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Helsinki, Finland (Post #22)

Monday, July 4th, 2005

This is Michele writing…We arrived in Helsinki on an overnight cruise from Stockholm on the morning of July 3rd. (See post #21.) We found our hostel pretty easily and then did our usual walking tour (this is what we do when we go to each city – set out on foot). We walked for several hours and saw some incredibly beautiful parks and even some city beaches. Here is a photo of one of the first buildings we saw on our walking tour. It is a Lutheran cathedral.
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Cruise from Stockholm to Helsinki (Post #21)

Monday, July 4th, 2005

Mike and I agreed that we would identify who was writing the blog. So…this is Michele and this blog could also be titled, The last time I saw my blue shirt. I can explain that later. Anyway…when we went to what we thought was an overnight ferry, on Saturday, July 2nd, we were very shocked to see a huge cruise ship. When we walked on board we were told we had an upgraded room. YES! We went to the duty free shop on the ship, bought our drinks there, and hung out on the deck. The cruise ship, as we later learned, is known as a booze cruz because the alcohol is inexpensive since there is no tax on it while on the ship.

The cruise turned out to be breathtakingly beautiful. There were hundreds of small islands the first 4 hours of the 15 hour cruise and the sunset was unbelievable! The first picture below shows one of those small islands and the second picture shows Mike and I in our ship room. We were really laughing when we took this photo. In fact, this is the 4th time we took that picture. Also, sadly, this was the last time I saw this blue shirt. We were very flustered in the morning when we were getting off the ship and I think I left it hanging in the closet. The announcements on the ship were not in English and we didn’t know what was being said about how long we had to get off after the ship docked at 9:30am on July 3rd. So, we rushed and rushed and yes, the blue shirt was left behind. Oh well!
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Stockholm, Sweden- Part 2 (Post #20)

Monday, July 4th, 2005
Sorry we have not blogged in a while. It wasn't that we were lazy but rather our connection at the central train station was down in Stockholm. Plus, we had the 48 hour Stockholm card that allowed us ... [Continue reading this entry]