It’s December and temperatures are in the 20s. The Viking Museum How Viking men and women probably dressed Ferry from Viking Museum back to Sodermalm where I’m staying. Soder…
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December 6, 2022 – Tallinn to Stockholm
I’m playing catch-up. This is posted on December 30 for happenings from the 6th. Snowy morning in Tallinn. I’m told the snow will stick around until Spring. The roads are plowed to keep them passable. A couple of photos of the streets and a couple of my Airbnb. Flew to Stockholm this afternoon. The plane…
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December 5, 2022 – Tallinn, Estonia
More photos from my walk around the old town of Tallinn late this afternoon. Medieval stuff all over old town. The liquor was made in Tallinn and is 40% alcohol. It’s a sweet drink. I bought a shot of it at a little museum that used to be a Dominican monk convent established in 1246.…
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December 4, 2022 – Tallinn, Estonia
This is another post that’s late. I’m taking my posts from Facebook and copying them to this blog site. I’ve got a few more days left to post, all going back in time. Thanks for reading. Dec 4 — Another fine dinner tonight but in Tallinn instead of Helsinki. The restaurant was Rataskaevu 16 named…
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December 3, 2022 – Helsinki, Finland
Had dinner at Ravintolen Sea Horse, a ten minute walk from my AirBnB. Ravintolen is Finnish for restaurant. I’m teaching you Finnish. You’re welcome. Had a Finnish gin and tonic to start with. It was excellent. It had ligonberries and a sprig of dill. The waitress told me that rosemary was supposed to be used…
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December 2, 2022 – Helsinki, Finland
Arrived in Helsinki, Finland mid-afternoon today. It’s just below freezing but the wind sure makes it feel colder. There’s some snow in grassy areas. And, it’s 3:55 PM and it’s almost dark. Days are shorter at this latitude of 60 degrees north. Photos show the Central Train Station where I arrived on a train from…
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September 23, 2022 – Istanbul, Turkey
Took a ferry from near Galata Bridge to the Asian side of Istanbul. It’s a good, inexpensive way to see Istanbul from the water. I did a two hour boat tour of the Bosphorus waterway two days ago but I wanted to go to the Asian side by boat. There are lots of cargo ships,…
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September 22, 2022 – Istanbul, Turkey
This morning went to the Archeological Museum. It was loaded with statues, coins, parts of columns and some really interesting sarcophagus, including one once believed to have been prepared for Alexander the Great. That one is huge. It weighs 30 tons and is finely sculpted. Items in the museum were from many periods and peoples…
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September 21, 2022 – Istanbul, Turkey
Breakfast at the Marmara Guesthouse with a good view from the terrace of the south end of the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul. Across the water is part of Istanbul in Asia. Walked to Basilica Cistern, an underground water storage facility as ornate as a cathedral. Istanbul has plenty of salt water all around but fresh…
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September 20, 2022 – Istanbul, Turkey
Flew from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Istanbul this morning. Staying at a family run Guesthouse not far from the Blue Mosque. The place has 15 rooms, a nice terrace, comes with breakfast and bottled water. I upgraded to a sea view room. I have a good view of the Sea of Marmara and the Asian side…
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