Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Sweden, Vision of the Seas on Jul 16th, 2011
We docked in Stockholm by our appointed arrival time of 7am. As we weren’t in a rush to depart the ship, we finished packing up our stuff (our primary luggage was placed out in the hall the evening before) and fed Emerson a breakfast in the Windjammer. The taxi queue was very long (and slow […]
Posted in Finland, Vision of the Seas on Jul 15th, 2011
Today was both a momentous and anti-climactic day. Momentous: because Finland marks country #50 (and the halfway point to the 100 country goal). Anti-climactic: because the weather prevented us from actually seeing / doing much in Helsinki. Such is life… We awoke to cloudy, windy, cool, and mildly wet weather. By the time we left […]
Posted in Russia, Vision of the Seas on Jul 15th, 2011
Note: this post was also delayed due to Internet connectivity problems Today, we had an early wake-up call (6:45) as our shore excursion departed by 8:45 and frankly it takes us (with Emerson) a while to get changed, groomed, and fed in the morning. Unfortunately, Emerson was also fairly restless last night (we’re not sure […]
Posted in Europe, Vision of the Seas on Jul 13th, 2011
Last night we set our clocks ahead another hour. As a result, we got a later start than usual on the day, but that’s fine because today’s just a day at sea anyway. We had breakfast in an uncrowded Windjammer this morning, as well as mochas from the onboard Seattle’s Best Coffee shop. We didn’t […]
Posted in Latvia, Vision of the Seas on Jul 12th, 2011
We arrived in Riga to cloudy skies, light rain, and blustery winds. After breakfast in the (again) overcrowded Windjammer, we departed to explore this Baltic capital on the banks of the Daugava River. Yesterday, Libby said that Copenhagen reminded her of Vienna; if so, Riga is more like Prague or Budapest—comparing with them very favorably. […]